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What We're Reading, Watching, and Listening To: June 2025

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A roundup of news and multimedia from the Unfamiliar Terrain team: San Francisco - Mayor Lurie names new S.F. planning director (SF Chronicle): Sarah Dennis Phillips has been named the City’s planning director,...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Rethinking real estate A US outlook - Our partners and key industry figures discuss what’s next for investment and development in...

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Despite recent macroeconomic uncertainty, with regards to investment, development, and optimism for the future, New York City is in a stronger position than many seem to believe. This was the key takeaway from 'Rethinking...more

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Location, Location, Location… Site Selection Issues for Tenants

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We all know the old adage favored by real estate brokers… “location, location, location.” While more frequently used in the context of residential real estate, it is equally applicable in the commercial real estate market...more

Perkins Coie

San Francisco Adopts Ordinance To Facilitate the Conversion of Office Buildings to Housing

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In downtown San Francisco, office vacancy has skyrocketed as hybrid work has transformed the way in which employers and employees use office space. This, in turn, has decreased activity downtown, negatively impacting the...more

Shutts & Bowen LLP

The Live Local Act Part 2 - Affordable Housing Incentives

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The shortage of affordable housing in Florida has been building for many years. Within a time span of 2 years, median rental prices in Florida increased over 30 percent and now the shortage of affordable housing has reached...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Livin’ La Vida Loca: Florida’s Radical Overhaul of Commercial Zoning Incentivizes Developers

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The “Live Local Act," recently signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, provides unprecedented incentives for developers to build affordable housing. With access to low-interest loans and tax credits, the ability to...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Oyster Bay’s Code Provision Linking Building Permits To Qualified Apprenticeship Programs Enjoined

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Several Long Island municipalities have local laws that peg the issuance of certain building permits to a requirement that contractors and subcontractors be participants in a “qualified apprenticeship program” that is...more

Holland & Knight LLP

City's General Plan Land Use Policy Survives CEQA Challenge Based on Potential Urban Decay

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• In Visalia Retail, LP v. City of Visalia, the California Court of Appeal has rejected a challenge brought under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to a land use policy in the City of Visalia's General Plan...more

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Voter-Approved Initiative To Limit Large Developments And Chain Stores Exceeded Initiative Power

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In a case that illustrates the limits of use of voter-approved initiatives to limit development, the court of appeal invalidated an initiative passed by voters in the City of Malibu that sought to limit large developments and...more

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