Holland & Knight LLP‘s team encompasses a consortium of nationwide offices capable of handling complex land use, planning, and zoning matters. In Miami, Joseph Goldstein and departmental co-head Vivian de las Cuevas-Diaz advise a range of clients on land use aspects of their developments, often leveraging the firm's environmental capabilities to advise on the regulatory and transactional aspects of projects and joint ventures. In New York, co-head of the department Joe Guay and Kenneth Lowenstein offer advice on affordable housing, zoning and re-zoning, and development rights, with a strong focus on development and finance matters that concern the hospitality sector. In Washington DC, the team assists clients with urban land use and development matters, including historic preservation and municipal law issues in complex, mixed-use developments and affordable housing projects, with Christine Shiker serving as a key contact for foreign governments and embassy clients for advice on on land use matters.

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Key clients

  • Tennessee Titans
  • Akridge
  • Dezer Development
  • Property Group Partners
  • Brookfield Properties/Silverstein Properties Joint Venture
  • Madison Marquette and Urban Atlantic
  • Kettler
  • Carr Properties
  • Grosvenor Americas
  • Carmel Partners
  • Related Group
  • BH Group
  • Peterson Companies
  • CREI Holdings, LLC
  • Global City Development
  • RESIA
  • Children’s National Medical Center
  • CRE Abaco 10 LLC
  • Berkowitz Development Group I Holdings, LLC
  • Bristol Motor Speedway
  • Chino Valley Investments, LP
  • 921 6th Street, LLC

Work highlights

  • Advised the NFL’s Tennessee Titans on its successful efforts surrounding the new $2.2bn stadium replacement in Nashville.
  • Advised Akridge on zoning and land use matters for a major mixed-use development over the Union Station railroad tracks in D.C.
  • Advised Dezer Development on land use matters in its $1.5bn proposal to redevelop the Intracoastal Mall, a waterfront retail and restaurant center in North Miami Beach.

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Joe Guay, Vivian de las Cuevas-Diaz

Other key lawyers

Kenneth Lowenstein, Christine Shiker, Joseph Goldstein