Real Estate Development

Real estate development has been adversely affected by economic uncertainty in recent years. Successfully planning, implementing and utilizing a development project requires a comprehensive skill set that goes beyond just construction. Vavrovsky Heine Marth has guided countless development projects of all sizes and in all asset classes. Our real estate law experts have experience handling everything from office buildings, to mixed use facilities and lifestyle centers, to large scale urban development and infrastructure, to residential and assisted living projects. Major real estate developers and investors rely on us for our end-to-end services. These cover each development stage, including strategic project architecture, acquisition, sale and financing of real estate and property portfolios, and all related issues of public and private construction law. With our extensive advising experience, we understand every element of local planning systems, including complex applications, compulsory acquisition, environmental impact assessment and enforcement. In addition to identifying an optimal development strategy all the way down to site selection, we support you in all related areas, such as total and general contractor agreements, zoning and planning, heritage protection, easements, tenancy and property law. Furthermore, we offer services for corporate law and finance. As a renowned address for real estate transactions, we also stand ready to guide you in forward purchase/forward funding transactions. In project utilization, we act as an interface between developers, customers and sales to ensure that the legal side of the entire project runs smoothly – from the preparation of the purchase offer and the sales contract, to establishing condominium ownership and disbursement of trust funds. Combining our dedication to dispute resolution with our vast expertise in real estate development, we are also prepared to advocate for you in preventing, managing and resolving disputes related to real estate development.

Project Structuring, especially Forward Purchase/Forward Funding Zoning Planning Private Construction Law including General & Total Contractor Agreements Architect & Builders Law Servitudes & Easements Project Financing Public Construction Law, Including Heritage Protection, Environmental Law, Public Requirements & Funding Sale & Letting of Real Estate Projects in All Property Classes In- and Out-of-Court Dispute Resolution, especially Construction Litigation