Our client had assembled a large brownfields site over several years. While the property acquisition strategy yielded acreage suitable for a significant development project, the client was at the first steps of the governmental planning and approval process. They faced years of delay as they gathered input from local and state officials about land use.

We created a comprehensive strategy to gain public and local input, including the step-by-step involvement of local officials in the acceptance of the site plan and the developer’s agreement. We took an aggressive approach beginning with an assessment of the local political climate and a community relations strategy that promoted the benefits of smart growth development to state and local officials. Our knowledge of remediation programs and subsidies allowed the developer to minimize private investment. Our depth of experience in real estate development and redevelopment proved a critical factor in successfully completing a large planned urban community. Within 24 months, final approvals were obtained for Hoboken Cove, a planned community with 1,200 housing units, over 100,000 square feet of retail and commercial space and a 6.2-acre park. Our involvement will result in the conversion of a contaminated and abandoned property to a clean, vibrant, revenue-generating neighborhood.