September 2020 No images? Click here ![]() Featured ArticlesQ&A with Elaine Colavito and John Farrell – A Focus on the Firm’s Suffolk County OfficeRecently, Michael Sahn had a conversation with partners Elaine Colavito and John Farrell about the Firm’s Suffolk County Office in Hauppauge, and their focus on expanding the Firm’s practice in Suffolk County and eastern Long Island. Elaine and John share their insights, including how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected them and our clients. Here are the highlights of the conversation. Tom McKevitt Successfully Defeats Town’s Effort to Halt a Challenge to a Building Moratorium in Mattituck, So Town Turns to Eminent Domain to Condemn Client’s PropertyTom McKevitt achieved a Court determination for Brinkmann’s Hardware in Mattituck to continue to challenge a moratorium that the Town of Southold enacted in response to Brinkmann’s project to build a new hardware and paint store. The Town had sought to delay the project through the moratorium, and attempted to have the lawsuit challenging it dismissed. The Court recognized that the firm had stated a valid cause of action on behalf of the Brinkmann’s. Faced with the prospect of losing the lawsuit, the Town has since commenced eminent domain proceedings to condemn Brinkmann’s land. However, the case continues, and so does the Firm’s efforts for Brinkmann’s to fight for its development rights. Firm NewsAs Featured on Innovate Long Island, Michael Sahn discusses How Governments Can Use Eminent Domain Powers To Combat The Impacts Of Climate ChangeWe need to get serious, now, about protecting the world from the catastrophic impacts of global climate change. The COVID-19 pandemic will seem uneventful compared to the long-term and irreversible consequences of the world’s rapidly changing environment. In time, we’ll have a COVID vaccine; there is no vaccine for global warming. As Featured in the Nassau Lawyer, Nicholas Cappadora discusses the Expansion of New York's Prevailing Wage RequirementsNick Cappadora authored an article entitled "Expansion of New York's Prevailing Wage Requirements Are Coming" featured in the Nassau Lawyer. The article explains a new state law to expand New York’s prevailing wage requirements that will go into effect on January 1, 2022. It will apply to private construction projects that receive a certain level of public funding relative to total project costs. The article examines the impact it will have on new development projects. Michael Sahn was a Guest Panelist in the NYREJ Webinar on the State of the New York Real Estate MarketMichael Sahn was a guest panelist on September 16th for the NYREJ's State of the Market 2020 webinar. Mr. Sahn was joined by other panelists to discuss Long Island's real estate market. SWC Sponsors Vision Long Island 2020 Smart Growth AwardsSWC recently sponsored Vision Long Island's 2020 Smart Growth Awards which took place virtually on September 3, 2020. This program recognizes local leadership projects of over 850 community, business and government leaders. Matters of InterestChristian Browne Guides Final Zoning Approvals for New Development in InwoodChristian Browne secured final zoning approvals to construct a new 48-unit residential apartment building that will revitalize a blighted stretch of Bayview Avenue in Inwood. Last year, Browne successfully advised the rezoning by the Town of Hempstead. A series of variances from the Town of Hempstead Board of Appeals followed in order to allow our client to develop the assemblage of properties. SWC Leads The Way to Repositioning the Calvert Manor Shopping Center in SeafordUnder Michael Sahn’s guidance, the Calvert Manor Shopping has been transformed from a traditional strip shopping center, to a state of the art medical care facility for Northwell Health, while still providing free-standing space for the long term tenants in a stand alone building. This was a creative solution to re-imagine a retail property in the current real estate market. New Developments in the LawElaine Colavito's "Bench Briefs" Appears in The Suffolk LawyerElaine Colavito's "Bench Briefs" column was published in the September 2020 edition of The Suffolk Lawyer. "Bench Briefs" is a roundup of recent decisions from Suffolk County trial courts. Sahn Ward Coschignano, PLLC is one of the region's most highly regarded and recognized law firms. Our attorneys are thought leaders and dedicated to achieving success through excellence. With our broad experience in land use, development, litigation, real estate, corporate, and environmental law, we have the vision and knowledge to serve our clients and our communities. Contact UsThe Omni Suffolk Office Telephone © 2019. All Rights Reserved. SAHN WARD COSCHIGNANO, PLLC Attorneys At Law |