Sep 16, 2014 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
Sustained population growth in the District of Columbia in recent years has spurred a rapid wave of construction throughout the city as upscale condominium projects appear to spring up almost overnight to meet growing demand for housing. But while residential...
Jun 20, 2014 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
The Washington, D.C. metropolitan area has no shortage of airplanes flying over the region. There is also no shortage of developers and landowners who want to create the region’s landmark buildings and skyscrapers which may fall within flight paths. These developers...
Jun 12, 2014 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
The construction industry is all too familiar with its perception as a means by which individual and corporate citizens alike may experience economic opportunity. Whether at the federal, state, or municipal level, set-aside programs exist to give small, local, and...
Jun 3, 2014 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
As of July 1, 2014, Virginia landowners will have a new tool to use in the zoning game. On April 6, 2014, Governor McAuliffe signed SB 578 into law. The bill provides a damages remedy for applicants seeking zoning or subdivision approvals and who are faced with...
Apr 15, 2014 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
Over the past year and a half, Arlington County has been working to update the Rosslyn Sector Plan, which is the guiding planning document for Arlington, Virginia’s downtown neighborhood of Rosslyn. This would be the first major update to the Rosslyn Sector Plan since...
Mar 12, 2014 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
More than one landowner has been disappointed to find out they cannot develop their property how they would like. This disappointment can be compounded if the landowner bought a property based on its zoning potential, but the locality then rezoned the property to...
