Ian Formigle says opportunity zone investments align nicely with his firm's general focus on 18-hour cities.
PORTLAND, OR—CrowdStreet Inc., which operates an online marketplace for direct equity investment in commercial real estate, publicly launched a diversified investment fund through CrowdStreet Advisors LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of CrowdStreet. The fund will focus on new development and redevelopment in small and mid-market US opportunity zone communities with high growth potential.
A qualified opportunity fund is an investment vehicle created to invest into a qualifying property or properties as defined by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 to incentivize investment in targeted communities called opportunity zones. By investing in the new CrowdStreet fund, investors can participate in multiple projects that are intended to increase access to high-quality jobs, healthcare, education and housing opportunities in distressed communities.
Opportunity zone investors may be able to defer capital gains through 2026 and receive up to a 15% tax reduction on current gains. However, the most powerful benefit comes through elimination of capital gains taxes on any returns generated by the opportunity zone investment, provided it is held for at least 10 years.
"Opportunity zone investments align nicely with our general focus on 18-hour cities," said Ian Formigle, vice president of investments for CrowdStreet. "These markets are up-and-coming metro areas with population and job growth rates that in many cases are outpacing larger 24-hour cities such as New York and San Francisco. Investors can feel good about boosting the economy of underserved communities while experiencing the most significant tax break in decades. With one of the most active marketplaces in the industry and our strong deal flow this year, we anticipate high-quality investment opportunities."
Today's announcement of the fund launch follows the successful equity raise on the CrowdStreet marketplace of capital for six individual opportunity zone projects across the country. The announcement also follows the successful fundraising for three other diversified offerings from a CrowdStreet affiliate, which raised nearly $27 million in total.
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Lisa Brown
Lisa Brown is an editor for the south and west regions of GlobeSt.com. She has 25-plus years of real estate experience, with a regional PR role at Grubb & Ellis and a national communications position at MMI. Brown also spent 10 years as executive director at NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area chapter, where she led the organization to achieving its first national award honors and recognition on Capitol Hill. She has written extensively on commercial real estate topics and edited numerous pieces on the subject.
