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Thanks to the Boston Bar Association (BBA) and Ian Urquhart at Nutter, McClennen & Fish, for recently coordinating a BBA member...
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According to recent news coverage, about 30,000 housing units proposed for Boston are approved by the Boston Planning Department (BPD)...
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How can public review of real estate projects evolve beyond just use and size to prioritize spaces that foster community interaction? In...
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What happens to Boston’s closed school buildings? While some have been repurposed for housing or community use, most simply become other...
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Last week, the Boston Zoning Commission adopted Net Zero Carbon (NZC) zoning. As addressed in our 2021 and 2023 advisories, this...
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Kearsarge Walpole LLC v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Walpole involved a dispute over where a large-scale solar array could be placed in...
Jones v. Town of Harwich involved a dispute over the application of the Wetland Protection Bylaw and Regulations in Harwich,...
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Despite hurdles like elevated interest rates and office vacancies, real estate development in New York City in 2025 is propelled by...
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Attorney David Linhart dives into Boston’s evolving large project review process and its implications for developers, communities, and...
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The Boston Municipal Research Bureau, which provides impartial research and policy analysis for the benefit of the City of Boston,...
Attorney Hara Perkins co-authored Chapter 1, titled “FHA Multifamily Programs: General Overview and Recent Developments,” in Navigating...
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,...
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In June, Mayor Wu announced the extension of the City of Boston's Office to Residential Conversion Program with $15 million in additional...
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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...
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On Monday, June 17, 2024, the Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) issued its decision in Business Interiors Floor Covering Business Trust v....
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In Long Lake Township v. Maxon, the Michigan Supreme Court had the opportunity to critically consider the extent to which property owners...