Z&S Successfully Defends ZBA Challenge to Multifamily Housing Project
Dan Richmond and Lee Lefkowitz obtained the unanimous denial of an appeal by the Village of Monroe Planning Board to the Village of Monroe Zoning Board of Appeals, which sought to challenge certain aspects of the implementation of a 34-unit multifamily project. The appeal, which was in unusual fashion brought by another of the Village’s […]
Z&S Gets SEQRA Claims Dismissed from Challenge to Multifamily Housing Project
Dan Richmond, Lee Lefkowitz, and Kasey Brenner obtained the dismissal of challenges under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) to the Town of Ramapo Planning Board’s site plan and subdivision approvals for the 224-unit Pascack Ridge Project. In a Decision and Order, dated January 17, 2023, the Honorable Paul Marx adopted Z&S’s argument that […]
Z&S Co-Authors NYLJ Article on Specific Performance with Yankwitt LLP
Z&S Partners David Steinmetz and Jody Cross, together with Yankwitt LLP, co-authored an article that was recently published in the New York Law Journal, entitled “Is It Time to Retire Specific Performance’s ‘Land Is Unique’ Mantra?” The article examines the continued relevancy of specific performance as a remedy for breach of a residential contract of […]
Daniel Richmond and Kate Feinman secure $1,677,000 in funding from the New York State Downtown Revitalization Initiative
Daniel Richmond and Kate Feinman have secured $1,677,000 in funding from the New York State Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) for a new mixed-use development project at 49 West Broad Street in the Village of Haverstraw. The funds will be used to redevelop the currently blighted site with a new 5-story mixed-use building hosting 55 residential […]