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Diversifying a Client's Real Estate Portfolio
To enhance its U.S. commercial real estate assets, Singapore-based Overseas Union Enterprise (OUE) Ltd., through its indirect subsidiary, Beringia Central LLC, sought to purchase Los Angeles' iconic U.S. Bank Tower — the tallest office building west of the Mississippi. Our Real Estate Team helped OUE assess the soundness of the investment and then acquire this landmark property.
Capitalizing on Adaptive Reuse During the Pandemic
During the summer of 2020 when much of the world had come to a near standstill amid the COVID-19 pandemic, real estate developer The Estate Companies was on the hunt for distressed property deals and turned to Holland & Knight's Hotel Conversion and Alternate Use Team and its experienced real estate and land use attorneys for guidance.
Getting in Its Own Way: Behind California's CEQA Curtain
In 2018, housing was targeted in 60 percent of all California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) lawsuits against construction projects in the state, a new study by Holland & Knight's land use and environmental attorneys finds. "California Getting in Its Own Way" concludes that this litigation is a major contributor to the state's housing crisis.
Linking CEQA to California’s Housing Crisis
Litigation under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is worsening the state's housing crisis, according to a new Holland & Knight study. "California Environmental Quality Act Lawsuits and California's Housing Crisis" analyzes all CEQA lawsuits filed statewide between 2013 and 2015 and reveals that housing remains the top target of CEQA lawsuits.
Negotiating a Win-Win Zoning Solution
An enterprising startup that offered co-working space for entrepreneurs and independent workers in San Francisco's historic Chinatown faced opposition from zoning authorities and a powerful neighborhood advocacy group. Holland & Knight's Land Use and Zoning team negotiated a resolution that was a win-win for all the parties.