Hospitality and Real Estate Development

In this section:

Our Real Estate Practice Group includes attorneys who regularly represent owners and other responsible parties in environmental permitting matters and issues relating to hazardous waste and the Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP). We work closely with environmental consultants in the preparation of Activity and Use Limitations under the MCP and we counsel land owners who have experienced a release of oil or hazardous materials or who have discovered existing environmental conditions on property they
already own or are seeking to acquire.

This area of our practice includes brownfield sites — potential development sites which contain levels of contamination that can be remediated and brought into regulatory compliance as part of the development process. Some of these sites are eligible for governmental assistance.

We also advise clients on issues relating to the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System,™ and its implementation in construction, leasing and other real estate documentation.

In addition to our regular zoning practice, we work with developers and other clients in other areas of permitting and land use regulation, including the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act, and work to gain licenses and approvals under G.L. Chapter 91 for development on filled tidelands and waterfront projects.

We also have substantial experience in wastewater disposal under Title 5 of the State Environmental Code (septic systems) and in seeking permitting for more elaborate subsurface disposal , including on-site, privately owned wastewater treatment facilities.

If necessary, members of our Litigation Practice Group prosecute administrative and judicial appeals.

OVERCOME RISING OPERATIONAL AND LEGAL ISSUES

Prince Lobel’s Hospitality team has decades of real-life legal, business, and executive experience. Members of our group have served as general counsels of large national companies as well as local white tablecloth, high-end restaurants. We also represent international hospitality companies in local matters.

Our diverse business backgrounds allow us to provide unparalleled expertise and insight into the hospitality services industry. We’ve seen and managed our way through the same operational and legal issues you face, which enables us to provide value by delivering our experience-based advice in a practical and useful way.

OUR HOSPITALITY PRACTICE GROUP HELPS CLIENTS WORK THROUGH EVERY STAGE OF BUSINESS, INCLUDING: