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Top NYC Developer Shares Three Keys to Successful Office Conversions

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The pandemic-driven rise in remote work has created a big opportunity for real estate developers to turn empty offices into apartments, condos, and other types of housing....more

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Money Trees (and Office Greens): Why Real Estate Developers are Transforming Vacant Office Spaces into Trendy Urban Farms

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Welcome to the trendy revolution of urban farming. Three years ago, Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled a plan to transform vacant office buildings in downtown DC into residential properties with hopes of creating a...more

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Commercial Real Estate Market: Observations and Opportunities

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The commercial real estate market is in a fragile state. The remote working trend is not reversing anytime soon, if ever. Some analysts believed that once the pandemic ended, people would naturally revert to the “old way” of...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Restricted Zoning: The BCCA Confirms Powers to Enact Rental-Only Bylaws Under the Local Government Act

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Last year, in V.I.T. Estates Ltd. v New Westminster (City), 2023 BCCA 183, the British Columbia Court of Appeal (BCCA) dismissed a challenge to a municipal bylaw that restricted zoning to residential rentals. The court found...more

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Fauquier County's Board Implements New Data Center Development Policy Guidance

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On December 14, 2023, the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors adopted policy guidance for data center development. The Data Center Development Policy limits where data centers can be established and regulates various aspects...more

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Arlington Board’s Changes to Approval Practices Will Impact Arlington Commercial Real Estate

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In February 2024, the Arlington County Board is expected to advertise significant changes to Arlington planning and zoning approval practices. In the second phase of the Commercial Market Resiliency Initiative (CMRI), the...more

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Real Estate & Construction News Roundup (1/24/24) – Long-Term Housing Issues in Hawaii, Underperforming REITs, and Growth in a...

In our latest roundup, commercial real estate’s relationship with technology, towns and cities across the country prevent dollar stores from opening, empty offices and other commercial buildings are reused for housing, and...more

Stark & Stark

Navigating Commercial Real Estate Litigation in Pennsylvania

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Commercial real estate transactions in Pennsylvania can be complex, involving a myriad of legal intricacies. When disputes arise, navigating the landscape of commercial real estate litigation becomes essential. In this blog...more

Kaufman & Canoles

Title Insurance Client Alert - November 2023

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Yesterday, the Court of Appeals of Virginia held where a plaintiff alleges its property is merely in the possession of a third party under a paramount title, it is insufficient to plead actual or constructive eviction, an...more

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The Virginia Supreme Court has made it easier for neighbors to challenge land use approvals - here’s why it matters.

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The concept of legal standing made headlines in high-profile U.S. Supreme Court cases this summer; but it is just as critical for cases in Virginia state courts. In the land use and real estate development context, the...more

Venable LLP

AB 2011 and SB 6 Take Effect in Effort to Boost Residential Development on Commercial Sites

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In 2022, the California Legislature passed The Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022, known as Assembly Bill (AB) 2011 and the Middle Class Housing Act of 2022, known as Senate Bill (SB) 6. The two pieces of...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

[Event] San Francisco’s Downtown: What Does the Future Hold? - February 28th, San Francisco, CA

As work habits continue to transition from office space to work from home, sparsely populated downtown office towers are proving to be a barrier to the City’s goal of repopulating the traditional financial district. Enter the...more

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Arlington County, Virginia, Seeks to Revitalize Vacant Office Space With New Uses

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On Jan. 21, 2023, the Arlington County Board amended the Arlington County Zoning Ordinance to allow a set of new uses. The ordinance amendment will expand the number of permitted uses in commercial/mixed-use zoning...more

International Lawyers Network

Buying and Selling Real Estate in Latvia (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER LATVIAN LAW - I. STANDARD FORMS OF AGREEMENT - A. Offer to Purchase sets forth Buyer’s offer of price and date for closing. Seller may accept or reject. B. The purchase...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Pandemic-Inspired Conversion of Commercial Property into Residential

After many companies witnessed the successful transition of their office workers to working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, many of these businesses have elected to downsize or even close their offices altogether....more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Repurposing Of Retail Space

Even before the pandemic, many retail stores were grappling to stay afloat as the preference of consumers to purchase goods online increased. Covid-19 obviously accelerated this trend, causing numerous shopping malls and...more

International Lawyers Network

Buying and Selling Real Estate in Latvia (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER LATVIAN LAW - 1. Types of real estate - 1.1. Land estate - Consists of one or several land plots. 1.2. Land and building estate - Consists of one or several land...more

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Nonconforming Uses – Don’t Abandon Them

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Legal pre-existing nonconforming uses (aka grandfathered uses) have a tenuous existence in New York.  Although protected by vested property rights in the Constitution, many local zoning ordinances seek to eliminate these...more

Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP

Baltimore County Gets Ready for 2020 Comprehensive Zoning Map Process

In September 2019, Baltimore county will kick off the Comprehensive Zoning Map Process (“CZMP”).  The CZMP is the quadrennial process through which Baltimore County redraws its zoning maps.  Every four years, the Baltimore...more

Whitman Legal Solutions, LLC

Accessorizing your Violin and Your Real Estate

What are Accessory Structures? Real estate can have “accessories” too. A homeowner may construct a gazebo or storage shed to “accessorize” their home. Owners of an apartment complex might construct carports or a swimming...more

Sands Anderson PC

2018 Legislative Update: New Laws Impacting Commercial Real Estate Clients

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Below is our annual update on legislative changes impacting the real estate industry. All common interest communities are based on a foundation of real estate law, and thus changes to these laws can often impact common...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

A Primer on Zoning Nonconformities in North Carolina

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Zoning laws, like any other laws, can change from time to time. What happens if your structure, lot, or use is permitted under an existing law, but the law changes in a way that your structure, lot, or use is suddenly no...more

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New York Supreme Court Upholds Riverhead Town ZBA Determination Affirming Pre-existing Nonconforming Marina, Commercial Oyster...

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By letter dated November 24 2009, the Town of Riverhead’s Building Department Administrator provided that the docks, bulkheaded structures, commercial oyster operation, and six summer rental cottages were legal pre-existing...more

Foster Garvey PC

Resource for Doing Business in the United States – Installment #9 – Real Estate

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One of the things any active investor in the United States almost always needs is a place in which to operate its business. Buying or leasing property can be tricky, however. For example, one can face liabilities by merely...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Out is Now In – Understanding the Outparcel Trend and Potential Pitfalls

During the last several years, we have noticed a trend in the world of retail development. More and more “big-box” retail companies are carving out parts of their parking lots to create new outparcels. To understand the...more

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