Corey Levin

Corey Levin advises developers, businesses, investors, and communities on identifying and obtaining economic development incentives that help make real estate, corporate, and community projects viable. He focuses on identifying the optimal available tax savings and government funding and support programs, assessing their value, and guiding clients through the incentives negotiation, approval, and implementation process. In many cases, his work helps bridge financing gaps and materially improves overall project feasibility.

Corey’s practice is anchored in real estate development – new construction, adaptive reuse, brownfield redevelopment, and workforce/affordable housing – where incentives, particularly related to property tax savings, can significantly influence returns and capital deployment. He also works with corporate clients on incentive strategies tied to business location and facility investment, manufacturing and high-tech programs, workforce development, and sustainability/clean energy initiatives. Corey works with clients early in the process to evaluate potential sites, assess incentive opportunities, and align with project and portfolio objectives. A key part of his role involves partnering across diverse stakeholder groups to structure and secure incentive packages that support long-term public and private goals.

Drawing on experience across law, tax, and urban planning, Corey helps clients navigate the policy, regulatory, and political considerations that drive incentive programs.  He regularly negotiates incentive and development agreements and advises on compliance and reporting obligations over the life of a project. His approach emphasizes clear, decision‑ready analysis so that business, finance, and real estate teams can understand how incentives affect underwriting, timing, and risk.

Corey has supported a wide range of projects and transactions, including downtown and mixed‑use developments, manufacturing and R&D facility expansion, complex multi‑layered capital structures, and projects involving Opportunity Zones and New Markets Tax Credits. His experience spans the full lifecycle of a deal – due diligence, site selection, incentive pursuit, economic impact analysis, closing, and post‑closing compliance – allowing clients to integrate incentives into their broader growth and investment strategies.

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Representative Matters

• Advise clients on structuring and securing economic development incentives, including tax credits, abatements, and public funding opportunities, with a focus on property tax programs
• Identify and quantify incentives to help close financing gaps and improve project feasibility
• Support real estate development projects, including brownfield redevelopment, adaptive reuse, and new construction projects across sectors
• Counsel corporate clients on incentives related to footprint expansion, job creation, R&D, supply chain transformation, clean energy, and sustainability initiatives
• Coordinate with state and local agencies to pursue approvals and negotiate incentive agreements
• Conduct incentives due diligence in transactions, including M&A and real estate deals
• Guide clients through compliance and reporting requirements across the lifecycle of incentive programs
• Advise on aspects of federal incentive programs, including Opportunity Zones and New Markets Tax Credits
• Integrate incentives into broader deal strategy through site selection, economic impact analysis, and financing coordination

Prior Experience

• Ernst & Young, LLP, Global Location Investment, Credits & Incentives
• PM Environmental

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Urban Land Institute, Member

Woodward Society, Member

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