FEATURED ARTICLE 
Conversations about HTCs with NPS
The historic tax credit (HTC) program has continued to be a successful tool for economic development within large cities and small towns. The program is administered by the National Park Service in collaboration with the various State Historic Preservation Offices and the Internal Revenue Service.

In this month’s Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits Tool Box article, we interviewed Brian Goeken, Chief of the Technical Preservation Services division that oversees the program. Conversations with Brian centered on the current state of the HTC program, as well as its outlook for the future.
PROJECT SPOTLIGHT 
Gothic Revival Church Restored as Community Hub
The historic United Methodist Church in Newburgh, New York was originally constructed in 1861. New York-based developer RUPCO recently completed the renovation of the former church into a new, vibrant community center for local residents, now known as Highpoint. The Gothic Revival architecture has been preserved, including the 180-foot spire and the church sanctuary, which has been rehabilitated for use as community and event space. The 17,000 square foot campus includes the former United Methodist Church, as well as a daycare, a co-working space for women of color, retail space, and a health center.

Heritage secured federal and state historic tax credit approvals for the rehabilitation. 
HTC NEWS
Back to School Rehabs
Schools are one of the most common building types adaptively reused, and Heritage is currently working on a number of school rehabilitation projects. Historic tax credits (HTCs) can provide significant financial incentives for developers to rehabilitate historic schools, and these buildings lend themselves to a wide variety of opportunities for adaptive reuse. They are typically neighborhood landmarks, often centrally located and walkable. Expansive windows allow for bright light, large auditoriums provide space for continued community access, and wide corridors make the floors easy to navigate.

Heritage has secured HTCs for school buildings across the country and successfully nominated many to the National Register of Historic Places.
TEAM UPDATE
Heritage at NPS Consultant Training
For the first time in many years, the National Park Service hosted a one-day, in-person, historic tax credit training in Washington, D.C. Members of Heritage staff, as well as consultants, architects, and developers from across the country, attended the training to learn more about best practices for successful historic tax credit applications.

Heritage team pictured from left to right: Nick Kraus, Nate Curwen, Cindy Hamilton, Scott Doyle, and Claire Bushemi.
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