| Legislation enacted this summer provides an income tax credit of 20% of the qualified costs of rehabilitation of certain historic buildings. To help people understand this expanded program, The Landmark Society and other groups are sponsoring workshops throughout Upstate New York where experts will explain the details of how these credits work. Please note that there are separate programs for the homeowner tax credit and the commercial tax credit. Additional information is available on our website.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009 – Rochester
8:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Place: Nixon Peabody LLP, 1100 Clinton Square, Rochester, NY
Sponsored by: Nixon Peabody LLP, Reznick Group, P.C., MacRostie Historic Advisors, LLC, the Preservation League of New York State, and The Landmark Society of Western New York
Tuesday, September 22, 2009 – Web-based Seminar
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Place: Your own computer!
Sponsored by Cannon Heyman & Weiss, LLP
Thursday, September 24, 2009 – Syracuse
1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Place: Hotel Syracuse, 500 South Warren Street, Persian Terrace
Sponsored by the Metropolitan Development Association of Syracuse and Central New York, Preservation League of New York State, New York State Historic Preservation Office, and the New York State Urban Council
Buffalo Tax Credit Workshop
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. (Commercial)
5:30 - 7:30 p.m. (Residential)
Place: Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, 25 Nottingham Terrace
Hosted by Assemblymember Sam Hoyt, the workshops will offer guidance for people and businesses interested in using the Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits authored by the Assemblyman. To RSVP, call Preservation Buffalo Niagara at 716-852-3300.
Finally, this conference in Schenectady may be also be of interest, as it will provide access to NYS agency and Executive staff in a number of program areas that overlap with rehabilitation and community renewal efforts:
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 – Schenectady
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Place: Proctors Theatre, 432 State Street, Schenectady
Sponsored by the NYS Department of State and Empire State Future
This summit on revitalizing New York State through sustainable development is designed so that all participants can both learn about and contribute to the innovations and ideas that will produce sustainable development in New York while strengthening the connections among all those working on this important quest.
For more information, visit the Empire State Future website.
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