Adaptive Reuse: From Desks to Doorways
REFRESH Real Estate Leasing Tips for Nonprofits
The use of a commercial lease to rip off minority owners in a closely held business
Key Lease Work Letter Issues When the Landlord Is Doing the Work
Healthcare Practice Lease Negotiations: Avoid Missing Out on Potential Opportunities
Business Better Podcast Episode: Distressed Office Buildings: A Look at Workout and Enforcement
Nonprofit Tenants and Lease Agreements: Best Practices and Pitfalls to Avoid
Can Office to Residential Conversions Help Revitalize Downtown? (Audio)
An Overview of P3s, CIDs and Smart Cities With Malaika Rivers - TAG Infrastructure Talks Podcast
Creative Reuse: The Opportunities and Challenges of Converting Office Space to Residential
How Commercial Property Owners Can Collect Unpaid Rent from Commercial Tenants
Landlord and Tenant Lease Risk Reduction for the Cannabis Industry
Build Out Or Buy? Financing Real Estate Transactions in Healthcare Practices
Goran Musinovic on Healthcare Real Estate Compliance
Troutman Pepper COVID-19 Legal Issues Podcast Series: COVID-19 Commercial Leasing Trends (Part Two)
The Risk of Personal Injury Claims from COVID-19 and What to Do About It
Law Brief®: David Pfeffer and Richard Schoenstein Discuss the Future of Offices
Commercial/Retail Therapy: Assessing the Pandemic’s Impact on Real Estate
Law Brief®: Debra Bodian Bernstein and Richard Schoenstein Discuss Commercial Lease Defaults During COVID-19
South Carolina Abandoned Building Incentives at Risk of Going Away
Eddie Bauer LLC, the retail operator of approximately 180 Eddie Bauer stores across the U.S. and Canada, filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on February 9, 2026, in the United States Bankruptcy Court...more
In Stella Property Development and Event Production, LLC v. Auto-Owners Insurance Company, 2026 WL 221489 (W.D. Pa. 2026), the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania denied summary judgment as...more
New Jersey winters can turn a simple trip to the store into an obstacle course of snow, slush, and ice. One minute you’re grabbing groceries, the next you hit a slick patch — and suddenly you’re flat on your back, staring up...more
New Jersey taxpayers continue to face one of the highest real estate tax burdens in the nation. The state’s high tax rates, coupled with fears of an economic downturn, increased tenant vacancies and high interest rates, can...more
As we begin the new year, it is time to evaluate whether your current property tax assessments accurately reflect the evolving market. While inflationary pressures persist and interest rates remain high, we are seeing a...more
Buildings collect data about the experiences of occupants creating compliance questions that affect transaction values....more
First-time multifamily buyers in Chicago often focus on price, neighborhood and cap rate but miss legal and compliance issues that silently add cost, delay closing or create post-closing liability. Below are the most common...more
As remote work reshapes the commercial real estate market and demand for office space declines, owners and developers are increasingly pursuing office-to-residential conversions as a way to unlock value in underperforming...more
In a win for commercial real estate investors and lenders, the Appellate Court of Maryland clarified this month that a buyer who purchases property at foreclosure may recover for post-sale damage to the property by the prior...more
Key Takeaways - Homelessness and vandalism are distinct issues. Retailers should differentiate between lawful, non-threatening presence and conduct that warrants security or law enforcement involvement, such as vandalism,...more
The Connecticut Tax Court recently addressed a property tax dispute concerning the fair market value of a 124,625 square foot medical office building in Danbury, Connecticut as of October 1, 2022. ...more
On December 5, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law long-anticipated amendments to RPAPL § 881, the statute governing court-ordered access to adjoining property to perform construction work. The amended statute...more
On December 17, 2025, Sullivan & Worcester and Pioneer New England Legal Foundation announced the filing of a class action lawsuit against the City of Boston, alleging that the Assessor's Office has illegally retaliated...more
Pioneer New England Legal Foundation (the Legal Foundation) and Sullivan & Worcester LLP today filed on behalf of their client 148 State Street a class action lawsuit against the City of Boston, alleging that the Assessor's...more
Property tax compression is back in the news in Oregon because of a recent combination of a softening market, rising assessments, and local government funding stress. Understanding these shifts now is critical for property...more
Nestled all snug in the many pages of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is a new tax benefit that probably has not received the attention it deserves. New I.R.C. § 168(n) allows taxpayers to immediately expense the cost of...more
California’s housing crisis has been exacerbated by structural barriers beyond zoning laws, one of the most persistent being restrictive covenants in the chain of title on commercial properties. These covenants are legal...more
Throughout the past year, state legislatures and regulatory agencies across New England have enacted new laws and regulations set to impact the future operations of commercial real estate located in the region. These new laws...more
Given the amount of hype in advance of the Budget concerning potential changes, there were few unpleasant surprises for the real estate industry announced today. ...more
In 2022, President Biden signed into law the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA). It developed out of the federal government’s perceived need to be better prepared for cybersecurity...more
As a first-time attendee of the ICSC+ U.S. Law Conference, I wasn’t sure what to expect when I arrived in San Diego. Some things were immediately apparent — many of my G&S colleagues were seasoned ICSC participants —...more
“I predict increasing demand for recently renovated office space located within close proximity to desirable retail areas, which will serve as an off-site amenity, drawing more workers back to the office....more
Cybersecurity and data privacy matters impact everything around us, including our physical space. Commercial real estate space represents a large part of every city across the globe, whether it is owned or leased. What would...more
Effective October 1, 2025, Florida has repealed § 212.031, Florida Statutes, eliminating the state sales tax, including any discretionary local surtaxes, on the rental of commercial real property....more
Across the UK, owners and developers of subprime office buildings face a paradox: they are ready to invest in meaningful upgrades, but the system seems designed to penalise rather than support them. Outdated tax structures...more