Real Estate

Support to clients and their advisors on all relevant land valuation matters including valuation of wetlands and other related habitats, impacts relative to natural resources and damage claims, real estate and corporate asset land improvement opportunities, charitable contribution valuation and tax support opportunities, taking and eminent domain claims as well as opportunities to improve or reduce land appraisals. Interface with appraisal industry and focus on corporate portfolio and community asset valuation matters.

Preparation as a consultant, advisor and partner of exit strategies and land enhancement capabilities relating to private and corporate land portfolios relative to wetland and other environmentally impacted properties. Opportunities for utilization of contaminated and distressed land including for-profit strategies such as mitigation banking, eco-trades and other swapping capabilities as well as charitable contributions for tax enhancement. Review of corporate real estate portfolios for mitigation and valuation opportunities as well as exploration of community and not-for-profit organization interface. Preparation of public relations and goodwill creation strategies.

All components of advice, litigation support and equity-sharing arrangements relative to a multitude of distressed property improvement approaches. Areas include mitigation banking and eco-trading, conversion of contaminated properties to positive for-profit eco-developments and/or combined traditional developable land, interface with appraisers for increased land valuation strategies and project partnering with governmental, community, municipal and not-for-profit organizations for eco-development projects. Litigation support and preparation involving natural resources affected by activities producing real estate and valuation distress.

Assist clients and their advisors in wetland determinations, jurisdictional and legal determinations and preparation of challenges to wetland determinations. Analysis of client property to determine where wetland and other ecological habitats, attributes and/or impacts may exist.

Design, development and implementation of all components of wetland and habitat mitigation banking. Capabilities to advise clients and their advisors on all relevant issues of mitigation banking including development, regulatory, administrative, legal, sales, marketing, maintenance, monitoring, post-project disposition and public relations. Expert testimony and preparation and legislative support for all phases of mitigation banking.

All phases of client assistance with respect to wetland permitting including federal, state and local requirements, related regulatory approvals such as archeological and historic preservation impacts, mitigation requirements, public policy presentations and other public and stakeholder interface. Preparation and prosecution of litigation to support permit denials where applicable.

Review, analysis and confirmation of appropriate flood elevations and risks associated with particular land parcels. GIS, tax parcel and other designated information to assist in detailed determinations of actual flood elevations. Surveying, benchmark and other designator reviews to confirm accuracy of elevation designations and to prepare for elevation challenges.

Representation of communities with respect to all map revision matters and community-wide re-mapping efforts. Interface with federal agencies such as FEMA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in obtaining financial support and timely updated flood maps. Legislative interface in obtaining funding for community mapping as well as significant funding for flood reduction projects. Legal and regulatory representation on all matters related to flood re-mapping and legal or administrative challenges to same.