What are Opportunity Zones?

A program created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 to incentivize investment in underserved communities. The program provides material tax benefits for investments made into designated Opportunity Zones.

How do I Know if I Qualify to Invest?

You can invest using long or short term capital gains from any source including the sale of stocks, bonds, or property. These gains must be re-invested within 6 months of realization.¹

What are the Benefits of Investing?

You can defer, reduce and even eliminate your capital gains taxes. The result is an ability to potentially double your after-tax profits compared to a typical portfolio.

¹ Where the gain is earned through a partnership or joint venture that does not roll the gain into an O-Fund, an individual partner can choose to start their 180 day clock at the end of the tax year of that partnership. For more information, please refer to the Cadre FAQ.

After-Tax Returns Calculator

Assumes an 8% annual rate of return over a 10-year hold

Type of Capital Gain

Amount of Capital Gain

Traditional Portfolio

Cadre Opportunity Zones

Assumes long-term capital gains tax of 23.8% and short-term capital gains tax of 40.8% (includes highest federal gains rates of 20% and 37% respectively, with a 3.8% net investment income tax that applies to taxpayers in certain circumstances). If you sell an asset you have held for one year or less, any profit you make is considered a short-term capital gain and is taxed at ordinary income rates. Assumes no state income tax for both the standard portfolio and the Opportunity Fund Investment.

How Does it Work?

Introduced by the Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017, “Opportunity Zones” (“O-Zones”) are census tracts designated by federal and state governments based on their lower income demographics. The Program was created to incentivize investment within these communities by providing material tax benefits to U.S. investors who re-invest any form of capital gains into Opportunity Funds. To qualify, investments must target “substantial improvement”, which generally means development or extensive repositioning of a property.

Defer

taxes on the original capital gain until the end of 2026.

Reduce

the amount of deferred taxes owed by up to 15%.

Eliminate

tax on capital gains from the investment if held for 10 years.

Why choose Cadre Opportunity Zones?

The economic disparity between O-Zones and other areas highlights the need for thoughtful market selection. We’ve ranked the long-term growth potential of each O-Zone by combining data-driven spotlighting tools with on-the-ground developer relationships and market evaluations.

8,700

Total Number of O-Zones

11%

Share of the U.S. Population

41%

Lower Incomes vs. Non-Ozones

38%

Lower Homeownership Rate
vs. Non-Ozones

Sources: U.S. Census, STI Popstats

Identifying Attractive Markets through Data

There are over 8,700 census tracts designated as Qualified Opportunity Zones. We believe our data-driven investing approach allows us to seek neighborhoods that are capital-deprived today, but where investments can help drive future growth.

Seattle

Portland

San Francisco

Los Angeles

Inland Empire

Phoenix

Houston

Atlanta

Philadelphia

Miami

Illustrative Los Angeles
Qualified Opportunity Zones

1%

1%

5%

5-Year Population
Growth

10-Year Population
Growth

4%
8%
2%

5-Year Overall Household
Income Growth

0%
0%
7%

5-Year Earning Age Cohort
Household Income Growth

Non O-Zones

Other O-Zones

Cadre O-Zones

Sources: U.S. Census, STI Popstats

The Cadre Advantage: A Differentiated Approach

We are uniquely positioned to offer a differentiated Opportunity Zone Program because the optimal O-Zone investment strategy and deal structure align with our existing investment approach.

Efficient Diversification

Access a series of O-Zone opportunities with data-driven diversification across select markets and alongside experienced operating partners. We seek to avoid the risks associated with single asset, market, or developer strategies.

Experienced Investment Team

While the Program's tax benefits are highly attractive, investments must be grounded in the merits of the real estate. The Cadre team brings over $50 billion of collective transaction experience at top tier investment firms, including ~$10bn of development experience across the U.S. We co-invest in each opportunity alongside our investors and actively manage all of our assets.

High-Quality Operator and Developer Network

We have developed a pipeline of actionable opportunities within our target O-Zone markets, driven by our network of over 300 local operating partners. These relationships provide us with a unique sourcing advantage across O-Zones, as well as local market development and repositioning expertise.

Unique Single-Asset Fund Structure

Since inception, we’ve focused exclusively on structuring single-asset funds, which we believe is the optimal structure for Opportunity Zones investing. Leading law firms have noted that “a traditional [commingled] fund structure with multiple properties is not a straightforward fit for the OZ Program”¹ and that instead, fund managers “may wish to create a separate fund for each property.”²

¹ Source: Duval & Stachenfeld LLP, October 25, 2018

² Source: Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, August 28, 2018

Join the Cadre Opportunity Zones Program

Cadre has received significant interest in the program and has opened several Opportunity Zone deals for investment. Join our platform to evaluate available transactions and begin investing.

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IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES

This presentation has been prepared by Quadro Partners, Inc. (together with its affiliates and their respective employees, agents, directors and officers, RealCadre LLC, a broker/dealer registered with FINRA and a member SIPC, and CCV LLC, an SEC registered investment advisor, collectively, “Cadre”) on the basis of information obtained from a variety of sources, some of which may be public, as of the specified date. Cadre does not undertake any duty or obligation to update the information. Cadre does not make nor give any representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied, that the information contained in this presentation or otherwise supplied to the recipient, at any time by or on behalf of Cadre whether in writing or not, relating to the opportunity discussed herein is complete or accurate or that it has been or will be audited or independently verified, or that reasonable care has been taken in compiling, preparing or furnishing the information. This presentation is not intended to be exhaustive and, in particular, may not contain disclosure of all of the risks associated with any opportunity described herein; potential investors must perform their own examination and inspection of any opportunity and information relating to same, and shall rely solely on such examination and investigation and not on this presentation or any materials, statements or information contained herein or otherwise provided. This presentation is not to be construed as investment, tax or legal advice in relation to the relevant subject matter; potential investors must seek their own legal or other professional advice.

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The projections based on financial and other pro forma data set forth in this presentation were not prepared with a view toward compliance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles or any other published standards. Projections and other pro forma data are derived from estimates, as of the date of this presentation, based on certain hypothetical assumptions, which are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. Independent estimates about the future benefits of any opportunity and pro forma data should be developed by investors before any decision is made on whether or not to invest in any opportunity and investors should not rely on the projections and pro forma data contained herein. Summaries of any documents discussed herein are not intended to be comprehensive or all inclusive, but rather only outline some of the provisions contained therein and are qualified in their entirety by the actual document to which they relate.

This presentation does not constitute an offer or invitation to make an investment, in any form, in any opportunity discussed herein. Any investment or commitment in any opportunity or offering should only be made upon the basis of the full review, negotiation and execution of full investment information and documentation. This is not an offer of an investment opportunity in any jurisdiction where it is prohibited or where a pre-filing or other action is required. The information in this presentation is confidential and is furnished solely for the purpose of review in connection with the opportunity discussed herein. The information is not to be used or reproduced for any other purpose or distributed or made available to any other person without the express written consent of Cadre. This offering is subject to prior placement and withdrawal, change, cancellation or modification, all without notice.

The above calculations use the following assumptions. Where applicable, either a federal long-term capital gains tax rate of 23.8% or short-term capital gains tax rate of 40.8% is used. The rates include the highest federal gains rate (of 20% or 37%, as applicable) and a 3.8% net investment income tax that applies to taxpayers in certain circumstances. We also assume no state income tax for both the standard portfolio and the Opportunity Fund Investment and that the selected assumed tax rates remain in effect for the entire time frame indicated.

The expected annual return selected is used to calculate a compounded return on an annual basis for the holding period indicated and is the same rate for all scenarios being compared. It is also assumed that the investment is made on or prior to December 31, 2019 and held for at least 10 years. The expected annual return is used only as an example and is not intended to represent expected performance of any specific investment.

The assumption for the traditional stock portfolio is that tax is paid at the time the gain is realized using either the above mentioned 23.8% long-term capital gains or 40.8% short-term capital gains tax rate. The after-tax remainder is assumed to be invested and held for the time period indicated, and then sold, with tax being paid on additional gains realized at a long term capital gains rate of 23.8%.

The gain calculation on the Opportunity Fund Investment is done under the assumption that the full realized gain for the specified amount is rolled into the Opportunity Fund and that tax is initially deferred. The investment gain is compounded annually at the indicated rate selected and after seven years the investment has received a 15% step-up in basis. As of December 31, 2026, the deferred tax is due and 85% of the deferred gain is taxed at either the long-term capital gains tax rate of 23.8% or the short-term capital gains tax rate of 40.8%. For the remaining time period of the ten-year hold, the investment returns continue to compound at the selected annual rate and after the investment has been held for ten years, the investment is sold, and no tax is due on the additional appreciation that has compounded over the ten-year period.

Additional Important Disclosures regarding taxes and other matters can be found at the end of the Cadre Opportunity Zone web page.