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Whiteman Osterman & Hanna Successfully Obtains Reversal of a Trial Court Order that had Halted Review of a Costco Wholesale Facility in Guilderland
- Category: Featured Litigation and Appeals
Whiteman Osterman & Hanna attorneys Robert Sweeney, Tom Shepardson, Rob Rosborough and Gabriella Levine, recently obtained a favorable decision from the Appellate Division, Third Department, which reversed in its entirety a trial court order that had annulled a site plan approval for a mixed use residential project and the State Environmental Quality Review Act review of a proposed Costco Wholesale facility in the Town of Guilderland adjacent to Crossgates Mall.In a comprehensive 18-page [...]
Read More ›Whiteman Osterman & Hanna Sponsoring New York Craft Brewers Conference
- Category: Featured Firm News Alcoholic Beverages
Whiteman Osterman & Hanna is a proud sponsor of the New York Craft Brewers Conference, presented by the New York State Brewers Association, on March 1-3 at the Desmond Hotel and Conference Center. The three-day conference is the premier craft beer industry conference in the state, featuring world-class keynote speakers, as well as panel experts covering nearly every facet of the brewing industry. Click here for more information about our services to the craft [...]
Read More ›Whiteman Osterman & Hanna is pleased to announce a new associate: Charles J. Gottlieb. Mr. Gottlieb joins Whiteman Osterman & Hanna’s Real Estate Development, Zoning and Land Use; Environmental; Municipal; and Energy and Telecommunications Practice Groups. His practice will focus on representing residential and commercial developers, religious institutions, non-profit organizations and public utility infrastructure companies to obtain needed land use and environmental [...]
Read More ›“Not in my front yard!” is the battle cry for residents and battleground for municipalities across New York, as they prepare for the deployment of the next generation of wireless infrastructure 5G technology. Cellular services providers, with the assistance of federal law and FCC orders, have opted to deploy the latest technology - small cells and DAS systems - in municipal rights-of-way, much to the chagrin, in many cases, of local leaders and residents. By one [...]
Read More ›Municipal Proactive Zombie Property Enforcement
- Posted By: Thomas Shepardson
- Category: Municipal Land Use and Development Environmental
Legislation amending the New York State Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law (Zombie Property Law) now provides New York municipalities with a new and effective enforcement tool to address blight and to prevent further devaluation of homes in their communities. This law is aimed at addressing the “zombie” property phenomena by requiring banks and lenders to take, among other things, timely pre-foreclosure action to identify, secure and maintain abandoned homes. A lender faces [...]
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