Real Estate and Environmental
Supporting Your Business Growth
As your business expands, you may find yourself looking to buy, sell, lease, or finance commercial space. You might be consolidating operations and unloading certain holdings, or you could be eyeing a new opportunity that involves economic development incentives. Whatever your real estate and environmental needs may be, we’re here to provide the strategic guidance and legal expertise necessary to ensure your success.
The lawyers at Duke Holzman are well-versed in commercial, industrial, and residential real estate matters, and we understand the often-complex relationship between real estate, business transactions and environmental law. From structuring and closing routine transactions to coordinating large-scale commercial developments, we approach each matter with a practical, results-driven approach aimed at achieving our clients’ goals.
Our experience in economic development incentives includes brownfield cleanup programs, tax credits, tax exemptions, pooled financing, low-interest loans, and grants—tools designed to reduce costs and accelerate your development projects.
Comprehensive Real Estate Services
Our clients include a wide range of stakeholders, from borrowers and brokers to builders, developers, investors, landlords, lenders, manufacturers, and tenants. Whether you are acquiring commercial properties, navigating lease negotiations, or involved in complex financing arrangements, we guide you through every step of the process. Our goal is not just to complete a single transaction but to help identify and cultivate long-term business development opportunities.
Environmental Law in Real Estate and Business Transactions
Environmental law is often integral to real estate and business development, especially when addressing environmental due diligence, potential contamination, brownfields or other environmental concerns. We represent potentially responsible parties (PRPs) at federal and state Superfund sites and advise clients on federal and state statutes and regulations governing petroleum, hazardous waste and substance liability and risk management.
In addition to assisting with environmental compliance and remediation, we provide title examinations and title insurance to ensure that your real estate transactions are legally sound.
Our Real Estate & Environmental Services Include:
- Acquisition & Disposition of Real Estate: Facilitating the purchase, sale, or lease of commercial, industrial, and residential properties and businesses.
- Leases: Negotiating Leases, purchase/sale contracts and environmental responsibility agreements in connection with property and business purchases and divestments.
- Real Estate Loan & Partnership Workouts: Assisting with loan restructuring, workouts, and resolving partnership issues.
- Real Estate Taxation: Advising on property tax matters and tax-efficient real estate transactions.
- Environmental Due Diligence: Addressing federal and state liability concerns and counsel regarding acquisition and sale issues.
- Environmental Impact Statements (EIS): Assisting with EIS preparation under the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
- Petroleum Spill and Liability: Spill reporting, NYS Navigation Law liability and cost recovery.
- Brownfields Redevelopment: Private and Municipal brownfields redevelopment under New York’s BCP, ERP, BOA and Restore NY programs.
- Foreclosures: Representing clients in foreclosure proceedings, protecting their interests.
- Real Estate Litigation: Representing clients in disputes involving property ownership, boundaries, and contracts.
- Zoning & Land Use: Navigating zoning regulations, land use planning, and obtaining necessary approvals for property development.
- Environmental Counsel: Representing private and public corporations, banks and municipalities.
- Renewable Energy: Assisting municipalities and private entities in renewable energy project siting, permits, leases, host community agreements and related matters.
- Environmental Compliance: Assisting clients in environmental compliance and risk management issues related to closure of business units, multi-site parcels and business sales.
- Title Insurance: Providing title examinations and insurance to ensure the validity of property titles.
Real estate and environmental challenges are often interconnected, and navigating them requires a comprehensive approach. Whether you’re planning a new development or addressing environmental concerns, we’re here to provide the legal expertise you need to make informed decisions and drive your business forward.
Title Insurance
Title insurance rates are set by New York State regulations. You can view these rates at www.nyrates.fntg.com.