Real Estate, Land Use, Zoning, and Development

Real estate developers, investors and lenders come to Attorney James DeAguilera for his business approach to transactions and understanding of their needs. They stay with us because of the reasonable fees that result from our size, location and efficient staffing of real estate transactions and related litigation. We represent property owners in all phases of real estate development -- from feasibility, acquisition and zoning through financing, leasing and management -- and in all types of commercial and residential projects.

We thoroughly immerse ourselves in the details of the business aspects of each deal. Our close working relationships with brokers, underwriters, government agencies, and construction professionals are valuable assets to clients. In all transactions, our goal is to enable the client to make the deal happen. Our clients include both sophisticated real estate players and relative newcomers, and we tailor our services accordingly. For experienced developers, we play an advisory role; with other clients, our experience helps guide them through the complexities of approvals, financing and operation. Our services include the full range of legal services needed in any real estate transaction:

• acquisition and disposition of raw land and operating properties
• commercial and retail leasing on behalf of landlords and tenants
• construction and permanent financing
• condominium and common ownership associations and regimes
• zoning, land-use and administrative processes
• construction and architectural agreements
• title insurance
• obtaining permits and zoning variances
• workouts of troubled real estate projects

With our substantial knowledge and experience in state and federal environmental laws, we structure and document transactions to provide the strongest line of defense in the event environmental problems become imminent. Our attorneys also provide day-to-day counsel on environmental disclosure and compliance obligations for property managers, tenants and owners.