Land Use and Zoning

Overview

Premier Firm in White Plains, NY

We are known for the depth of our experience with complex and large-scale land use and zoning matters. We have strong relationships with municipal government officials and authorities, lenders, and other key stakeholders in the real estate development community. The attorneys in our Land Use and Zoning practice group have played an integral role in many of the region’s most significant and iconic development projects, recently including Broadview Senior Living at Purchase College, the first senior living community to be developed on a campus of the State University of New York; the expansion of the campuses of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., New York’s largest biotechnology company and one of the ten largest pharmaceutical companies in the United States; Edge-on-Hudson, the redevelopment of the former General Motors property in Sleepy Hollow, New York; the expansion and repurposing of the Cross County Center in Yonkers, New York; the redevelopment of the former Galleria Mall in White Plains, New York; and Hudson Piers, a mixed-use riverfront redevelopment in Yonkers, New York. 

About Our Land Use and Zoning Practice Group

The Land Use and Zoning practice group, which works in conjunction with the firm’s Real Estate Transactions group, counsels clients at all stages of real estate development, from project conceptualization and preliminary zoning due diligence through all federal, state, and local land use approval and permitting processes, as well as compliance with the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). They also counsel clients on their responsibilities, exposures, and liabilities arising from ever-expanding federal, state, and local environmental regulations, including the New York State Brownfield Cleanup Program and related tax credits.

The practice group has extensive experience across a broad spectrum of real estate and land use matters, including:

• Large-scale urban and suburban redevelopment projects
• Commercial, retail, hotel, and mixed-use projects
• Public/private development partnerships
• Industrial development agency and local development corporation projects and financing
• Complex ground leases, development rights and air rights transactions, and commercial condominiums and other conveyancing and financing structures
• Office, laboratory, and high-technology center developments
• Single and multi-family residential developments
• Compliance of projects with SEQRA and NEPA
• Land use litigation 

Over the past 35 years, the firm has successfully represented clients on many of the most high-profile and sophisticated real estate and land use development projects in the Westchester County and Hudson Valley region, including:

• Downtown Redevelopment Project, Port Chester, New York
• City Center, White Plains, New York
• Renaissance Plaza (Ritz-Carlton Residences and Opus Hotel), White Plains, New York
• Hamilton Green, White Plains, New York  
• Edge-on-Hudson, Sleepy Hollow, New York
• Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Towns of Greenburgh and Mount Pleasant, and Village of Suffern, New York
• Cross County Center, Yonkers, New York
• Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center, White Plains, New York
• Sunshine Children’s Home and Rehab Center, Ossining, New York
• Hudson Piers, an Extell Development Company project in Yonkers, New York
• The Community Builders, Redevelopment of Cottage Place Gardens, Yonkers, New York
• Titan Real Estate Development, Yonkers, New York
• The Wolf Conservation Center, South Salem, New York
• Avalon Harrison/Metropolitan Transportation Authority Parking Garage, Town of Harrison, New York
• Chappaqua Crossing, Chappaqua, New York
• Silo Ridge Field Club, a Discovery Land Company community, Amenia, New York
• Trump Plaza, New Rochelle, New York
• New Roc City, New Rochelle, New York
• Kendal on Hudson, Sleepy Hollow, New York
• Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York

What Makes Our Land Use and Zoning Practice Unique

While several New York law firms offer land use and zoning representation, our practice is unique in many respects. From the wide range of clients we serve to our ability to step in and help manage multi-billion-dollar residential and commercial real estate development projects, there are many reasons why clients have trusted the attorneys in our Land Use and Zoning practice group for more than 30 years. Here is just a small sampling of what sets us apart:

The Scope of Our Practice

Our land use and zoning practice is extremely broad in scope, serving diverse clients, including not-for-profit companies, in connection with all different types of real estate development projects. We help local and regional clients of all sizes and types, as well as global and national companies, achieve their goals. We are committed to client success. 

The Depth of Our Insights

Our decades of experience in both the private and public sectors affords us insights that help our clients navigate the entitlements process, break ground with confidence, and get to market expeditiously. Our attorneys are trusted advisors to our clients throughout the real estate development process.

The Strength of Our Relationships

Our strong relationships with many municipal government authorities, lenders, and other key stakeholders in the real estate development community help our clients avoid unnecessary or unexpected roadblocks and delays, and costs, so that our clients can achieve their immediate and long-term goals.

Speak with a Lawyer in Our Land Use and Zoning Practice Group

If you would like to speak with an attorney in our Land Use and Zoning practice group, we invite you to contact us. Please call 914-681-0200 or contact us online to schedule an appointment today.

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