Freddie Mac Green Rebate, Green Advantage and Green Certified
Energy Star Green Up Assessment Loans for EPA Water and Energy Efficient Multi-Housing Apartments in Dallas Fort Worth.
Apartment Loan Amount
Minimum $3 million
Conventional Supplemental Multifamily Loans
When you commit to reducing energy or water (by at least 30%, with a minimum 15% from energy), you can get better pricing and more funding through the Green Up and Green Up Plus programs. If your property is already green certified, see what the Green Certified, Green Rebate, and C-PACE programs can do you for your property.
Green Certified
We give discounted loan pricing for properties — if at least 20% of the property’s units are affordable rental units — and has one of these eight industry-standard green building certifications:
- EarthCraft, Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association & South Face
- ENERGY STAR® for Multifamily, EPA
- ENERGY STAR® for Qualified Multifamily High-Rise, EPA
- Green Communities, Enterprise Community Partners
- Green Globes, Green Building Initiative
- GreenPoint Rated, Build It Green
- LEED, US Green Building Council
- National Green Building Standard (NGBS), Home Innovation Research Labs
Green Rebate
Borrower can receive $5,000 from Freddie Mac for delivering an EPA ENERGY STAR Score.
C-PACE FINANCING
Freddie Mac Multifamily can grant consent for Commercial PACE financing from qualifying Commercial PACE programs on loans in our retained portfolio. Additional requirements apply.
Green Up® |
Green Up Plus® |
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Minimum Projected |
30% of energy or water/sewer |
30% of energy or water/sewer |
Underwriting Approach |
Recognize 50% of projected owner. Paid energy and/or water/sewer savings based on Green Assessment |
Recognize 75% of projected |
Loan Proceeds / Sizing |
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As-Is DCR/LTV |
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As-Improved DCR/LTV (If Applicable) |
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Time to Complete Green |
2 years to complete |
2 years to complete |
Escrow Requirements |
Funds for energy/water efficiency work |
Funds for energy/water efficiency work |
Required Third-Party Reports |
Green Assessment |
Green Assessment Plus |
Benchmarking Data Collection |
Green Up loans require Borrowers to engage a third-party |
Green Up Plus loans require Borrowers to engage a third-party |
For current Freddie Mac Energy Efficient apartment rebates, contact our multifamily lenders in Dallas.