Buchalter’s land use attorneys built their reputation by consistently obtaining flexible and defensible land use and development entitlements in every type of development environment — including urban, rural, suburban, coastal and redevelopment. We have handled, from beginning to end, some of the most complicated projects in California. We also represent the developers of smaller projects, who sometimes simply need us to intervene at certain critical points in the entitlement process.
We realize that land use entitlements serve a business goal, and understand the ways in which entitlements can affect later aspects of a development, including financing and disposition. This understanding allows us to assist clients in structuring entitlements and the timing and financing of infrastructure investments to best meet their underlying business strategies. Moreover, when development by others has the potential to harm our clients’ interests, we have the expertise to intervene to prevent or eliminate that harm.
Representative Matters
- Transbay Transit Tower – represented developer to obtain all permits and entitlements to construct an iconic 61-story skyscraper in the South of Market District in San Francisco, standing at 1,070 feet tall with approximately 1.3 million square feet of rental space.
- Mill Creek Ranch Acquisition – represented buyer in a complex ranch purchase that involved 26,000 acres of property in Red Bluff, California with intricate water rights and easement issues.
- Jackling Mansion Litigation – represented Steve Jobs in connection with efforts to demolish an old mansion that was considered to be a historical landmark, which involved taking the case to the California Court of Appeal to fashion a solution that the trial court ultimately adopted.
