Real Estate

Our firm has an extensive real estate practice. We represent developers, builders, investors, REITs and entrepreneurs, including New York Stock Exchange companies, in the full range of real estate transactions. Our real estate practice includes the following areas of expertise:


    • acquisition and development of vacant land
    • construction and rehabilitation of buildings
    • acquisition and sale of commercial, industrial, office and residential • buildings and shopping centers
    • real estate mortgage financing
    • commercial, industrial, shopping center and office leasing
    • residential and commercial condominiums
    • cooperatives and homeowners' associations
    • tax-free exchanges of property
    • private and public syndications
    • environmental risk analysis
    • condemnation proceedings
    • representation before governmental boards and agencies
    • financing and management of subsidized low and middle income housing projects

Some of our partners have served as general partners in partnerships that own and manage real estate. Others have served as executors of estates with substantial real estate holdings.

We also provide legal services and business assistance to entrepreneurial clients requiring outside investors in diverse real estate ventures. As a result of this experience, our ability to service our clients' needs is enhanced enormously.

We recognize that the real estate industry is one in which attorneys must have a sense of urgency in concluding transactions. Our partners provide creativity, practicality and negotiating skills for the benefit of our many real estate clients.

We represent sponsors of new and converted condominium and cooperative properties, both residential and commercial. We have extensive experience in preparing and filing offering plans with the office of the New York State Attorney General and we represent boards of condominiums, cooperatives and homeowners' associations. We prepared and filed one of the first life care services offering plans, providing housing for the elderly.
We also employ our real estate talents for the benefit of clients who are buying, refinancing or selling personal residences.