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Sep 22, 2025

Breaking ground: Incentivizing development with brownfield tax credits

New York’s Brownfield Cleanup Program offers liability relief and refundable tax credits that can jump-start Rochester-area redevelopment and unlock site value.

Downtown Rochester's Clinton Square building. (Photo provided by Riedman)
Jul 17, 2025

Lenders take significant loss on Clinton Square in Rochester

Riedman bought downtown Rochester’s Clinton Square for $11.5M, far below the $32M owed, meaning lenders face a $20 million loss.

May 20, 2025

BarkerGilmore LLC hires strategic advisor, leadership development coach

Edward Nekritz, formerly of Prologis Inc., has joined BarkerGilmore LLC as a strategic advisor and leadership development coach.

Land along Island Cottage Road in Greece is the subject of a court filing over possible contaminants in the water and soil. (File photo by Kevin Oklobzija)
Apr 25, 2025

Greece town supervisor disputes ‘open space’ claim on housing site

Greece Town Supervisor Bill Reilich said a candidate to be his successor is misinformed about a proposed senior apartment community.

The Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection last year paid out $11.6 million in reimbursements to law clients. In the 42-year history of the fund, the most common loss reimbursed has been the theft of real property escrow funds. Since 1982, nearly 42% of all money reimbursed by the fund has involved realty escrow losses. (Courtesy of Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection)
Apr 24, 2025

NY Lawyers’ Fund pays $11.6M to clients in 2024

The Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection says that last year it paid out $11.6 million in reimbursements to law clients.

Mar 3, 2020

Real Estate Law: Technology allows counties to open express lane to faster real estate transactions

Faster, easier and cost-effective — those are the promises that technology makes in both our personal and our professional lives. In the realm of commercial real estate transactions, the promise […]

Sep 30, 2019

Lien on Me: Clean Titles Are Key to Real Estate Deals

Some people may think of title examiners as having personalities similar to some of the characters on the show “The Big Bang Theory,” however, having a good title is one […]

Aug 5, 2019

Real Estate Law: You’ve got mail: bringing New York’s self-storage industry into the 21st century

The self-storage industry can be full of surprises. As any viewer of the show “Storage Wars” can tell, you don’t always know what’s behind those locked doors. But, not all […]

Jul 2, 2019

Real Estate Law: Paying more for the privilege of conveying real property in New York

The New York State Legislature recently ended its legislative session, and changes are on the horizon — including in the area of real estate law. New York, like many other […]

May 8, 2019

Real Estate Law: Going for the green: New York takes dead aim at golf course valuations in dispute with Trump

An ongoing legal dispute over a golf course owned by President Donald Trump has opened the door for New York State legislators to propose what many are calling the “Golf […]

Apr 1, 2019

Real Estate Law: Commercial leasing in the marijuana age

With New York on the verge of legalizing recreational marijuana, landlords across the state will face various questions once the smoke clears. Specifically, landlords will need to decide whether to […]

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