CIBS Real Estate Roundtable

FDT proudly sponsors the CIBS Real Estate Roundtable. Andrea Tsoukalas Curto, Esq., Partner in FDT's Land Use & Zoning practice group presented on The Importance of Early Stage Zoning Due Diligence When Purchasing or Leasing Commercial Property for the educational table topics.

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Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP Attorneys Instrumental in Reversing DCH Auto Decision for Global Retail Real Estate Industry Clients

Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP (“FDT”) is pleased to announce that the New York Court of Appeals published a unanimous decision, which has broad and profound impacts for commercial tenants who pay real estate taxes in Matter of DCH Auto v. Town of Mamaroneck, APL-2021-00103 (“DCH Auto”). In 2019, the Appellate Division, Second Department held in DCH Auto that tenants who are obligated to pay real…

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Commercial real estate in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic

In early 2020, the economy was on a steady climb and real estate was humming along. Then came COVID-19. As society adapts to the new norm, so too must the real estate and commercial lending markets. While we all await a vaccine rescue, innovators in the real estate market are developing new ways to mitigate risks and financial exposure, while maintaining balance sheets, tenant rosters,…

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Buyers Beware – The RP-5217 Transfer Report Can Affect Future Real Estate Taxes

All real estate lawyers are familiar with the RP-5217 Form. You know the one; that mandatory transfer report that must be filed before a conveyance of real property can be recorded, which lists the property information, the sale price, circumstances of the sale and identifies the buyer. Nevertheless, many might be surprised to learn that the RP-5217, a seemingly straightforward formality, can have adverse consequences…

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