Pennsylvania Supreme Court Issues Tech One Decision, Impacting Property Tax Valuation of Property Constructed Pursuant to Ground... by Reed Smith on 5/4/2012 On April 25, 2012, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court handed down its much-anticipated decision in Tech One Associates v. Bd. of Prop. Ass’t. of Allegh. Co., et al. At issue in this case is a matter of significant importance to...more
City of Los Angeles - Planning and Zoning Update by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 4/18/2012 As part of the City of Los Angeles’ comprehensive effort to revise its Planning and Zoning Code, which has not been done since 1946, and to streamline the development process to make it more clear, the City recently approved...more
California Land Use Legislation for 2012 That Could Benefit Renewable Energy Projects by McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP on 4/12/2012 As California’s public policy makers continue to demand greater and greater use of renewable energy resources, solar energy is still hot and wind energy is still cool. With all the attention given to renewable energy, one...more
Allen Matkins partner Ray Buddie - San Francisco Construction & Development Summit [Video] by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 4/12/2012 Allen Matkins partner Ray Buddie sees the Bay Area becoming a center for cutting-edge design and construction firms at the Allen Matkins/Bisnow San Francisco Construction Conference....more
DPR Construction EVP Eric Lamb - San Francisco Construction & Development Summit [Video] by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 4/12/2012 DPR Construction EVP Eric Lamb told how technology has created better design at the Allen Matkins/Bisnow San Francisco Construction Conference....more
Shorenstein SVP Todd Sklar - San Francisco Construction & Development Summit [Video] by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 4/12/2012 Shorenstein SVP Todd Sklar explained why so many employees to want to live in the city at the Allen Matkins/Bisnow San Francisco Construction Conference....more
Sares Regis chief development officer Todd Regonini - SF Construction & Development Summit [Video] by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 4/12/2012 Sares Regis chief development officer Todd Regonini talked about how new residential offerings reflect new interest in density and community at the Allen Matkins/Bisnow San Francisco Construction Conference....more
Hathaway Dinwiddie CEO Greg Cosko - San Francisco Construction & Development Summit [Video] by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 4/12/2012 Hathaway Dinwiddie CEO Greg Cosko talked about why construction is moving faster, and how bolstering Caltrain can improve Bay Area life at the Allen Matkins/Bisnow San Francisco Construction Conference....more
Forest City SVP Alexa Arena - San Francisco Construction & Development Summit [Video] by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 4/12/2012 Forest City SVP Alexa Arena described designing for the culture, playfulness, and flexibility that motivates talent at the Allen Matkins/Bisnow San Francisco Construction Conference....more
Google real estate director John Igoe - San Francisco Construction & Development Summit [Video] by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 4/11/2012 Google real estate director John Igoe said Google wants to push the boundaries of building just like it does the Internet, and went straight to the question of public infrastructure and Caltrain at the Allen Matkins/Bisnow...more
Sackett v EPA - Supreme Court Authorizes Pre-Enforcement Review of Clean Water Act Compliance Orders - David Cooke [Video] by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 4/11/2012 A unanimous Supreme Court held, on March 21, 2012, that parties who receive administrative compliance orders from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") under the authority of the federal Clean Water Act are...more
Smart Second Looks Save Years, Dollars In Resolving Environmental Claims by Patton Boggs LLP on 4/5/2012 Environmental contamination disputes often drag on for many years and sometimes for decades, often resulting in repeated, costly and inconclusive field investigations and sampling. Particularly for large NPL sites under long...more
CERCLA's Easily Confused Statutes of Limitations by Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law on 4/4/2012 Deciding statute of limitations issues in CERCLA cases is not always a straightforward matter as the recent 54 page opinion in American Premier Underwriters Inc. v. General Electric Company illustrates. There, a federal court...more
Private Rail Project "All Aboard Florida" To Debut in 2014 as Excitement Grows About Florida Real Estate Development Turnaround by Rosa Eckstein Schechter on 4/4/2012 Here in Florida, one of the big things that those in the real estate industry are watching - and excited about - is the announcement by Florida East Coast Industries (FECI) of their new project, “All Aboard Florida,” which...more
Florida HB503: Excitement Grows Over This New Law as a Good Thing for Florida Real Estate Development by Rosa Eckstein Schechter on 4/2/2012 While everyone waits for Florida Governor Rick Scott to sign HB503 into law, and it's expected that Scott will do so - no veto here - Florida real estate developers and those who work with land development are becoming more...more