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HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR TARGET CLIENT BASE?
Genova Burns encompasses local, regional and national developers seeking opportunities in the New Jersey/New York marketplace, local and regional commercial lenders and financial institutions, property owners, landlords, tenants and investors, joint ventures, and public-private partnerships. With our clients engaged in all aspects of real estate development, construction, management, leasing and financing across all sections of the commercial office, retail, industrial and residential markets, the Commercial Real Estate attorneys rely upon the multitude of legal disciplines within the firm to counsel clients through the legal, regulatory and business challenges encountered in a wide range of real estate matters.
WHAT IS A NOTEWORTHY TRANSACTION OR PROJECT
THAT YOUR FIRM HAS WORKED ON RECENTLY?
Genova Burns has acted as land use/redevelopment counsel with respect to a 68-story residential building in
the heart of Journal Square in Jersey City and located on the property of the historic Jersey Journal building. The project includes a creative component that retains the façade of the Jersey Journal building, provides a wide plaza near the PATH Transportation Center and a multitude of retail. We have also acted as both transaction and land use/ redevelopment counsel for a property that has the potential to provide Jersey City’s creative response to the Highline in NYC — except that perhaps the views of New York’s skyline are better and more magnificent. That project includes,
of course a large, linear park component and trail path towards the Hudson River and some remarkably designed residential housing.
WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE BIGGEST GROWTH AREA FOR
YOUR BUSINESS?
Although demand in the industrial sector for warehousing and distribution centers remains strong, emerging business opportunities encouraged by New Jersey’s legislative initiatives are driving greater demands for space. It is
Jeffrey R. Rich, Esq., Chair, Commercial Real Estate
& Redevelopment
Jennifer Mazawey, Esq.
AT A GLANCE...
HEADQUARTERS: 494 Broad St., Newark, NJ 07102 YEAR FOUNDED: 1989
TOTAL NUMBER OF ATTORNEYS: 71
NUMBER OF REAL ESTATE ATTORNEYS: 18
AREAS OF EXPERTISE IN REAL ESTATE: Commercial
Real Estate and Development, Commercial Real Estate Financing and Leasing, Condominium Law, Film Tax Credits, Land Use & Approvals, Site Plans & Subdivisions, Variances, Zoning Ordinances, Redevelopment Agreements & Approvals
Eugene T. Paolino, Esq.
William F. Harrison, Esq.
anticipated
that the recent introduction of an expanded Film Tax Credit program for
the film and television production industry will create enhanced demand for
the development of studio space and the repurposing of warehouses to production studios and sound stages. Another factor affecting the surging need for industrial space is New Jersey’s legalization of the use and distribution of cannabis, which is stimulating demand for large space and signaling new development opportunities. At the same time the film production and cannabis industries are creating challenges that require the skilled advice of the attorneys at Genova Burns to navigate the development hurdles created by
the local municipalities targeted by clients to host such businesses and the legal and policy issues of the highly regulated and nuanced cannabis business.
WHY SHOULD A CLIENT CHOOSE YOU OVER THE
COMPETITION?
We make it a priority to understand our clients’
businesses so that we can better advise them on real estate opportunities and risks in a meaningful way. Our attorneys are legal advisors who take a proactive and business-minded approach to serving our clients with practical and cost- effective solutions for all of their real estate needs. Our Commercial Real Estate & Redevelopment Practice Group offers specialized services with respect to each aspect of real estate law and the regulation that impacts the acquisition, sale, development, leasing or financing of property — from concept to ribbon cutting. Genova Burns’ experience in the New Jersey and New York markets makes us well-suited to provide our clients with comprehensive strategic advice for all facets of their real estate transactions.
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