2/6/2025 2:15:26 PM Boston Accelerates Net Zero Carbon By Matthew Kiefer David Linhart Last week, the Boston Zoning Commission adopted Net Zero Carbon (NZC) zoning. As addressed in our 2021 and 2023 advisories, this...
2/4/2025 8:05:13 PM Lenders and borrowers tussle over personal guarantees on distressed deals By Zev Gewurz Lenders are increasingly enforcing personal guarantees on distressed real estate loans, using them as leverage in negotiations, while...
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...
12/24/2024 6:00:56 PM CTA Update: Injunction Lifted and Filing Deadlines Extended By Mark Christopher David Coombs Vaishali Goyal Gary Ronan +1 more... Show less On December 23, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit lifted the injunction issued earlier this month that had...
10/30/2024 5:16:44 PM Commercial foreclosures rise as lenders approach 'inflection point' By Douglas Rosner Commercial foreclosure activity across the nation crept up last month despite more positive sentiments across the commercial real estate...
10/30/2024 5:05:24 PM Mitigate Risks of Lender Liability Claims When Reworking Troubled CRE Loans By Charles Jacob III I recently had the opportunity to present during a Strafford CLE webinar on strategies for mitigating the risks of lender liability...
9/25/2024 10:05:32 PM Different Sectors, Same Page By George Evans I recently attended the IMN Distressed CRE Forum in New York, alongside my colleagues Brian Cohen, Zev Gewurz and Doug Rosner. It was...
6/12/2024 1:59:36 PM Commercial Real Estate Note Purchases: Lender’s Loss, Investor’s Gain By Timothy John Carter Frank Ditta Zev Gewurz Jonathan Stein +1 more... Show less In this ongoing article series with Citybiz, members of the Goulston & Storrs Commercial Real Estate Workouts Group keep you up to date...
4/22/2024 8:24:55 PM Help, the Lenders Are Fighting Again: Creditor Violence Driving Demand in Bankruptcy, Litigation Practices By Timothy John Carter Corporate restructurings are on the rise in 2024, as a slow burn of delayed insolvency from the COVID-19 pandemic works its way into...
2/1/2024 2:43:31 PM Lenders Seek to Avoid Creditor Violence By Timothy John Carter Pamela MacKenzie James Wallack As U.S. businesses face ongoing economic headwinds, commercial lenders are acting more aggressively to reduce their exposure to rogue...
1/22/2024 5:06:59 PM Newly Launched NYC Office Conversion Accelerator Program By Frank Ditta George Evans Hara Perkins Andrew Shaw +1 more... Show less In August 2023, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and the New York City Department of City Planning announced three major initiatives to...
12/27/2023 3:39:07 PM Keeping the Lights On: Payment of Operating Expenses After an Event of Default By Andrew Bensson Kimberly Yeager Craig Todaro When an event of default occurs under a mortgage loan, the lender’s first thought might be, “How will we get repaid?”, while the...
7/10/2023 7:01:00 PM Inside the Room: How Handing Back the Keys On Commercial Real Estate Works By Brian M. Cohen “As a borrower, you must do the groundwork to understand the nonrecourse carve-outs of your loan and what your personal guarantee...