1/16/2025 4:20:47 PM Appeals Court Shines Light on Solar Panel Protections By Joel Antwi Sydney Cramer Mariana Korsunsky Kevin O'Flaherty Gary Ronan +2 more... Show less Kearsarge Walpole LLC v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Walpole involved a dispute over where a large-scale solar array could be placed in...
1/16/2025 4:08:04 PM Beachfront Boundaries: Regulatory Takings Clarified By Joel Antwi Mariana Korsunsky Kevin O'Flaherty Gary Ronan Sydney Cramer +2 more... Show less Jones v. Town of Harwich involved a dispute over the application of the Wetland Protection Bylaw and Regulations in Harwich,...
1/15/2025 8:30:54 PM NYC Development Projects To Watch In 2025 By Brian M. Cohen Despite hurdles like elevated interest rates and office vacancies, real estate development in New York City in 2025 is propelled by...
1/2/2025 2:05:00 PM Timeline Considerations For Boston's New RE Review Process By David Linhart Attorney David Linhart dives into Boston’s evolving large project review process and its implications for developers, communities, and...
12/13/2024 8:40:35 PM Key Pillars of Boston’s Climate Strategy By Matthew Kiefer Peter Kaplan The Boston Municipal Research Bureau, which provides impartial research and policy analysis for the benefit of the City of Boston,...
11/8/2024 6:15:38 PM Navigating HUD Programs: A Practitioners' Guide to the Labyrinth By Hara Perkins Attorney Hara Perkins co-authored Chapter 1, titled “FHA Multifamily Programs: General Overview and Recent Developments,” in Navigating...
9/20/2024 5:56:15 PM Let’s Clear The Air: Industrial Facilities Must Comply With Board Of Health Regulations By Mariana Korsunsky Kevin O'Flaherty Gary Ronan John White III +1 more... Show less P.J. Keating Co. v. Town of Acushnet, 104 Mass. App. Ct. 65, 233 N.E.3d 1097 (2024), review denied, 2024 WL 3346086 (Mass. June 27,...
8/15/2024 5:21:43 PM City of Boston Office to Residential Conversion Program Extension By David Ingraham Matthew Kiefer David Linhart In June, Mayor Wu announced the extension of the City of Boston's Office to Residential Conversion Program with $15 million in additional...
7/23/2024 2:03:01 PM D.C. FY25 Budget Expands CRE Revitalization Initiatives By Lawrence Ferris Jeff Utz The end of June saw the D.C. Council pass the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Support Act of 2024 and the Fiscal Year 2025 Local Budget Act of...
6/27/2024 2:40:31 PM Owners Beware: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Underscores Strict Adherence to Prompt Payment Act By Peter Bilowz Rhian Cull Molly Quinn On Monday, June 17, 2024, the Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) issued its decision in Business Interiors Floor Covering Business Trust v....
6/13/2024 9:55:57 PM Michigan Supreme Court Dodges Thorny Drone Law Issues By Jonathan Hayden In Long Lake Township v. Maxon, the Michigan Supreme Court had the opportunity to critically consider the extent to which property owners...
6/11/2024 7:12:03 PM Radio Boston - "Idea City": Top Boston thinkers on city's present and future By Matthew Kiefer Attorney Matthew Kiefer appeared on WBUR's Radio Boston program to discuss how to re-think zoning, a concept from Idea City: How to Make...
6/7/2024 4:44:57 PM Approval May Not Be Required, But Sufficient Plans Are By Joel Antwi Mariana Korsunsky Kevin O'Flaherty Gary Ronan +1 more... Show less Meadow Wood LLC v. City of Brockton, 230 N.E.3d 1065 (Mass. App. Ct. 2024) The Massachusetts Appeals Court recently interpreted G. L. c....
5/23/2024 3:24:12 PM MA State Library Author Talk: Idea City By Matthew Kiefer The MA State Library Author Talks Series recently hosted a panel discussion between David Gamble, Matthew Kiefer, and Rosalyn Negron, all...
5/7/2024 8:55:11 PM Boston’s Planning-Led Rezoning: New Skyline Districts By David Ingraham David Linhart Matthew Kiefer Boston is continuing its commitment to planning-led rezoning with the recent release by the Boston Planning and Development Agency...
4/22/2024 1:18:55 PM Developers Beware: Difficult Multi-Step Process for Obtaining and Cashing In On Appeal Bonds By Mariana Korsunsky Kevin O'Flaherty Gary Ronan Salome Salia John White III +2 more... Show less Porter v. Bd. of Appeal of Bos., No. 22-P-974, 2024 WL 187241 (Mass. App. Ct. Jan. 18, 2024). The case of Porter v. Bd. of Appeal of...