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Abbott Incentives

Incentives and Public Finance Strategy for Developers & Design-Build Firms

Developers and design-build firms are increasingly expected to do more than deliver a successful build. They are expected to help clients evaluate site options, improve project feasibility, and bring creative solutions to the table early in the development process. Abbott Incentives supports that effort by identifying, structuring, and negotiating the financial tools that reduce project cost and strengthen the economics of a deal.

How Abbott Helps

How Abbott Creates Value for Developers and Design-Build Teams

Abbott Incentives helps project teams move beyond construction pricing alone by improving the economics of the overall development. We work with clients to uncover location-based incentives, public financing opportunities, and capital stack enhancements that can materially reduce cost and improve project returns.
tax credit solutions

Win competitive site selections

When projects are comparing multiple jurisdictions, incentives often become a decisive factor. Abbott helps quantify available benefits, compare locations, and position a project to secure the strongest package possible.

company incentive programs

Reduce total project capital cost

We identify incentive and financing tools that lower out-of-pocket construction and infrastructure expense, improving the feasibility of the project from the outset.

economic development tax incentives

Secure property tax abatements and long-term tax savings

We structure and negotiate property tax solutions, including abatements and PILOT agreements, that reduce operating burden and improve long-term asset performance.

state incentive consulting

Structure infrastructure incentives

Many projects require significant site readiness, utility upgrades, road access, or public improvements. Abbott helps secure infrastructure support that offsets those costs and accelerates project execution.

business incentive credits

Layer financing tools into the capital stack

Rather than treating incentives as a stand-alone exercise, we integrate them into the broader capital stack so they support equity, debt, and overall project underwriting.

Tools We Structure

Common Tools We Help Structure

Abbott Incentives advises on a wide range of economic development and public finance tools, including:

  • Property tax abatements
  • PILOT agreements
  • Infrastructure grants
  • Tax increment financing (TIF)
  • Industrial revenue bonds (IRBs)
  • Workforce incentives
  • Utility and site-readiness support
  • New Markets Tax Credit strategy
  • State and local discretionary incentives
  • Public-private financing structures

Project summary

New York Distribution Center
$30M Ground-Up Industrial Development

For a $30 million distribution center project in New York, Abbott Incentives structured a multi-layered incentives package designed to reduce project cost and improve overall development feasibility. By combining property tax relief, infrastructure support, and workforce-related incentives, the project team achieved meaningful savings that strengthened the economics of the deal.

Incentives structured

  • $5M property tax PILOT
  • $2M infrastructure support
  • $1M workforce incentives

Total benefit: $8M in project cost reduction

This type of structure demonstrates how incentive strategy can materially improve project outcomes. Instead of relying on a single source of support, Abbott layered multiple tools into the project, creating a more competitive and better-capitalized development.

Outcome: Lower development cost, improved return profile, and a stronger position for project approval and execution.


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