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Real Insight - Issue 1 2025

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INTRODUCTION - Welcome to the first edition of Real Insight, our new UK real estate update. Among the subjects covered in this edition are the emerging success of data centres in the planning system, continuation funds,...more

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Material Changes Transform the Ohio TMUD Tax Credit

The new Ohio budget signed June 30, 2025 (the Budget Bill or HB 96) enacts substantial changes to Ohio Revised Code Section 122.09, the Transformational Mixed-Use Development Tax Credit (TMUD Tax Credit). The TMUD Tax...more

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Major pro-housing CEQA reform legislation signed into California law

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On June 30, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 130 (AB 130) and Senate Bill 131 (SB 131), both of which took effect immediately....more

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NYC City Council Takes Steps to Reduce Impact of Sidewalk Sheds

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Our last post described the changes driven by the New York City Council in its effort to reduce the number and duration of sidewalk sheds found across the city. In addition to the sheer number of sheds in place at any given...more

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NYC City Council Takes Aim at Overabundance of Sidewalk Sheds

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That New York City, in particular Manhattan, is awash in sidewalk sheds is news to no one. This spring, the New York City Council passed several new bills with the intention of curtailing the number of sheds, as more than...more

Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti PC

Denver Mayor Promises $10,000 Refunds for Delayed Permit Applications

On April 14, 2025, Mayor Mike Johnston signed Executive Order 151 to create a new Denver Permitting Office (“DPO”) which is to begin reviewing development and construction permit applications in mid-May. The Executive Order...more

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Briefcase 2025 Quarter 1: Key Real Estate Cases and Updates

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Case 1: Handston Investments Limited v Abri Group Limited - The court refused to grant an interim injunction to pause construction that would significantly interfere with a neighbour’s rights to light. Instead, the Court...more

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CDPQ Infra Calls for Progressive Design-Build Services for TramCité Project

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CDPQ Infra has launched two requests for expressions of interest (DEI) for progressive design-build (PDB) services for the 19-kilometre TramCité Project in Québec City....more

K2 Integrity

Ensuring Integrity In Disaster Recovery: Lessons From NYC Rapid Repairs

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In the wake of the devastating LA wildfires, the importance of stringent controls and oversight in disaster recovery efforts cannot be overstated. As we mobilize to rebuild and restore, it is crucial to learn from past...more

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Oviedo Implements Major Overhaul of Land Development Code

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The City of Oviedo has enacted significant revisions to its Land Development Code (LDC), introducing new regulations and standards that will impact future development within the city. These changes address various aspects of...more

Hogan Lovells

Die geplante Novelle des BauGB mit Fokus auf § 246e BauGB, dem „Bau-Turbo“

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Die von der Bundesregierung im Jahr 2021 geplante Novelle des Baugesetzbuches (BauGB) zur Förderung von Investitionen, Beschleunigung von Verfahren und Begrenzung von Baukosten hat große Erwartungen geschürt. Vor allem der...more

Holland & Knight LLP

California Legislature Passes Major Reforms for "Builder's Remedy" Projects

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California law requires cities and counties to regularly plan for new housing development and to prepare and adopt housing elements that formalize these plans. For those cities and counties that fail to adopt housing elements...more

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Orange County Continues to Push Charter Amendments Pertaining to the Rural Boundary and Voluntary Annexations

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After the Charter amendments suggested by the Orange County Charter Review Committee discussed in “Proposed Charter Changes Threaten Orange County's Economic Future” were blocked by the Florida Legislature as discussed in...more

Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti PC

Navigating High-Density Development Under HB24-1313: The Transit‑Oriented Development Act

On May 13, 2024, Governor Jared Polis signed House Bill 24-1313 (HB24-1313) into law. This act incentivizes transit-oriented development (TOD) by providing $35 million in grants to transit-oriented communities (TOCs) to help...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Long Island Central Pine Barrens Land Use Plan Takes Effect July 19

On Friday, July 19, 2024, the updated Central Pine Barrens Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) goes into effect. The Central Pine Barrens Commission (Commission) adopted certain revisions to Articles IV–VI of the CLUP in April...more

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Hilltop Group, Inc. v, County of San Diego: Throwing a Judicial Monkey Wrench into the Spin Cycle of Local Agency CEQA Laundering?

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The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) has long required a full analysis of project's potential adverse effects on the environment. The environmental impact report (EIR)-known as the "heart of CEQA"-is intended to...more

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Government of Ontario Proposes Suite of Changes to Land Use Planning and Development

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On April 10, 2024, Ontario’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing introduced Bill 185, the Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024. The bill proposes significant reforms to Ontario’s Planning Act, the Municipal...more

BCLP

Reforms to NSIP Application Process Coming Forward This Spring

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Changes to the DCO consenting process to be introduced this spring have the potential to help applicants navigate this system with more certainty and confidence. They introduce more flexibility into the process allowing the...more

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Florida Senate Passes Bill to Limit Orange County's Proposed Rural Development Rules

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On February 28, 2024, the Florida Senate (Senate) passed SB 1420 in an effort to block regulations proposed by the Orange County Charter Review Committee (CRC) that would draw a new rural boundary that would heavily restrict...more

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Overview of Handback Provisions in P3 Agreements: Lessons Learned from UK Projects

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Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) are an increasingly common method of delivering public infrastructure. When structured properly, P3s allow governments to leverage private-sector expertise and resources to deliver essential...more

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Bethesda surpasses 30.4 million square foot “Soft Cap” of the Bethesda Sector Plan

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With the adoption of the Bethesda Downtown Plan in 2017, the County Council implemented a hard cap on development, with the total gross floor area not to exceed 32.4 million square feet. The Sector Plan also included a “soft...more

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Rechtliche Zuordnung von grundstücksübergreifenden Tiefgaragen - BGH legt Kriterien zur Beurteilung der Einheitlichkeit eines...

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In der Grundbuchsache V ZB 12/22 hatte sich der BGH mit der Frage zu beschäftigen, ob eine grenzüberschreitende Tiefgarage, die als rechtmäßiger Überbau errichtet wurde, als eigenständiges Gebäude zu betrachten ist, auch wenn...more

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This is not just any case on demolition... this is the M&S case on demolition

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The refusal of M&S's plans to demolish and rebuild their flagship store on Oxford Street by the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (Michael Gove) has attracted much attention because of the wider...more

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Emisión de Guía Técnica como auxiliar en el proceso de obtención del Dictamen de Impacto Urbano y Autorización de Impacto...

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El pasado 27 de febrero del 2023 se publicó en la Gaceta Oficial de la Ciudad de México la emisión de la “Guía Técnica para la elaboración de los estudios para el Dictamen de Impacto Urbano y Autorización de Impacto...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Site Report - Construction Law Insights, Issue 11, 2022

In this edition, our team weighs in on a wide variety of issues relevant to the construction industry, ranging from OSHA’s increased focus on elevated work safety and anti-bias clauses in construction contracts to protecting...more

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