In a case that will resonate with many developers, MQMF Hyde Park LLC secured court-ordered approval for a 204-unit apartment complex at 990 American Legion Highway in Boston’s Hyde Park neighborhood following years of...more
Earlier this year, New Hampshire enacted House Bill 631 (Chapter 201, Laws of 2025), creating new sections RSA 674:77–78, which require municipalities to allow multifamily residential developments on commercially zoned land...more
It is no secret that housing has been a hot button issue lately, both in Rhode Island and across the country. In recent years, Rhode Island lawmakers have sought to address the state’s housing shortage. In 2023, the General...more
The New York City Council is presently considering Intro 902, a law that would amend the New York City Administrative Code to give certain nonprofit entities and tenant groups a right of first offer to purchase multifamily...more
The National Zoning Atlas (NZA) team is digitizing, demystifying, and democratizing information about zoning conditions in more than 33,000 jurisdictions in the United States. Fully comprehending the zoning conditions of a...more
On May 12, 2025, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed into law House Bill 25-1272, creating the Multifamily Construction Incentive Program (MCIP), a voluntary, opt-in framework aimed at encouraging the construction of...more
A major affordable housing development underway in Fairfax County, Virginia, is setting a new precedent for large-scale, multi-phase transactions in high-cost suburban markets. Located adjacent to the County’s Government...more
This is the eighth update in our series covering AB 130 and SB 131, two bills that work substantive changes to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and California housing law....more
As spring begins to give way to summer, legislative activity shows no signs of cooling off. Our May TOPA Alert generated many questions and comments and a further update on the pending TOPA reform legislation is included...more
Good news for Kentucky local governments—they’ve got a new tool to help tackle housing shortages, thanks to legislation passed during the 2025 Kentucky General Assembly. Senate Bill (SB) 25 now allows local governments to...more
Kentucky local governments now have an additional tool to help address their housing shortages thanks to legislation enacted during the 2025 Kentucky General Assembly. A provision of Senate Bill (SB) 25 authorizes local...more
The Housing Construction and Community Development Committee is currently considering the Faith-Based Affordable Housing Act (the “Act”), a new law allowing religious corporations or certain religious nonprofit corporations...more
Florida's 2023 Live Local Act provides significant land use, zoning and tax benefits. (See Holland & Knight's previous alerts, "Florida's New Live Local Act Offers Land Use and Tax Benefits," Aug. 8, 2023, and "Florida's Live...more
The city of Berkeley will pay $4 million in connection with its mishandling of an application to build 260 housing units on the old Spenger's parking lot. Alameda County Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch fined Berkeley $2.6...more
Florida Senate Bill 102, commonly referred to as the Live Local Act (the Act), provides that certain developments will be eligible for a 75 percent or 100 percent ad valorem tax exemption (also known as the "Missing Middle"...more
On July 6, 2023, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass signed into law a provision to exempt certain affordable housing projects from the city’s Site Plan Review Process. The exemption was made as an amendment to Site Plan Review...more
The State of New Jersey has continued to address parking considerations in public and private spaces. Earlier this year, lawmakers introduced legislation that would require reserved parking spaces for families with young...more
On February 21, 2023, the Georgia Court of Appeals awarded multifamily real estate lender ORIX USA (and its affiliates) a complete victory in a decision affirming in part and reversing in part a summary judgment ruling...more
The state legislature is currently considering a bill that would give “local governments,”—including every city, town and county in Colorado—a right of first refusal to buy any qualifying multifamily property before it is...more
Attention to land use and zoning matters should be considered early in the real estate development process. Projects may require relief in the form of a master plan amendment, rezoning, special or conditional use permit,...more
The Washington State Legislature kicked off its 2023 Legislative Session on Monday, January 9, 2023. A big focus this year is on affordable housing initiatives. This Update summarizes five significant affordable housing bills...more
Earlier this year, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 2011 (Wicks) and Senate Bill (SB) 6 (Caballero) into law to increase housing production in the state by allowing residential construction on commercially-zoned...more
With likely recession encroaching, PropTech seen as cost-cutting tool in CRE - Bisnow – October 11 A rolling series of challenges, from the pandemic to labor shortages to an unfolding economic downturn, have increased focus...more
The multi-family panels participating in the Winter 2022 Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast California Commercial Real Estate Survey predict interest rates will increase faster than inflation and anticipate drops in vacancy...more
In an opinion filed on December 16, 2021, and belatedly ordered published on January 13, 2022, the Fourth District Court of Appeal rejected a CEQA challenge to a small multifamily project in the City of Santa Cruz. Ocean...more