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South Carolina Department of Revenue Issues Taxpayer-Friendly Ruling Updating Guidance on Textile Tax Credits

Last week, the South Carolina Department of Revenue issued what’s widely viewed as a taxpayer-friendly ruling that updates its guidance on the state’s popular textile tax credit program. The ruling offers clarity for...more

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You Need Standing to Keep a Building Standing

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Virginia has long been a leader in historic preservation. But historic structures are still lost, even in the commonwealth. A building dating to the 1790s was recently demolished in the city of Richmond. Despite its age...more

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Key Questions When Determining Eligibility for State Historic Tax Credits

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Real estate developers have long had ample reasons to take on projects involving historic buildings, courtesy of Section 47 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. As amended, Section 47 (the “Code”) provides for a...more

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The Intersection of Historic Preservation and Urban Planning

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There are seventy historic districts in Washington, D.C., with local neighborhoods accounting for more than thirty of these designated areas. In addition to working to preserve some of Washington’s oldest and most historic...more

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Potential Conflicts and Interplay between the Village of Southampton Board of Architectural and Historic Preservation and the...

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In a decision dated October 30, 2018, Supreme Court Judge Joseph Pastoressa remanded a decision made by the Southampton Village Architectural and Historic Board (BARHP) for further consideration. Manger et al. v. Board of...more

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Appellate Division Finds Planning Board’s Negative Declaration Arbitrary and Capricious and Requires Preparation of Environmental...

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An application was made for a site plan to the Planning Board of the City of Poughkeepsie for a 24 two-bedroom unit condominium complex in four buildings on a 3.4 acre parcel adjacent to an historic district. ...more

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San Francisco Finally Poised to Adopt Central SoMa Plan

Following more than six years of planning and public outreach, the City initiated the formal approval process for the Central SoMa Plan (Plan) at the Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission on February 27 and March 1,...more

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Landmarks Preservation Commission May Prevent the Privatization of Interior Landmarks

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In Matter of Save America’s Clocks, Inc. v. City of New York, the majority of a divided 3-2 Appellate Division, First Department, panel attempted to clarify the authority of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission...more

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Preserving Texas History and the New Texas Premium Tax Credit

Texas insurers may now be able to buy premium tax credits at a discount. In 2013, the 83rd Legislature established the Texas Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program, which allowed for companies engaged in restoration of...more

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“Urban Decay” Not Reasonably Foreseeable Consequence Of Relocating Courts From Historic Downtown Courthouse

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Citing the likelihood of repurposing Placerville’s historic downtown courthouse and evidence nearby businesses were not dependent on it, the First District Court of Appeal held that “urban decay” was not a reasonably...more

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