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Posted: October 28, 2025
2025-Innovators in Commercial Real Estate-Laura Rapaport of North Bridge
Founder & CEO
North Bridge
Impact Highlight: Describe a recent program, initiative, or process implemented by you and the impact on your firm, organization, or community. As founder of North Bridge, a national C-PACE lender and servicer, I’ve focused on bridging institutional real estate and C-PACE. With a background in development and capital markets, I help sponsors and lenders see how energy efficiency and resiliency investments enhance NOI, value, and performance. By aligning these worlds, C-PACE is now viewed as mainstream capital — fueling smarter, more sustainable projects nationwide.
Beyond Buildings: How do you see innovation in commercial real estate creating a broader impact on communities and the people who live and work in them? At North Bridge, I’ve seen how innovation in commercial real estate drives social and environmental progress. The way we finance and operate buildings impacts community health, equity, and resilience. Through C-PACE, we channel private capital into projects that cut emissions, modernize infrastructure, and create local jobs — building spaces that are sustainable, resilient, and designed for people to thrive.
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