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Atlantic Coast Regional Center

EB-5 regional centers in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington D.C.

(Atlantic Coast Regional Center receives strategic advice from EB5 Coast To Coast)

USA map with the states Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Virginia, and Washington D.C. highlighted

What is an EB-5 Regional Center?

An EB-5 Regional Center is a service agent organization designated by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that sponsors capital investment projects for investment by EB-5 investors and developers looking to complete a project under the EB-5 Program. Also known as "Immigrant Investor Program", this program has become an important source of investment for development projects in the U.S. whose purpose is to create jobs and growth in a Targeted Employment Area (TEA). The EB-5 Program is designed to allow foreign investors to gain permanent residence (a “green card”) in the United States. To qualify for the EB-5 Program, they can invest directly in a job-creating project, or through a USCIS approved Regional Center.

Most EB-5 investors and developers choose the Regional Center route because it relieves the investor from managing their EB-5 investment. For the investor, this means they do not have to live near their investment and can live and work in any state. For the developer it means an experienced regional center staff can act in a managerial role such as finding investors, raising capital, handling legal matters, and filing the necessary paperwork and I-526 petitions. If your project is to construct apartments or mixed-use real estate, you will need to partner with a regional center because your project is not likely to create enough direct jobs to qualify for EB-5. There are other huge benefits of partnering with a Regional Center that you can learn about in our FAQ section, "Benefits of EB-5 Regional Center".

Atlantic Coast Regional Center covers these 9 states, plus Washington D.C.:

EB-5 Regional Center in Connecticut. Photo of downtown Hartford, Connecticut.
  • Connecticut
EB-5 Regional Center in Delaware. Photo of downtown Wilmington, Delaware.
  • Delaware
EB-5 Regional Center in Maryland. Photo of downtown Baltimore, Maryland.
  • Maryland
EB-5 Regional Center in Massachusetts. Photo of downtown Boston, Massachusetts.
  • Massachusetts
EB-5 Regional Center in New Hampshire. Photo of tug boats docked at shore of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
  • New Hampshire
EB-5 Regional Center in New Jersey. Photo of New Jersey City.
  • New Jersey
EB-5 Regional Center in New York. Photo of Statue of Liberty with New York City in the background.
  • New York
EB-5 Regional Center in Rhode Island. Photo of downtown.
  • Rhode Island
EB-5 Regional Center in Virginia. Photo of downtown Norfolk, Virginia.
  • Virginia
EB-5 Regional Center in Washington D.C. Photo of the Capitol, Washington D.C.
  • Washington D.C.

What drives demand for development projects? Job growth.

At its current pace of job creation in Connecticut, economists say by late 2019 the state will recover all the jobs it lost during the 2007-2009 recession. Construction sectors (particularly roads and bridges) expect to grow 2.1%. Massachusetts economy is flourishing due to low unemployment, a sizzling real estate market, and highest incomes in the country. Construction firms simply can't find enough workers to keep up with the growth. New Hampshire has experienced a relatively robust economy in recent years. An upswing in real estate has helped accelerate economic growth and job creation after several years of underperformance during the recession. Rhode Island, the smallest state in the nation has revamped their approach to economic development. Tax incentives, a lower cost of living and affordability has brought real estate projects in hotels and apartments. New Jersey has become the eighth-largest economy in the country. Activity in the construction industry ranges from new growth in the gambling and entertainment hub, to an industrial boom along the state's turnpike. New York City employment increased by 18.9% since the recession. Construction spending in the non-residential sector is forecasted to reach $20.3 billion in 2019 in all sectors. Delaware job creation is outpacing their neighboring states. More than 50% of U.S. publicly traded companies are incorporated in Delaware because of its business-friendly corporate law. Maryland has added more than 130,000 jobs. Baltimore, its largest city is in the middle of a construction boom. With so many development and projects popping up all over town, it’s tough to keep track of them all. Virginia, with its exceptional livability, make it a location of choice for companies and people to relocate. There are 37 Fortune 1000 companies headquartered in Virginia. Construction contractors expect more business in hospital, retail, warehouse, lodging and multi-family housing markets. The Washington D.C. metropolitan area added 51,500 jobs in June 2018, and the construction market just experienced its sixth year of consecutive growth.

EB-5 Visa Projects = Job Growth = Livability

The Atlantic Coast region is merely a tiny corner of the country but is the most densely part of the U.S. Bounded to the north by Canada, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by Long Island Sound, it's a place where city artists retreat for inspiration in the center of the nation's financial, communications and arts worlds. Miles of spectacular beaches are within reach, while the mountain wilderness of the Adirondacks reaches skyward just a day's drive north of New York City. The geography is immensely diverse - rivers and lakes, towering forests, mountain ranges with hiking and skiing, pastoral farmland in the countryside, and dramatic rocky coastlines with soft sandy beaches. There are four distinct seasons and is a year-round travel destination. It's been a favorite summer vacation spot of many past and present presidents. The region has many quintessential foods that have ties to the early settlers and colonialists, as well as the land itself - blueberries, cranberries, lobster, crab and clams, and fresh organic fruit and produce grown on family farms.


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