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....
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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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...
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...
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (June 27, 2008) – A new zoning code amendment enacted by the town of Huntington will facilitate the development of assisted living facilities in the Suffolk County town, a local zoning attorney said. “Until now, the zoning code was very restrictive and...
GARDEN CITY, NY (March 7, 2008) – Keith P. Brown and David Altman, experienced commercial real estate lawyers on Long Island and former colleagues, have established their own firm, Brown & Altman, LLP, in Garden City, offering a broad range of legal services to the...
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (Jan. 9, 2008) – A New York State appellate court decision could ease the way for developers of wind farms to obtain zoning permits, a leading zoning attorney said. In the decision, the New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division, Third Judicial...