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Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District

Municipality funds your infrastructure from the future property-tax lift.

Overview

TIF captures the incremental property-tax revenue generated by a redevelopment project and rebates it (or bond-finances it) to the developer to pay for site prep, utilities, streets, parking, or facades. Zero out-of-pocket to the developer for public-adjacent improvements. Common in downtown, brownfield, and mixed-use deals. Requires council/board approval and 'but-for' finding.

Best fit
Urban infill developersMixed-use projectsBrownfield redevelopers
Estimated impact
$500K–$20M in public-financed site work per project

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