Jul 30, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
It has been widely reported that Northrop Grumman has chosen a building located in the Fairview Park area of Fairfax County to relocate approximately 300 employees from Los Angeles. Certainly this decision bodes well for the Northern Virginia region as a whole, as...
Jul 22, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
Frequent readers will know that we have talked about Chinese drywall litigation and issues quite a bit here. One of the ugliest cases was a builder who proactively repaired drywall issues having its initial complaint against its insurers who did not provide a defense...
Jul 20, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
Associated Builders & Contractors Virginia Chapter (ABC-VA) has officially opened its quite impressive new headquarters location. The building project was managed by J.J. McCarthy as owner’s representative, head of its green building committee. The project...
Jul 15, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
A recent blog post at ENR reviewed recent reports on the spending of transportation related stimulus funding. The post analyzed a report by the House Transporation and Infrastructure Committee detailing where all the states stand on stimulus spending. Readers may...
Jul 12, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
Part II – Review of your Form Purchase Agreement In this Part II, we continue our review of some important items to review in your form purchase and sale agreements. Interstate Land Sales Act The Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act (ISLA) is a federal law...
Jul 7, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
I attended the meeting last Wednesday night regarding the impact of Arlington County’s Community Energy Plan on the Arlington development community, held by the County’s lead consultant, Peter Garforth, of Garforth International, Jay Fissette, the Chairman...