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Real Estate Transactions

Our legal team is equipped to handle your real-estate transactions in a timely, trusted manner.

 

Experienced Lawyers with a Tailored Approach to Real Estate

We help our clients buy, sell, finance, and restructure commercial and residential real estate assets in the Upstate New York area. Our attorneys represent owners, managers, developers, lenders, and investors who acquire, develop, manage and sell real estate assets. In addition, our extensive experience in leasing transactions includes legal representation of both landlords and tenants regarding retail, office, manufacturing, and other industrial space. Our broad experience allows us to offer clients the benefit of our knowledge of a transaction from a variety of perspectives.

Our real estate attorneys routinely advise clients on commercial real estate matters. We offer legal expertise and business counseling to help you buy, sell, finance, lease, or otherwise develop commercial property. The firm represents owners, investors, developers, and managers of hotels, office buildings, apartment complexes, mixed-use buildings, and many other types of commercial projects across New York State, with a particular focus on the Syracuse, Rochester, Ithaca, Finger Lakes, Utica, Rome and Watertown regions 

From start to finish, our experienced real estate attorneys help buyers and sellers successfully navigate each step of a residential real estate transaction. Our Firm is dedicated to providing our clients with high-quality and affordable real estate legal services informed by our decades of experience. We handle all legal aspects of the real estate process, from the buying or selling of real property, homes and residences, to leasing, and more sophisticated transactions.  

We appreciate the rich legacy of New York’s agricultural industry. Our Firm has assisted family farms and agricultural business enterprises throughout Upstate New York navigate the complexities of this changing industry Whether we are helping a client buy or sell property, transition and plan for the future of the farm, or explore new business ventures for the farm, like solar power generation, agritourism, our real estate lawyers draw upon their expertise and experience to deliver effective business and legal solutions. 

Our real estate attorneys regularly advise property managers, owners, investors, and tenants on challenges in the operation and leasing of commercial and residential propertiesThe Firm assists its clients with leasing, property management, development, and also in disputes, such as all forms of landlord tenant disputes, collection and enforcement actions, and evictionsWe know how best to assist our clients, ranging from individuals to family businesses, and large property management companies, and strive to provide pragmatic and effective legal solutions. 

Our attorneys regularly assist home builders and property developers with real estate development and construction projects. We utilize our wealth of experience to assist in the overall strategy of the development project, including assisting with any zoning, subdivision, or other permitting and land use issues.  We also advise our property developer clients with various financial, leasing, and other documentation required by commercial and private lenders, as well as, business operational legal supportWhether your project is a newly constructed single-family home or a multimillion-dollar commercial development, our Firm is here to assist with all of your legal needs and ensure your project is a success. 

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