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There's money attached to your next lease or build — you just have to know where to look.

Incentive consultants typically charge a percentage of your incentive package or a flat fee of $15k–$50k+ to do this work. Maris Advisors clients receive this report at no additional charge — it's part of the representation we provide to every tenant we work with.

Most incentive conversations end at "yes, you might qualify for something." That's not useful. We run every program against the actual address, the actual sector, the actual headcount, the actual capex — then rank what each could be worth so you can underwrite the location decision with real numbers instead of vague optimism.

Tenant representation only. Confidential. Your data is never shared with landlords, lenders, or sellers.

What this costs elsewhere
$15k–$50k+
Boutique incentive consultants typically bill a flat engagement fee in this range — or take a percentage of whatever incentives they help you capture. Big-four advisory practices price comparable analyses higher still. Maris Advisors does this work for our tenants as part of representation, not as a separate billable service.
What this analysis covers
109 federal, state, county, municipal, and tribal incentive programs across Phoenix metro — including Opportunity Zones, Foreign-Trade Zones, NMTC tracts, GPLET districts, Qualified Facility, CHIPS §48D, IRA §48E, and sector-specific overlays. Each one resolved against your specific deal, ranked by present value at your discount rate.

Why most incentive screens miss real money

Four reasons the actual dollar value gets understated — or missed entirely.

01
Federal stacking is real, but not obvious.
CHIPS §48D, IRA §48E, NMTC, OZ, and FTZ activation can coexist on the same project — but each has its own eligibility test, hold-period requirement, and recapture risk. A screen that names them generically without resolving each one against your actual deal leaves real value on the table.
02
Phoenix metro boundaries are messy.
FTZ #75 and #277 service areas overlap on the west side. Magnet sites inside those zones change the activation lift dramatically. GPLET districts are city-specific polygons, not city-wide. Knowing the jurisdiction isn't enough — the specific parcel matters.
03
Discretionary programs are real but invisible.
Qualified Facility and Arizona Competes Fund pay real dollars when the deal profile fits. Every program is flagged as automatic, application-based, or discretionary so you and your CFO or CPA know what requires action.
04
Reverse search beats forward search.
If you're choosing between Goodyear, Mesa, and Casa Grande, the right question isn't "what's available at this address" — it's "where does the incentive stack actually pay the most." We run the same analysis across each candidate submarket and rank them by total NPV, so the location decision is informed by numbers, not gut.

How the engine works

Three layers. One ranked stack.

Every program in the database is classified by jurisdictional layer and by award type. The engine resolves all three layers against your deal, then ranks the results by present value so the headline dollar figure shows its math — not just a generic incentive grand total.

Layer 01
Federal
Opportunity Zones, Foreign-Trade Zone #75 and #277, New Markets Tax Credit, WOTC, CHIPS §48D, IRA §48E, ITC, §179D, and historic rehabilitation tax credits. Each tested against the actual census tract, FTZ boundary, or sector eligibility of your specific address.
Boundary-resolved at the parcel level where data is available; coverage-gap flagged honestly where it isn't.
Layer 02
State of Arizona
Qualified Facility Tax Credit, Arizona Competes Fund, Manufacturing R&D Sales Tax Exemption, Military Reuse Zone, Arizona R&D Tax Credit, and the GPLET state framework. Eligibility gated on sector, wage level, headcount additions, and out-of-state sales percentage.
17 Arizona-level programs in the database, each scored on relevance to your specific deal profile.
Layer 03
County, City & Sector Overlays
Maricopa and Pinal county programs, 70 municipal programs across the 14 active Phoenix metro jurisdictions, plus niche sector overlays (Falcon Field Aerospace Cluster, Price Corridor Preserved Employment, Westgate Sports & Entertainment, SkySong, Loop 303 magnet sites). Tribal-land programs are reported separately under sovereignty distinction.
82 local programs (county + city + overlays) — the layer where the discretionary money lives.
One important note. The numbers this tool produces are informational — a starting point for a conversation with your CFO or CPA, not a substitute for one. Discretionary programs require pursuit. Application-based programs require submission. Even automatic programs require qualifying activity. The tool surfaces what's potentially available; capturing those dollars is a tax decision for your CFO or CPA.

Where the programs live

Your next address may already sit inside an incentive zone.

Phoenix-metro tax-incentive program footprints, shown for illustration. Toggle a program to see where it applies across the Valley. This map shows where programs exist — eligibility for any specific address is resolved inside the tool.

Check an address against the illustrated footprints

Footprints are shown to illustrate where incentive programs exist across the metro — not a determination that any particular address qualifies. Eligibility is resolved per address, sector, headcount additions, and capital plan within the analysis tool, and all figures are estimates. Clients confer with their own CFO, CPA, or tax specialist before acting.

Imagery & reference: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics & the GIS User Community. Boundary data: U.S. Census / program sources, Maricopa-clipped.

Where incentive zones sit across the Valley

The counts below are census tracts whose area falls mainly inside each city, drawn from the U.S. Treasury and CDFI Fund designation and eligibility lists that the analysis uses. They show where these programs exist, not whether any particular address or project qualifies. That is worked out address by address in the analysis below, and confirmed with your own tax advisor.

CityDesignated Opportunity Zone tractsTracts eligible for Opportunity Zone 2.0 nominationNew Markets Tax Credit low-income community tracts
Phoenix42136188
Mesa113657
Chandler239
Scottsdale234
Tempe51119
Glendale61925
Gilbert100
Peoria2611
Surprise125
Goodyear222
Avondale337
Buckeye204

Same metro, different answers

Three illustrative locations, checked against the same boundaries the analysis uses. These programs follow census-tract lines, which often run down the middle of major roads, so two sites a block apart can land differently. Shown for illustration only, not a determination that any site or project qualifies.

Downtown Mesa — near Main St & Center St

  • Designated Opportunity ZoneInside
  • Eligible for Opportunity Zone 2.0 nominationInside
  • New Markets Tax Credit low-income communityInside

Downtown Phoenix — just south of Central Ave & Van Buren St

  • Designated Opportunity ZoneInside
  • Eligible for Opportunity Zone 2.0 nominationOutside
  • New Markets Tax Credit low-income communityInside

South Chandler — near Price Rd & Queen Creek Rd

  • Designated Opportunity ZoneOutside
  • Eligible for Opportunity Zone 2.0 nominationOutside
  • New Markets Tax Credit low-income communityOutside

All three sit within the service areas of Foreign-Trade Zones #75 and #277; FTZ benefits require a site-specific designation.

Analyze a specific address →
Two ways to use this tool.
Choose Forward Search if you have a specific address in mind. Choose Reverse Search if you're comparing 2–6 submarkets. Either path works — or skip straight to the contact form if you'd rather schedule a call before sharing numbers.
Watch the findings panel as you fill the form.
As you answer each question below, the analysis engine populates a live findings panel with the federal, state, county, and city programs you appear to qualify for — with boundary tests resolved against your specific address. The panel sits to the right of the form on a wide screen and just below the form on a tablet, phone, or narrow window.
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People & Operations
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How do you want to use this tool?

Two paths produce different analyses. Pick the one that matches what you're trying to learn.

I have a specific property in mind
You're looking at a building, lot, or address and want to know what incentives apply to it. Forward Search — one address, full analysis.
I'm evaluating where to locate
You're choosing between submarkets and want to compare incentive value across locations. Reverse Search — 2 to 6 submarkets, side-by-side comparison.
You can change this later if your situation evolves. Continue to enter your property details when you're ready.

Property type, location, and footprint.

Start with the basics. These answers shape every boundary test and program-eligibility check that follows.

Office
Class A/B/C · HQ · Back-office
Industrial
Distribution · Manufacturing
Flex / R&D
Mixed office-warehouse · Lab
Medical Office
MOB · Clinical · Specialty
Retail
Storefront · Restaurant · Showroom
Other
Data center · Land · Special use
* No specific address yet? Pick one target submarket instead (or return to 1 Start on the left panel to compare 2–6 submarkets) →
← Back to address entry
Suggest submarkets based on my profile →
The leased or planned square footage you're solving for.
New findings appeared in the panel. Take a look before you continue — the panel sits to the right of the form on a wide screen, and below the form on a tablet or phone.

Transaction structure, use case, and capital commitment.

These three answers gate the largest single programs in your stack — Opportunity Zones, CHIPS, and the Arizona Qualified Facility framework.

Relocating into Phoenix metro
Expanding within Phoenix metro
New facility
Renewing at current location
Foreign Trade Zone Details
Optional. Leave blank to use industry default for your sector and building size. Assumed values are flagged with an asterisk in your PDF and methodology note.
The panel updated with your deal details. Federal, state, and local program eligibility now reflects your sector, transaction type, and capex.

Headcount, wages, timeline, and tax positioning.

Many of the largest programs in your stack gate on people math. The fields with asterisks are required; the rest let us refine the dollar estimates.

Opportunity Zone Details
If you're deploying capital that has a recent capital gain, OZ is one of the largest single programs in the stack. The fields below help us model the OZ-specific math against your hold horizon above.
Defaulted from your hold horizon above. Change if your OZ investment vehicle has a different hold period.
Headcount and wage details now factor into the panel. Programs like Qualified Facility gate on these answers.

Where should we send the analysis?

Your data is never shared with landlords, lenders, sellers, or third parties. Maris Advisors is a tenant representation firm — we work for you, period.

What you receive

A branded PDF, ranked by present value, with the math shown.

After you submit the form, the analysis engine resolves every program in the database against your specific deal, ranks them by present value at your discount rate, and packages the result as a Maris Advisors informational PDF. One program per page, in descending dollar order, with eligibility flags, pursuit probability, and methodology notes.

Output 01
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Boundary findings cards — submarket, county, jurisdiction, OZ tract, FTZ zone, NMTC tract, GPLET district, and sector-specific overlays — each resolved against the address you submit.
Output 02
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Programs evaluated. Federal, state, county, municipal, and tribal incentive frameworks across Phoenix metro — every one tested for eligibility against your specific deal profile.
Output 03
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Award type classifications — automatic, application-based, or discretionary — so you know which programs arrive on their own and which require action by your CFO or CPA, with pursuit probability reflected in the rank.
Direct Access

Talk to Maris Advisors before sharing numbers.

If you'd rather schedule a conversation first — about the engine, about your specific deal, or about whether incentive analysis even belongs in the conversation yet — that path is open too.

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