We have represented real estate developers and builders in Walnut Creek, Alamo, Pleasant Hill, Concord, Lafayette, Danville, Hollister, Morgan Hill, San Jose, Fairfield, Contra Costa County, and Alameda, Solano, Napa, Sonoma, Marin, and Santa Clara Counties, and have been thoroughly involved in numerous facets of residential and commercial real estate development, including:
- Drafting and negotiation of purchase and sale agreements
- Title and feasibility review
- Acquisition of land
- Preparing applications for approval of development entitlements
- Zoning & general plan issues and amendments
- Use Permits and Use Permit Amendments
- CEQA (California Environmental Quality) approvals and compliance, including assistance with Environmental Impact Reports and Negative Declarations
- Development Agreements
- Financing issues
- Local, state and federal permitting, including Regional Water Quality Control Board and Army Corps of Engineers permits
- Subdivision Improvement Agreements
- Construction contracts
The following is a representative summary of the accomplishments we have achieved on behalf of clients:
- Negotiated, drafted and obtained approval of Development Agreement with the City of Fairfield for mixed-use project encompassing over 400 residential units and 700,000 square feet of office and commercial space, which required working with City staff and officials to obtain certification of Environmental Impact Report, entitlements, and federal and state permits for fill of wetlands, creek crossing and impacts to endangered species
- Represented developer in acquisition of land in east Contra Costa County, entitlement of over 500 residential units including processing of tentative map, CEQA approval, Development Agreement, and sale of entitled project to major production builder
- Negotiated and drafted documents on behalf of a developer client for the acquisition of residential housing project in Napa County and negotiated and drafted Development Agreement
- Negotiated and drafted Acquisition and Development Agreements between developer and City of Vallejo for significant mixed-use project
- Represented local college with bond transactions in 2007, 2009 and 2014, including multi-state $150 million bond financing
- Represented real property owners and met with municipal staff and appeared at hearings to obtain use permits, zoning changes and general plan amendments to allow various residential, commercial and industrial uses
- Successfully opposed numerous proposed projects and developments at the administrative level based on CEQA and other grounds