Every EB-5 investor must create at least 10 full-time jobs for U.S. workers, which USCIS confirms at the I-829 stage before a conditional Green Card becomes permanent. How comfortably a project clears that threshold is one of the most consequential factors in a successful EB-5 investment.
Boynton Beach Multifamily, a project sponsored by EB5AN, has reached a meaningful milestone for its EB-5 investors. As of April 30, 2026, Kolter has spent $53.3 million on eligible development activities, generating 664.3 qualifying jobs — enough to satisfy the job creation requirement for every one of the project’s 62 EB-5 investors. With construction continuing to advance, that number will only grow before the project reaches completion.
How Job Creation Works in EB-5
Boynton Beach: A Leading Urban EB-5 Project
Brandon Multifamily: An Open EB-5 Project Following the Same Model
What This Milestone Means at the I-829 Stage
Learn More About Available EB5AN Projects
How Job Creation Works in EB-5
The EB-5 program requires each investor to be responsible for the creation of at least 10 full-time jobs for U.S. workers. For regional center projects, this count includes both direct jobs — positions created on-site during construction — and indirect jobs, which are economic positions generated through project spending in the surrounding area. Both categories are calculated using USCIS-accepted economic methodology and documented through an independent economic analysis submitted with the project’s offering materials.
Because job creation is tied to eligible construction spending rather than to project completion, investors don’t need to wait for a ribbon-cutting to satisfy this requirement. The jobs are counted as qualified expenditures are made, which means a project that is still under construction can fully clear the immigration threshold well before its doors open.
Boynton Beach: A Leading Urban EB-5 Project
Boynton Beach Multifamily is a 210-unit apartment community designed for active adults age 55 and older, featuring a 14,000-square-foot clubhouse and located in Florida, the leading U.S. state for retirement. The project sits in a designated urban targeted employment area (TEA), which allowed investors to participate at the $800,000 minimum investment threshold and access the 10% visa set-aside reserved for urban TEA projects under the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act.
The project is developed by The Kolter Group, which has been building residential communities since 1997. Across more than 200 projects valued at over $37 billion, Kolter has never failed to complete a project or repay a loan. All EB-5 investments in Kolter projects are in good standing or have been fully repaid. The job creation result at Boynton Beach is consistent with the track record Kolter has established across other EB5AN-sponsored projects.
EB5AN, which serves as the independent regional center sponsoring the project, maintains full separation from Kolter in its oversight role — a structural safeguard that protects investor interests and supports USCIS compliance throughout the project lifecycle.
Brandon Multifamily: An Open EB-5 Project Following the Same Model
Boynton Beach is fully subscribed, but investors evaluating similar opportunities can consider Brandon Multifamily, a 280-unit market-rate rental apartment community in the Tampa metropolitan area, also developed by Kolter and sponsored by EB5AN.
Brandon is located in a designated urban targeted employment area, allowing investors to qualify at the $800,000 minimum and access the 10% urban TEA visa set-aside — meaning currently no visa backlog for investors from any country, regardless of nationality. The project offers both loan and equity fund structures. Investors in the loan fund benefit from a loan repayment guaranty; the equity fund carries a 5% preferred return.
The Tampa metropolitan area continues to rank among the fastest-growing markets in the Southeast, supporting long-term demand for the project’s rental units and the economic activity that drives EB-5 job creation.
For investors who want an urban project with a proven developer, clearly defined investor protections, and a structure designed to support I-829 approval, Brandon Multifamily represents a direct continuation of the approach that produced results at Boynton Beach.
What This Milestone Means at the I-829 Stage
For EB-5 investors, job creation is the central immigration requirement at the I-829 petition stage.
The I-829, filed at the end of the investor’s two-year conditional permanent residence period, is where the investor demonstrates that the required jobs were created, that the investment was made in a qualifying project, and that the capital was maintained for the required sustainment period.
When a project has already exceeded the job creation threshold before investors even approach the I-829 filing window, one of the primary variables in the petition is effectively resolved. The jobs are documented, the eligible expenditures are on record, and the economic analysis supporting the count has already been performed and filed with USCIS. What remains for investors is the sustainment period requirement and USCIS adjudication — not uncertainty about whether the jobs will exist.
For existing Boynton Beach investors, this update confirms that the job creation side of their I-829 case is well-supported. Construction continues to progress across exterior finishes, interior rough-in work, and site improvements, with the project advancing steadily toward completion.
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Boynton Beach’s job creation result — 664.3 qualifying jobs for 62 investors — reflects what that track record looks like in practice. The jobs are documented, the expenditures are on record, and the project remains on course.
Investors seeking a project with a similar structure and job creation profile may consider Brandon Multifamily, a Kolter-developed community that is currently open for investment.
More than 3,000 families from over 70 countries have selected EB-5 projects sponsored by EB5AN regional centers. Our expert team has more than a decade of experience and offers clients high-quality, low-risk EB-5 regional center projects with a 100% USCIS project approval rate.
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