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Dinsmore's Sam Hargitt on working with some of Indianapolis' top developers and investors
Business Better Podcast Episode: Distressed Office Buildings: A Look at Workout and Enforcement
Cornerstone Research Experts in Focus: Mark Garmaise
Navigating Legal Risk in Real Estate Development - Speaking of Litigation Podcast
Stroock Presents: GOAT Town, Episode 4: Office-to-Residential Conversions in NYC – Magic Bullet or Merely One Piece of the Puzzle?
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Stroock Presents: GOAT Town, Episode 3, Part 2: “NYC's One-of-a-Kind Agency to Drive Economic Growth”
Can Office to Residential Conversions Help Revitalize Downtown? (Audio)
Developing Philly: The State of Philadelphia's Tax Abatements in 2022
Creative Reuse: The Opportunities and Challenges of Converting Office Space to Residential
Office-to-Apartment Conversions – A Good Idea, but Tricky to Pull Off (Audio)
Into the Future: Modern Partnerships in Health Care Construction Delivery
On-Demand Webinar | Living on the Edge: Managing Sea Level Rise in California
Law Brief®: David Pfeffer and Richard Schoenstein Discuss the Future of Offices
JONES DAY TALKS®: Tax Credits: The Original ESG Investment?
Law Brief: Urban Living After COVID-19
Volatile Times in Vapor Intrusion Regulation: A Legal and Technical Update
The California Air Resources Board (CARB), the agency tasked with enforcing the state’s climate disclosure rules, published guidance this Wednesday on how companies can comply with Senate Bills 253 and 261 (which govern...more
Changes to the Florida Condominium Act have become as inevitable as death and taxes. Each year there seems to be a new "condo bill." This year’s sampling, HB 913, is another comprehensive bill that also impacts property...more
California stands at a pivotal juncture in 2025, confronting an array of environmental and housing challenges. As usual, the California State Legislature is considering numerous strategies to address these issues. This year’s...more
After 18 months of stakeholder meetings with local governments, real estate developers and consumer advocates, the Colorado Task Force to Study Corporate Housing Ownership is expected to release a report later this month...more
Before leasing land, it is important for developers to understand the benefits of using a lease-option structure instead of jumping straight into a leasehold. By deliberately separating and sequencing the grant of rights from...more
James Hardie Building Products makes fiber cement home siding. The company produced a video demonstration that compared the combustibility of its siding to various competing products when exposed to a blowtorch. At the...more
City Council to Consider Labor Law Enforcement, Lead Paint Disclosure Deadline Bills - During Thursday’s meeting, City Councilmember Kendra Brooks (At-Large) introduced legislation to enhance City enforcement of labor laws...more
EPA has published a Final Rule which will lower dust-lead standards in pre-1978 homes and childcare facilities. Under TSCA Section 403, EPA must identify and regulate lead-based paint hazards....more
On 10 October 2022, the London Stock Exchange (LSE) introduced the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) with the aim of promoting transparency and standardising carbon disclosures (a counter to “greenwashing”) and increasing the...more
A recent decision by the Supreme Court of Utah is a cautionary tale to sellers of real property attached to going concerns and prospective development issues. In Shree Ganesh, LLC v. Weston Logan, Inc., 2021 UT 21, the...more
One portion of the National Defense Authorization Act creates a federal beneficial ownership registry, with reporting requirements for corporations, LLCs and “other similar entities.” The Corporate Transparency Act creates...more
The recent judicial review in R (Holborn Studios) v London Borough of Hackney raises important considerations for developers and planning authorities in terms of financial details to be disclosed in viability assessments...more
If you are considering forming a District of Columbia LLC, already have a District of Columbia LLC, or have an LLC that is doing business in the District of Columbia, a recently enacted law will require disclosure of certain...more
Although licensed home builders in Alabama are not required to maintain liability insurance, a new law requires them to disclose whether or not they have such insurance prior to the commencement of construction. ...more
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
Last year, I wrote a post calling attention to stalled efforts in the Colorado legislature to pass meaningful construction defect reform. Shortly thereafter, the legislature got it done in the form of House Bill 17-1279....more
Bill Deron bought a 100-acre tract next to a creek outside the City of Houston. Deron planned to build a subdivision where some of the homes abut a creek. The other homes would sit about 15 feet higher than the creekside...more
In an announcement on January 12th, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a significant third revision to the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Notice (PIH 2012-32/ H 2017-03 Rev-3)....more
The Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act (ILSA) is a federal statute that aims to prevent land sales fraud and uninformed purchases of unimproved real property by requiring registration of subdivisions with the Consumer...more
REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - Foreclosure/Hearsay/Business Records: trial court abused its discretion by excluding the mortgage records, which included records from a prior servicer, where plaintiff’s witness demonstrated...more
Ballard Spahr’s mixed-use, condominium, and multifamily lawyers are pleased to provide this newsletter to keep you apprised of important developments and trends in real estate law in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. ...more
The long-awaited real estate law aimed at regulating the real estate industry in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi has been released amid much enthusiasm with industry participants hoping it will give impetus to the real estate...more
On Tuesday, June 16, 2015, Governor Rick Scott signed into law a bill that will amend the Distressed Condominium Relief Act (the "2015 Amendment") by modifying the procedures and requirements imposed upon those seeking to...more
The second phase of the California Energy Commission’s (CEC) Nonresidential Building Energy Use Disclosure Program takes effect on July 1, 2014 (the first phase took effect on January 1, 2014 and applies to nonresidential...more