16 Jan, 2025 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...
16 Jan, 2025 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,...
15 Jan, 2025 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...
02 Jan, 2025 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...
13 Dec, 2024 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,...
12 Dec, 2024 Top 10 Legal Malpractice Defenses As Claims Tick Up By Richard Zielinski Jennifer Mikels Attorneys Richard Zielinski and Jennifer Mikels, writing for Law360, detail ten key defenses law firms can use to effectively combat...
27 Nov, 2024 Local Law 97 Compliance With Affordable Units By George Evans Hara Perkins Andrew Shaw New York City enacted Local Law 97 in 2019 to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions generated by buildings throughout the City.1 The law...
22 Nov, 2024 Governor Healy Enacts Permit Extension Act of 2024: Boosting Development and Protecting Approvals By Christian Regnier Kevin Gaughan Peter Kaplan On November 20, 2024, Governor Healy signed the Permit Extension Act of 2024 (the “PEA”) into law as part of the Mass Leads Act....
14 Jun, 2024 "You are a New Yorker the first time you say, '"That used to be…'" By Hara Perkins According to one of my favorite novelists, Colson Whitehead, “No matter how long you have been here, you are a New Yorker the first time...
13 Jun, 2024 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...
29 May, 2024 Judge: Town’s attempt to use eminent domain to stop Northeastern project dismissed By Kevin O'Flaherty The Essex Superior Court recently dismissed a petition of the Town of Nahant to take property interests of Northeastern University as a...
23 May, 2024 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...
07 May, 2024 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...
09 Apr, 2024 Stormwater Discharge Permit Changes: What Property Owners in Eastern Massachusetts Need to Know By Peter Tamm Patrick O'Connor Many currently unregulated commercial, industrial, and institutional properties in Eastern Massachusetts may soon require stormwater...
27 Mar, 2024 Boston’s Planning-Led Rezoning: Squares + Streets Initiative By David Ingraham Adrienne Rosenblatt David Linhart Matthew Kiefer +1 more... Show less Boston’s campaign of planning-led rezoning is proceeding with a recent vote by the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) to...
12 Mar, 2024 What's in Store for White Stadium at Boston's Franklin Park? By Gary Ronan White Stadium in Boston's historic Emerald Necklace in Franklin Park, was originally constructed in the 1940s, and designated for use by...