14 May NY takes next step to transition from LIBOR to SOFR – by Keith Brown and Jerry Lagomarsine
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13 May Strategies to Obtain a Clerk’s Judgment
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11 Nov Court of Appeals case flips over tax grievance challengers
The New York Court of Appeals recently decided a case which will dramatically change the requirements for initiating review of real estate tax assessments, triggering additional concerns that property owners in New York State should consider when drafting lease agreements. In Larchmont Pancake House v....
01 Feb SEQRA Update: Revised Long and Short Environmental Assessment Forms
As defi ned in the State Environmental Quality Review Act (“SEQRA”), the Environmental Assessment Form (“EAF”) is a form used by an agency to assi st it in determining the environmental signifi cance or nonsignifi cance of actions. A properly completed EAF must contain enough...
15 Nov NYSDEC CHANGES THE LONG AND SHORT EAF EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 7, 2013
The New York State (“NYS”) Department of Environmental Conservation (“DEC”) has recently adopted substantially revised Long Environmental Assessment Forms (“LEAF”) and Short Environment Assessment Forms (“SEAF”). According to the NYS DEC, these are the first significant changes to the LEAF since 1978 and to the...
01 Aug Brown & Altman, LLP celebrates its fifth anniversary: Real estate law firm founded by Altman and Brown
Serves as legal counsel to area’s leading lenders and looks to grow banking/transaction practice. Melville, NY “It is hard to fathom thatit has been more than five years sincewe opened our doors for business,”said David Altman, a founding partnerat the Melville, Long Island basedlaw firm...
30 Jul United States Supreme Court Upholds Federal Communication Commission’s Declaratory Ruling Defining “Shot Clock” For Siting Applications
Background The United States Supreme Court recently upheld the Federal Communication Commission’s declaratory ruling creating a “shot clock” requirement for wireless siting applications. City of Arlington, Tex. v. F.C.C., 133 S.Ct. 1863, 11-1545, 2013 WL 2149789 (U.S. May 20, 2013). The Federal Communication Commission (“FCC”)...
21 Feb NEW TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN LAW THREATENS TO MAKE HUNDREDS OF SIGNS ILLEGAL ON JANUARY 1, 2013
Melville, NY (Feb. 22, 2012) – The Town of Brookhaven (the “Town”) has recently adopted Local Law No. 28 (the “Local Law”), which imposes significant changes to the Town’s Sign Ordinance. The Local Law has the potential to impose a significant financial burden on business...
01 Aug Standing to Challenge State Environmental Quality Review Act Determinations Broadened by New York Court of Appeals
In a recent decision, the New York Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court holding that members of an environmental preservation group had standing to challenge a lead agency’s State Environmental Quality Review Act (“SEQRA”) determination. In the Matter of Save the Pine Bush, Inc....
18 Apr BROWN & ALTMAN, LLP AND FICARA & ASSOCIATES, P.C. HAVE JOINED EACH OTHER’S FIRMS AS COUNSEL
Firms bolster their growing commercial and residential real estate practices MELVILLE, NY (April 14, 2011) -- Brown & Altman, LLP has formed a mutual of counsel relationship with Ficara & Associates, P.C. Brown & Altman, LLP was founded in 2008 and specializes in the complex...
16 Jun Brookhaven Blight to Light
Incentives for Re-Development in the Town of Brookhaven By Brown & Altman, LLP
On April 26, 2010, at Stony Brook University’s Charles D. Wang Center, the Town of Brookhaven’s Supervisor, Mark Lesko, announced his proposal to eliminate suburban blight within the Town. The Supervisor named...14 Jul COURT FINDS TOWN OF OYSTER BAY’S REQUEST FOR SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO DOWNSIZING OF DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR THE CERRO WIRE SITE PROPER
After more than eleven years of legal wrangling, the New York Court of Appeals denied certiorari, finally closing the chapter and letting stand a holding that the Town’s request for a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (“SEIS”) in response to a developer’s submission of a mitigated...
10 Jun MELVILLE-BASED BROWN & ALTMAN, LLP ADDS MICHAEL DILEO
Firm bolsters its growing commercial real estate and litigation practices MELVILLE, NY (June 10, 2009) -- Attorney Michael J. DiLeo has joined the Melvillebased law firm Brown & Altman, LLP, as a senior associate and will be practicing in the areas of commercial transactions, financing,...
08 Jun COMMERCIAL LEASING: A Legal Perspective for Brokers
By Brown & Altman, LLP Economic necessity produces change and the commercial real estate rental market is no exception. Now, more than ever, the economic climate is forcing landlords and tenants to look for ways to reduce costs, causing them to scrutinize the bottom line...
15 May BROWN & ALTMAN LLP MOVES TO LARGER OFFICES IN MELVILLE
MELVILLE, N.Y. (May 15, 2009) -- Faced with a need for additional space made necessary by its growth, the law firm of Brown & Altman LLP has subleased 2,500 square feet at 510 Broadhollow Rd. in Melville. Brown & Altman, established in early 2008, now...
04 May TOWN’S POLICY REQUIRING NOTIFICATION TO CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS AS PART OF APPLICATION PROCESS FOUND TO BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Justice Jeffrey Arlen Spinner, sitting in the New York State Supreme Court, Suffolk County, recently granted relief to Petitioners asking for court intervention to compel a Town to process a subdivision application. The application, which met all the requirements of the Code, did not require...
03 Mar ISLIP TOWN ALLOWS THE INSTALLATION OF WIND ENERGY TURBINES
The Town of Islip, NY recently amended its zoning ordinance to allow the construction of wind turbines on residential, commercial and industrial properties within the town. The ordinance provides guidelines for the deployment of wind energy power facilities and puts Islip a step ahead of...
04 Feb Talk is cheap in market that has ground to virtual halt
"Now, with space opening up around the market as tenants sublease space or simply break leases and hand it back under duress from severe recession, the value of information has waned." by Daniel Geiger Click to read more: BA Massage REW...
24 Jan BROWN & ALTMAN ATTORNEY SAYS TOWNS AND VILLAGES SHOULD REVIEW WIRELESS PROVISIONS AFTER U.S. JUDGE VOIDS PARTS OF A ZONING CODE
MELVILLE, N.Y. (April 24, 2009) -- Municipalities will have to review their wireless ordinances or proposed wireless code provisions to ensure they are not preempted by the FCC as the result of a recent federal court decision, Keith P. Brown, a telecommunications zoning law specialist...
22 Jan BROWN & ALTMAN LAW FIRM PAVES THE WAY FOR MASSAGE ENVY FRANCHISED CLINIC TO OPEN IN PORT WASHINGTON, NY
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (January 22, 2009) -- The real estate law firm, Brown & Altman LLP helped to secure a change in the Town of North Hempstead’s zoning law, as well as necessary variances, on behalf of the owners of a franchised Massage Envy clinic...
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