Legal Expertise on Tax Incentives & Affordable Housing Opportunities
Rosenberg & Estis, P.C. is New York City’s premier real estate law firm, with unmatched experience in navigating the city’s complex web of tax incentives and affordable housing opportunities.
Successfully navigating New York City’s ever-evolving tax incentive programs and affordable housing requirements demands deep legal knowledge, policy expertise, and an understanding of agency processes. Our Tax Incentives & Affordable Housing Unit combines decades of experience advising on real estate developments across the city—from ground-up residential and mixed-use projects to complex conversions and adaptive reuse.
We provide strategic counsel to developers, property owners, lenders, investors, architects, engineers, and other stakeholders, ensuring optimal use of economic incentives while maintaining compliance with regulatory obligations.
Our services include:
- Comprehensive planning: We integrate property tax incentives with zoning regulations, financing structures, and ownership models to maximize long-term returns and project viability.
- Eligibility Assessment & Diligence: We identify which as-of-right or discretionary programs apply to your project—whether new construction, conversion, or expansion—and confirm eligibility through careful legal and financial analysis.
- Start to Finish Assistance: From pre-development through project closeout, we assist with government negotiations, affordability compliance, wage and hiring mandates, regulatory filings, and securing benefit approvals from NYC and NYS agencies.
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Rosenberg & Estis, P.C. provides comprehensive legal services to the real estate community, including land use / zoning, affordable housing, tax projections, construction contracts, rent regulatory guidance, DHCR registrations, lease preparation, acquisitions, leasing and financing, litigation and more. We are here to help developers qualify their projects for economic incentives / satisfy regulatory requirements and we regularly diligence these issues for potential purchasers and lenders.
R&E’s Tax Incentives & Affordable Housing team includes the following:
- Daniel M. Bernstein - Member; Head of Tax Incentives & Affordable Housing Unit; Head of NYC Development Group, Administrative Law Group
- Nicholas DiLorenzo - Member; Tax Incentives & Affordable Housing Unit; NYC Development Group; Administrative Law Group.
- Lisa S. Lim - Member; Transactions Group; NYC Development Group.
- David J. Rosenberg - Counsel; Tax Incentives & Affordable Housing Unit; NYC Development Group.
- David Goldfischer - Associate; Tax Incentives & Affordable Housing Unit; Administrative Law Group.
- Diane Calderone - Paralegal; Tax Incentives & Affordable Housing Unit; Administrative Law Group
The experienced members of our team are here to support your real estate developments, acquisitions and financings. Contact us today to discuss how we can assist with your development or transaction.