Jan 5, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
Tax reform means “Don’t tax you, don’t tax me, tax that fellow behind the tree.” – Russell Long, U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1948-1987. Despite the budget crisis facing the Commonwealth and local jurisdictions all around Virginia, the General Assembly is considering...
Jan 4, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
As we kick off 2010, it is a good time to make some predictions on the future of green building. While these predictions anticipate a longer time horizon than just the coming year, my bet is we will see some of these trends manifest during 2010. We can also expect...
Dec 30, 2009 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
With the General Assembly set to convene and prefiling ending on January 13th, I thought it would be worth while to take a look at the legislative proposals submitted thus far to see if anything jumped out at me this year from the land use side of things. Suprisingly,...
Dec 24, 2009 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
We are a bit over three months into our blog and also approaching the end of the year. This always makes me take stock and wax a bit philosophical. Questions of why I do what I do, why I enjoy doing it, and how that compares or contrasts to the rest of the legal...
Dec 23, 2009 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
In 2004, 515 Granby, LLC proposed a $180.5 million condo development. With 34 stories and 327 units, Granby Towers would be the tallest building in Norfolk and would revitalize the northern part of the city. The following year, the federal government threatened to...
Dec 21, 2009 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
A recent Fairfax County Circuit Court case highlights how fragile confessions of judgments can be in Virginia. The case, Superior Paving v. Bud & The Boyz Construction, resulted in a confessed judgment being set aside by the trial court. Virginia law provides at...
