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Transforming shopping malls into 21st century neighborhoods

BD+C

With the State of California encouraging housing development in commercial zones, these projects are prime opportunities for alleviating the housing crisis. Rarely are mall properties owned by a singular entity and they come with handfuls of long-term lease agreements with retailers.

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CoStar Creating 732 Jobs At Virginia R&D Center

Business Facilities

The new R&D center will create 732 new jobs and have a total economic impact of $250 million via direct local salaries, lease on the property, and capital improvements at the facility. Andrew Florance, CoStar Founder and CEO, announces his company’s $8M investment in Richmond, VA.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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Mesa Mayor Scott Smith, City Manager Chris Brady and Economic Development Director Bill Jabjiniak assisted Apple with its Foreign Trade Zone application to provide real and personal property tax relief for Apple’s investment in the Mesa site. Mesa also processed the required permits expeditiously.

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Lawyers' Opinion Matters in Green Building Transactions

Green Building Law Update

Often legal opinions arising from the purchase of real estate involve assurance that the improvements exist accordance with applicable zoning, subdivision and other land use laws and regulations. And while a bit of inside baseball, the form of opinion this firm provides in modeled after a widely accepted zoning opinion form.

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Lawyers’ Opinion Matters in Green Building Transactions

Green Building Law Update

Often legal opinions arising from the purchase of real estate involve assurance that the improvements exist accordance with applicable zoning, subdivision and other land use laws and regulations. And while a bit of inside baseball, the form of opinion this firm provides in modeled after a widely accepted zoning opinion form.

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First, Best Impressions: The 2022 Nationals

Pro Builder

This selection of winners from across the nation showcases sales and marketing efforts—from design centers to welcome centers, and community amenities and landscaping to model merchandising—that are exemplary and innovative in engaging homebuyers and meeting, or exceeding, their expectations for what a new-home and new-home community can deliver. .

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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Highlights include the largest industrial spec development lease in the last five years in Broward County. The city has created two Tax Increment Financing Districts with a third in process, to expand the municipal infrastructure to industrial and commercial zones.

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