Stark & Stark offers a wide range of real estate legal services. Below is a brief overview of our practices that focus on real estate issues, with links to more information about each group.
Stark & Stark’s Commercial Real Estate Transactions practice has spent many years serving the diverse and complex needs of the commercial real estate community, navigating economic cycles and evolving regulatory landscapes along the way. The team’s attorneys are skilled negotiators known for their ability to handle the nuances of any transaction and deliver results for clients from start to finish. By collaborating closely with the firm’s Zoning and Land Use and Environmental Regulation practice groups, the team provides seamless, end-to-end representation across all phases of a real estate matter.
Clients benefit from attorneys who bring both strong interpersonal skills and a thorough command of state, county, and municipal laws to every engagement. The practice serves a broad range of industries and assists with projects of varying scope and complexity, from environmental audits and Phase I and II assessments to ISRA compliance and soil and groundwater remediation. For clients operating in regulated industries, Stark & Stark also works alongside top environmental consultants to navigate New Jersey’s complex environmental framework, including Brownfield redevelopment programs that help new businesses thrive in previously blighted areas.
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Our team of experienced attorneys in Stark & Stark’s Zoning and Land Use Group provide start-to-finish solutions for real estate planning, zoning, and land use legal services. They provide support during every step of the zoning and approval process for municipal and/or county approvals, and have a wealth of experience and aptitude to handle all facets of New Jersey municipal development law. Our attorneys advise developers and builders on which appropriate regulations and requirements would ensure compliance of their projects before they ever even break ground.
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Our Shopping Center and Retail Development Group helps landlords, developers, and owners realize and protect their vision of the modern day regional and national marketplace. With a team of over 25 interdisciplinary attorneys, our Group serves all aspects of the shopping center and retail development market, including leasing, sales and refinance, land use, environmental, construction, liquor licensing, mixed use, franchising, enforcement, compliance, tax appeals, and condemnations.
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Stark & Stark’s Healthcare and Medical leasing Group assists owners, developers, and tenants with the latest healthcare and medical leasing uses. Whether the premises is a wellness center, like a gym, boxing facility, or yoga studio; outpatient facility for non-acute medical issues or recovery; physician’s practice, such as a dentist, pediatrics, or specialty; diagnostics facility for blood drawing and other samples; or physical therapy; we can assist with the leasing and related issues.
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The Multi-Family & Apartment Group represents national, regional, and local developers in transforming their sites into productive, functional, and attractive communities. Changing demographics have increased the country-wide demand for, and value of, multi-family and apartment complexes. Baby-Boomers, Gen Xers, Millennials, and Gen Zers (also referred to as Post-Millennials), are increasingly choosing to live with amenities and conveniences that are offered by rentals. As the metropolitan areas of New York City and Philadelphia continue to expand, there has been explosive growth in this type of real estate development and redevelopment in the New York, New Jersey, and eastern Pennsylvania region.
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New Jersey property taxes are among the highest in the country and represent a significant cost to property owners. However, property owners can successfully manage their taxes and maximize cash flow and profits by being pro-active and working with experienced professionals to control property taxes. The attorneys in Stark & Stark’s Real Estate Tax Appeal Group bring their 50+ years of combined experience to help their clients address, and often significantly reduce, their tax obligations.
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Stark & Stark’s The Condemnation & Eminent Domain Group represents private property owners and governmental entities in eminent domain and real estate valuation matters. Our condemnation and eminent domain attorneys have substantial experience litigating the government’s right to take private property in both redevelopment matters and public projects, and litigating utility cases, including gas pipeline cases. The group’s attorneys are highly experienced in real estate valuation, environmental law, land use, and commercial real estate litigation.
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