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Ripeness: Why Efforts to Bypass Local Land-Use Decisions Die on the Vine In the Second Circuit Image

Ripeness: Why Efforts to Bypass Local Land-Use Decisions Die on the Vine In the Second Circuit

Leo Dorfman & Vincent Ferry

As land-use cases increasingly find themselves in federal court, 61 East Main Street stands as a pivotal reminder to litigants that frustration with municipal delay is no substitute for finality. The decision echoes the clear stance taken by the Second Circuit: district courts will not serve as zoning boards of appeal for restless developers.

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NJDEP Revises Rule On Reporting Hazardous Substance Discharge to Require Property Owner Notification Image

NJDEP Revises Rule On Reporting Hazardous Substance Discharge to Require Property Owner Notification

Debra Rosen & Daniel Farino & Charles Dennen

Under the re-proposed rule, any person who discovers a discharge of a hazardous substance during all appropriate inquiry must notify the record owner of the property where the discharge is discovered. This requirement to inform the record owner of the property applies to any person conducting all appropriate inquiry. Once the record owner is informed of the presence of the discharge, the owner has a legal obligation under the Spill Act to report the discharge to NJDEP and to initiate remediation of the contamination.

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Commercial Real Estate Loan Workouts and Right-Sizing, Part 2 Image

Commercial Real Estate Loan Workouts and Right-Sizing, Part 2

Richard S. Fries

This two-part series examines several options for the commercial real estate loan in distress. The first installment provided a primer on the traditional, more commonplace options available to the parties. This final installment identifies and examines a more creative approach, one which right-sizes the loan and the underlying real estate and resets value for today’s market.

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NY Court of Appeals Rules on SEQRA Standing for Property Owners Image

NY Court of Appeals Rules on SEQRA Standing for Property Owners

John C. Armentano

The NY Court of Appeals’ decision in Seneca Meadows reinforces the principle that standing to challenge SEQRA compliance is not uniform for all challengers. Courts will assess affected property owners’ standing to bring SEQRA claims differently from how they assess neighboring owners or other groups.

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Despite Dip In Law Firm Leasing In Q4 2025, Legal Market Takes Up Large Portion of Limited NYC Real Estate Market Image

Despite Dip In Law Firm Leasing In Q4 2025, Legal Market Takes Up Large Portion of Limited NYC Real Estate Market

Ryan Harroff

Data from Q4 2025 showed a dip in total law firm leasing as compared to Q4 2024. However, the broader figures indicate that the legal market is taking a large portion of New York’s total office market.

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