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Taking a real estate development concept from blueprint to reality can be complicated, involving several stakeholders and various private and public interests with millions of dollars often on the line. Additionally, cities, towns, and jurisdictions are in constant competition to attract more businesses to their communities and promote job growth. That’s why Dickinson Wright land use and economic development lawyers work closely with you to understand your overall business goals and provide you practical, actionable advice.
Our land use and economic development team is a tightly knit collaboration of transactional, zoning, environmental, taxation, finance, construction, land use litigation, and regulatory lawyers, allowing us to provide comprehensive representation on the full range of land use and economic development matters.
Our Clients
Our attorneys have forged close working relationships with U.S. and Canadian builders, contractors, consultants, property owners, lenders, investors, and local, state, and federal government entities, across a spectrum of industries and sectors, including:
Residential, commercial, and industrial developers
Municipalities and other public entities
Manufacturing businesses
Institutional Lenders
Mining, oil, gas, and renewable energy producers
Manufacturers including Tier 1 manufacturers
Additionally, we have handled a wide variety of properties, such as:
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Our Services
From the beginning stages of conceptualization and strategizing to incentive procurement to land use and construction to closing and post-closing restructuring, our land use and economic development team provides comprehensive legal services while vigorously advocating to achieve our clients’ objectives. Our services include:
Land Use Development
• Advising on land acquisitions, financing, renovation, and leasing
• Obtaining zoning, rezoning, site plan, special land use, and sign approvals
• Ensuring compliance with environmental, wetlands, and water rights regulations
• Negotiating access, utility, conservation, and reciprocal easements
• Preparing site development, farmland development, and operating agreements
• Providing guidance on green building, wind rights, oil and gas, and mineral rights
Economic Development
• Implementing economic development strategies
• Drafting state and federal incentive legislation
• Facilitating alliances between businesses and local governments
• Procuring local, state, and federal incentive packages
• Advising on participation in grant programs
• Securing tax credit and tax-exempt bond financing
• Serving as bond counsel
• Structuring public-private partnerships
• Negotiating construction contracts
Condominium & Mixed-Use Development
Dickinson Wright attorneys regularly counsel clients on complicated structuring, operational, and management issues with condominium and mixed-use development projects. Among our exclusive client solutions is Accountrak, a proprietary online database that allows associations to interact in real-time with our collection representatives and thereby directly monitor the matters we handle on their behalf. We routinely act on behalf of:
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We also provide assistance to associations in the everyday management of their condominium projects, including:
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Land Use Litigation, Condemnation, & Eminent Domain
Our real estate lawyers also handle land use litigation in state and federal courts and represent clients in administrative proceedings. We regularly represent both owners of condemned properties and the local municipalities that pursue condemnation actions. From pre-taking planning to trials and appeals over regulatory takings and just compensation, we work with property owners, commercial and residential developers, manufacturers, utilities, and state and local agencies to facilitate effective and favorable arrangements. We also partner with appraisers, engineers, consultants, and community leaders to achieve the best possible outcomes for our clients.
