Commercial & Residential Real Estate Lawyers

Real Estate

Our real estate attorneys represent clients in all project phases, including due diligence, acquisition, financing, zoning, permits, construction, sale/lease decisions and tax certiorari proceedings.

We cover:

Commercial Transactions

We work closely with real estate developers, sellers, purchasers and other property owners/operators in acquisitions, financing, operations, due diligence and management. We have handled sales and lease transactions for regional shopping centers and malls, including the South Street Seaport, Stamford Town Centre, Staten Island Mall and the Galleria of White Plains.

Residential Real Estate

Our clients include purchasers and sellers of single and multi-family residences, cooperatives and condominiums. Our services include negotiation of acquisition terms, preparation and review of contracts, negotiation of financing, preparation and review of financial documents, resolution of title problems (including violations of local ordinances, easements, street rights, original high water line problems with waterfront property and similar issues) and sale, lease and financing closings.

Cooperatives, Condominiums and HOA’s

We represent both large and small cooperative apartment corporations, condominiums and HOA’s, some of whom have been with the firm for more than 30 years. We act as general counsel, address extraordinary issues including labor and employment practices, contracts, municipal-related matters, environmental issues and litigation. We also represent tenant groups and sponsors in conversions and new construction.

Our real estate attorneys are sought after for their considerable expertise by the New York State Bar Association as well as its Real Property Law Section Committee on Green Real Estate

Advantages for Clients

With our deep experience in real estate and related areas we represent clients through all phases of a real estate project, deftly handling the planned and the unexpected. Our attorneys are known authorities in their respective fields of Real Estate Law, Business Transactions, Land Development and Zoning, Construction Law and Environmental Law. Thus we offer all the expertise of a large New York City firm, yet with a down-to-earth, accessible approach appreciated by our corporate and individual clients.