Commercial
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September 24, 2025
Ohio House Bill Seeks Approval Rule For Some Property Tax
Ohio would require some political subdivisions to obtain approval from their member governing bodies before imposing property tax above a statutory limit under a bill introduced in the state House of Representatives.
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September 24, 2025
11th Circ. Asked To Combine Easement Deduction Appeals
The Eleventh Circuit should consolidate two cases appealing U.S. Tax Court rulings that cut $47 million in deductions for conservation easement donations, a partnership argued, saying the government's opposition to combining them overlooks the opportunity to save resources.
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September 23, 2025
Task Force Advances $3.5B NYC Marine Terminal Plans
A key task force has advanced the New York City Economic Development Corp.'s $3.5 billion plan to revitalize a 122-acre section of the Brooklyn waterfront, which would modernize and expand the Brooklyn Marine Terminal.
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September 23, 2025
Wilmington Trust Seeks Receiver After $19M Loan Default
A single-asset real estate firm that owns an office building in the Denver Technological Center, or DTC, filed for Chapter 11 and faces a request for a receiver over the building it owns after it defaulted on a $19 million loan last year, according to court filings.
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September 23, 2025
Conn. Atty Denies Blame For Title Co.'s $920K Refinancing Loss
A Connecticut lawyer sought to fend off arguments in state court by Fidelity National Title Insurance Co. that his alleged mistakes on a $2.5 million refinancing led to a $920,000 loss for the insurer, claiming he and the company owed distinct duties to a policy-holder.
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September 23, 2025
Pelorus Kicks Off $1B Fund To Bolster Cannabis Businesses
Pelorus Capital Group has launched a $1 billion fund for investing in marijuana operating businesses to coincide with its existing cannabis real estate strategy, in a bet on the industry's capital needs, the company said Sept. 23.
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September 23, 2025
Star Chef Didn't Violate 'Vague' Pact With Boston, Judge Says
A Massachusetts state court has ruled that a "vague" agreement between celebrity chef Barbara Lynch and the city of Boston to escrow proceeds from the sale of her flagship No. 9 Park restaurant while the city seeks to collect her unpaid taxes doesn't prevent Lynch from using the funds to pay other creditors.
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September 23, 2025
Windels Marx Leads $27.5M Houston Multifamily Financing Deal
Private markets investment firm Siguler Guff & Co. LP originated a $27.5 million mezzanine loan that is part of $86 million worth of refinancing for a 404-unit Houston luxury multifamily property in a mezzanine loan deal guided by Windels Marx.
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September 23, 2025
Savannah-Area Industrial Portfolio Scores $102M Refi
Washington D.C.-based alternative asset manager EJF Capital and Connecticut real estate firm North Signal Capital said Tuesday that they've closed on a $102 million refinancing for an industrial portfolio near Savannah, Georgia.
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September 22, 2025
EB-5 Industry Leaders Ponder Path To Long-Term Future
While the 35-year-old EB-5 investment visa program has been enjoying arguably its strongest period, following recent reforms, the program's fate came up frequently during the Advanced EB-5 Industry Conference last week in Miami — and that was before President Donald Trump signed an order to roll out his own "gold card" investment visa program late Friday.
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September 22, 2025
Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
Last week, Match.com secured approval for a $30M settlement over its 2019 reverse spinoff from IAC, and Vice Chancellor Morgan T. Zurn urged decorum among Delaware lawyers, comparing recent legal turmoil to dark times in British monarchy history. Here's the latest from the Chancery Court.
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September 22, 2025
Developer Gets 8 Years For Fraud That Sunk Belize Project
A Manhattan federal judge sentenced a California real estate developer with a previous fraud conviction Monday to eight years in prison, after a jury convicted him of defrauding investors who backed a big luxury development he controlled called Sanctuary Belize.
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September 22, 2025
2 More NYC Casino Proposals Fold
The last remaining proposal for a casino in Manhattan has failed to obtain a full gaming license in New York City, and, ahead of a vote, local elected officials have also ruled out a Coney Island casino plan.
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September 22, 2025
Atlanta-Area Hotel Sued On Claims It Ignored Sex Trafficking
A woman has sued a property management company and the owner-operator of a Super 8 in College Park, Georgia, where she said employees were aware of but did nothing to prevent her from being sex trafficked as a minor.
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September 22, 2025
Fried Frank Pilots $1.4B CMBS Refi For NYC Office Tower
Manhattan office giant SL Green Realty Corp. and asset management firm PGIM said Monday that they have clinched a $1.4 billion commercial mortgage-backed securities refinancing for 11 Madison Ave. in Manhattan, with counsel from Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP.
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September 22, 2025
Self-Storage REIT Prices $144M Bond Offering
SmartStop Self Storage REIT announced Monday that it has priced a CA$200 million ($144 million) bond offering, noting funds will be used to pay down debt and to fund acquisitions.
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September 22, 2025
Rosenberg & Estis Adds Attys To Commercial Litigation Team
Rosenberg & Estis PC has hired a former Ford O'Brien Landy LLP partner as a member and an ex-Milbank LLP associate as counsel for its general commercial litigation team in New York City, the firm announced.
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September 22, 2025
PE-Backed Flood Insurance Provider Neptune Eyes $350M IPO
Florida-based residential and commercial flood insurer Neptune Insurance said Monday that it is seeking a valuation of $2.76 billion in an initial public offering next week advised by Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.
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September 22, 2025
Feds Oppose Calif. Tribes' Bid To Halt Casino Dispute
The U.S. government has asked a District of Columbia federal court judge to reject a stay motion filed by three California Native American tribes that are challenging the approval of another tribe's casino-resort project, arguing that the trio has failed to justify pausing the suit before the court rules on the government's request for a Golden State federal court transfer.
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September 22, 2025
NYC Real Estate Week In Review
Richter Restrepo and Adler & Stachenfeld landed work on two of the largest New York City real estate deals that hit public records last week, a period that saw multiple large apartment building trades.
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September 22, 2025
Judge Rules Revolution Wind Can Restart Wind Farm Work
A D.C. federal judge gave Revolution Wind the green light to restart work on its billion-dollar wind farm off the Rhode Island coast Monday, halting a stop work order issued by the Trump administration last month, two years after the project got federal approval from the Biden administration.
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September 22, 2025
2 Firms Advise Compass' $1.6B Buy Of Broker Anywhere
Real estate broker Compass said Monday that it has struck a deal to acquire rival broker Anywhere Real Estate for $1.6 billion, in a transaction advised by Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz.
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September 19, 2025
Estate Filed Dupe Suit Against McCarter & English, Court Told
McCarter & English LLP on Friday urged a Connecticut state judge to toss a lawsuit accusing it of mismanaging a $4.6 million estate, arguing it's essentially a duplicate of a pending lawsuit.
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September 19, 2025
Md. Steel Co. Owes $700K For System Collapse, Insurer Says
Hartford Fire Insurance Co. has sued a subcontractor on a Maryland commercial project in state court to recover the costs of a $719,405 claim made after a steel joist system partially collapsed in 2022.
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September 19, 2025
Hotel Settles Ga. Minor's Sex Trafficking Suit
A settlement has been reached in a 17-year-old girl's lawsuit accusing an Atlanta-based hotel and its management company of doing nothing to help when managers and hotel employees knew she and others were being sex trafficked.
Expert Analysis
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A Look At Recent Case Law On Expedited Judgment In NY
A number of recent New York state court decisions clarify and refine the contours surrounding Civil Practice Law and Rule 3213, providing landlords, lenders and other payees guidance on how to seek accelerated judgment in certain litigation, says Alexander Lycoyannis at Holland & Knight.
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Dealmaker Lessons From CFIUS' New Enforcement Webpage
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States’ recently launched webpage, which details the actions — and inactions — that led to enforcement activity, provides important insights for dealmakers about filing requirements, mitigation commitments and the cost of noncompliance, say attorneys at Dechert.
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Reassessing Lease Provisions To Account For ESG Initiatives
As companies seek to build ESG considerations into their businesses, it's crucial to understand how such initiatives can quickly become significant enough to compel reassessment of lease agreement provisions, and how best to modify leases accordingly, say Julian Freeman and Gabe Pitassi at Cox Castle.
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Avoid Getting Burned By Agencies' Solar Financing Spotlight
Recently coordinated reports and advisories from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission maximize the spotlight on the consumer solar financing market and highlight pitfalls for lenders to avoid in this burgeoning field, says Mercedes Tunstall at Cadwalader.
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Co-Tenancy Clause Pointers For Shopping Center Landlords
Large retail tenants often require co-tenancy provisions in their leases, entitling them to remedies if a shopping center's occupancy drops in certain ways, but landlords must draft these provisions carefully to avoid giving tenants too much control, says Gary Glick at Cox Castle.
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Assessing Algorithmic Versus Generative AI Pricing Tools
A comparison of traditional algorithmic pricing models and those powered by generative artificial intelligence can help regulators and practitioners weigh the pros and cons of relying on large language models to price products or services, say Maxime Cohen at McGill University, and Tim Spittle and Jimmy Royer at Analysis Group.
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Navigating A Potpourri Of Possible Transparency Act Pitfalls
Despite the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's continued release of guidance for complying with the Corporate Transparency Act, its interpretation remains in flux, making it important for companies to understand potentially problematic areas of ambiguity in the practical application of the law, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Keys To Successful Commercial Property Insurance Claims
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
While insurance needs for commercial leasing arrangements are driven by the characteristics of the premises and the nature of the tenants' intended operations, there are several universal best practices landlords and their counsel can follow when making claims after loss or damage.
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Tips For Handling Single Asset Real Estate Bankruptcy Cases
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Bankruptcy counsel should consider several strategies when representing either a debtor or lender in single asset real estate debtor Chapter 11 cases, which generally arise when a debtor is forced to file for relief to stop an impending foreclosure sale.
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Increased Scrutiny Raises Int'l Real Estate Transaction Risks
Recently proposed regulations expanding the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States' oversight, a White House divestment order and state-level legislative efforts signal increasing scrutiny of real estate transactions that may trigger national security concerns, say Luciano Racco and Aleksis Fernández Caballero at Foley Hoag.
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Portland's Gross Receipts Tax Oversteps City's Authority
Recent measures by Portland, Oregon, that expand the voter-approved scope of the Clean Energy Surcharge on certain retail sales eviscerate the common meaning of the word "retail" and exceed the city's chartered authority to levy tax, say Nikki Dobay at Greenberg Traurig and Jeff Newgard at Peak Policy.
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Proposed Law Would Harm NYC Hospitality Industry
A recently proposed New York City Law that would update hotel licensing and staff coverage requirements could give the city commissioner and unions undue control over the city's hospitality industry, and harm smaller hotels that cannot afford full-time employees, says Stuart Saft at Holland & Knight.
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Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: August Lessons
In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy considers certification cases touching on classwide evidence of injury from debt collection practices, defining coupon settlements under the Class Action Fairness Act, proper approaches for evaluating attorney fee awards in class action settlements, and more.