Robert S. Goldsmith
rgoldsmith@greenbaumlaw.com
Robert Beckelman
rbeckelman@greenbaumlaw.com
Although some may perceive redevelopment to be reserved for large scale commercial and mixed-use projects in urban areas, redevelopment can be a good, helpful tool to homebuilders, both large and small, and beyond the boundaries of our major cities and downtowns. Redevelopment may be appropriate and offer tools and incentives to facilitate [...]
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Robert S. Goldsmith
rgoldsmith@greenbaumlaw.com
Joanne Vos
jvos@greenbaumlaw.com
Green building is a popular topic in the current construction and real estate markets, but what exactly does it mean to build green? And why is green building an important concept?
One need not watch the Al Gore movie, “An Inconvenient Truth,” to know that the built community has had a profound effect [...]
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Meyl A.G. Gonchar and Senwan H. Akhtar
An Interview with Jennifer Senick, Executive Director of the Rutgers Center for Green Building
On May 3, 2011, Jennifer Senick was a keynote at our Fifth Annual Real Estate Conference where she addressed the financial and operational benefits of sustainable or green construction in the built and new project environments. [...]
By: Joanne Vos
jvos@greenbaumlaw.com
As discussed in a recent Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis, LLP Environmental Client Alert, the new Site Remediation Reform Act (“SRRA”) not only amended the Industrial Site Recovery Act (“ISRA”), the New Jersey Spill Compensation and Control Act, and the Brownfield and Contaminated Site Remediation Act but also established the Licensed Site Remediation [...]
By Joanne Vos, Esq.
jvos@greenbaumlaw.com
The New Jersey Department of Health & Senior Services (“DOH”) maintains that if mold is found inside any building, corrective action must be taken immediately to prevent further exposure and property damage. However, the DOH correctly points out that “there are no standards, regulations, or [State] guidelines upon which to base a [...]
Defenses, Limitations on Damages, and Mechanic’s Liens
By Steven Nudelman
snudelman@greenbaumlaw.com
The first two parts of this primer focused on certain affirmative legal claims that a plumbing professional could bring in the course of doing business. In this final article of the series, we turn our attention to a number of defenses that a plumbing professional could employ if [...]
Tort Claims and Damages
By Steven Nudelman
snudelman@greenbaumlaw.com
Admit it: When you saw the title of this article, you thought I would be sharing my grandmother’s classic pastry recipe, right? Okay, here it is: Add a few eggs, some flour, chopped hazelnuts, some bittersweet chocolate, and a tablespoon of sugar into the food processor, blend the mixture thoroughly, [...]
Contract Claims, Equitable Claims, and Damages
By Steven Nudelman
snudelman@greeenbaumlaw.com
Abraham Lincoln once said, “Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough.”
While these words especially resonate to commercial litigation attorneys with burgeoning caseloads, they are equally important [...]
By Steven Nudelman
snudelman@greenbaumlaw.com
In developing this issue’s column, I surveyed a number of young attorneys to see if they knew the legal definition of “cover.” One person thought that I was referring to the entry fee to a nightclub. Another thought that it meant picking up the bar tab for a friend. Yet another young attorney [...]
By Steven Nudelman
snudelman@greenbaumlaw.com
The Dynamic Tower in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is heralded as the city’s symbol of its status as the city of the future. Dubbed the “Rotating Tower in Motion,” the building will have 80 floors and reach 1,380 feet into the air. Apartments will range in size from 1,330 square feet to 12,900 [...]
