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Green Fast Track for Housing Rule to Streamline Residential Development in NYC

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As part of Mayor Eric Adams' "Get Stuff Built" initiative to increase housing supply and reduce regulatory constraints on new development, the New York City Planning Commission approved the Green Fast Track for Housing Rule...more

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Construction & Claims: March 2024

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Welcome to Construction & Claims, a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes and court cases involving construction news, claims, bid protests, contract administration and payment-related disputes....more

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New York City Property Tax Blueprint an Incomplete Solution

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Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's Advisory Commission on Property Tax Reform (the Commission) issued a report on Dec. 28, 2021, titled "The Road to Reform: A Blueprint for Modernizing and Simplifying New York City's...more

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Developers Lose Challenge to Annexation Fees

Real estate developers are painfully aware of various types of fees imposed by local agencies as a condition for permitting development projects. A pair of opinions published by California’s Sixth Appellate District —...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Proposed Initiative Would Limit Residential Growth on Front Range

An unprecedented number of citizen-initiated ballot measures are making their way through Colorado’s process in advance of the Nov. 3, 2020, election. To date, 257 ballot measures have been submitted for the 2019-2020...more

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Sustainable Development and Land Use Update - February 2020

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‘All-electric’ movement picks up speed, catching some off guard - When Berkeley became the first city in the country to ban natural gas hookups in new construction last July, no one knew the effects would ripple out so...more

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Municipal Pre-emption Rights under the German Building Code

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What is this all about? Recent speculation on development land and residential area scarcity are no longer solely in the realm of experts. The general public has also been increasingly focused on the application of...more

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Rent Control–Coming to a State Near You?

A violinist has control over the myriad of small decisions which add up to create a musical expression. But there are also things that the violinist doesn’t control. For instance, humidity can affect how the string and violin...more

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Long Island’s Backyard Chicken Movement Tries Not to Run A-Fowl of Local Zoning Regulations

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The backyard chicken movement that has been rapidly gaining momentum across the United States has firmly taken hold on Long Island.  The desire for homeowners to raise chickens takes various forms and can be rewarding on many...more

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Appellate Division Revives Challenge to New York City’s Moratorium on Hotel Conversions

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In Real Estate Bd. of New York, Inc. v. City of New York, Petitioner-Plaintiff Real Estate Board of New York, Inc. (“REBNY”) commenced a hybrid article 78 proceeding and plenary action against the City of New York (“City”)...more

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Court Gives Green Light to Referendum of Ordinance Adopted to Conform Zoning With General Plan

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A referendum requiring either the rejection of an enacted zoning ordinance or submission to the voters that would leave in place zoning inconsistent with a general plan does not violate Gov’t Code Section 65860, according to...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

The Tiny House Craze: Zoning Laws Could Be a Tiny Impediment

The “tiny house” movement is all the rage right now. The cause of the craze may be many faceted. Whether the popularity and demand is being driven by a shift in peoples’ preference to downsize to a more simplified lifestyle...more

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West Coast Real Estate Update: February 2017 #1

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Los Angeles, Seattle Top List of Best Markets for Multifamily Investment - Marcus & Millichap's 2017 National Multifamily Index (NMI) ranks Los Angeles and Seattle first and second, respectively, among 46 major domestic...more

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