Real Estate and Land Use Law
The attorneys of the Firm’s Real Estate and Land Use Group have comprehensive experience providing sound legal advice and practical solutions to public entities and to private clients on a wide variety of commercial, retail, and residential development projects. The Group advises on projects from conception to completion, all tailored to each client’s needs.
We are experienced in the acquisition, financing, development, leasing, and sale of real estate of all types, and with local and state permitting and permit appeals before federal, state, and municipal boards, agencies, and officials for commercial and large-scale real estate projects. Those projects include:
- Office buildings
- Residential subdivisions and parcel configuration
- Retail buildings and shopping centers
- Hotels
- Restaurants
- Mixed-use facilities
- Condominiums
- Affordable housing and Chapter 40B Permitting
Our experience in permitting matters and real estate litigation extends to:
- Building permits, special permits and variances
- Wetland orders of condition, DEP appeal process, and local bylaw appeals
- Solid waste site assignments
- Public utilities matters
- Hazardous material contamination and investigation
- Chapter 91 waterways licensing
- Beach (littoral) rights and access
- Title and boundary disputes
- Adverse possession
- Government and regulatory takings
- Abatement and Appellate Tax Board proceedings
Every property and real estate project is unique. We are committed to representing each of our clients in a way that acknowledges that.