R&E Associate and Co-Chair of the Real Estate Law Section for the Metropolitan Black Bar Association, Shakiva Pierre, moderated a discussion on closing the racial wealth gap. This event was webinar-style discussion on the racial wealth gap with regard to the power...
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Rosenberg & Estis, P.C. Secures Important Victory Against Icon Parking
Rosenberg & Estis, P.C. has secured a significant victory in the Appellate Division, First Department, of the New York State Supreme Court. The First Department upheld the trial court’s decision and order denying New York parking giant Icon Parking Holdings, LLC’s...
Rosenberg & Estis’ All-Attorney Night Out
Rosenberg & Estis hosted an all-attorney event at SPIN New York Midtown. It was a such a congenial night out and a special opportunity for our Litigation, Transactions and Administrative Law attorneys to socialize with one another. There were many friendly, yet...
Rosenberg & Estis, P.C. Named In U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Companies To Work For: Law Firms
Rosenberg & Estis, P.C., New York City’s largest real estate-only law firm, has been named by U.S. News & World Report in its 2024 U.S. News Best Companies to Work For: Law Firms list. This recognition follows the Firm’s 2023 inclusion on Crain’s Best Places...
Governor Issues Proposals to Increase Housing Supply, Incentivize Conversions and Development
Governor Kathy Hochul has released five key legislative proposals to increase housing supply, incentivize conversions, and develop new multifamily housing with affordability requirements. Create an “Affordable Housing from Commercial Conversions” or “AHCC” property...
NYC Property Tax Assessed Values Increase for 2024
The NYC Department of Finance (DOF) released the tax year 2024/25 tentative assessment roll on January 16, 2024. The Tax Commission application filing deadline to protest assessed values is March 1, 2024. DOF will use these values to compute taxes due July 1, 2024. To...
YJP Roundtable: Investment, Development & Management in Real Estate (Zachary J. Rothken as Moderator)
Zachary Rothken, Member and Head of the firm’s Administrative Law Department, moderated a roundtable discussion for YJP - Young Jewish Professionals, "Investment, Development & Management in Real Estate," with speaker John Usdan, CEO of Midwood (Young Leadership)...
NYS Assembly Introduces Chapter Amendment to Recent Rent Stabilized Housing Legislation
As we previously advised, on December 22, 2023, Governor Hochul signed S2980C, related to a series of housing issues, and subject to a negotiated chapter amendment to be passed by the Legislature during the legislative session, which began on January 3, 2024. On...
ICAP Deadlines Coming in Early 2025: Plan Your Commercial Project Now
The Industrial and Commercial Abatement Program (ICAP) provides a New York City property tax abatement for the construction or renovation of commercial, industrial, and certain mixed-use properties. In order to be eligible for these property tax benefits, property...
Carbon Neutrality Zoning Amendments: New Opportunities for Developers and Property Owners
On December 16, the City Council approved City of Yes for Carbon Neutrality, a series of zoning amendments designed to further the city’s target to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. The proposal is the first of three major zoning changes put forth by the Adams...