Case Studies

Location: Nationwide | Date:

SPR managed the environmental due diligence for a $12 Billion merger involving 1,300 facilities across the USA.  Facilities were located in at least 37 jurisdictions, including: AL, AR, AZ, CO, CA, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA,  MA, MD, ME, MI, MS, MO, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, ...

Location: New York, NY | Date:

SPR advises small and large property managers and owners regarding compliance with federal and NYC lead-based paint (LBP) legal requirements. Our practice also includes advising parties on the regulatory and consent order requirements applicable to LBP in the context of conversions of NYCHA public housing developments to private owned housing under the Permanent Affordability...

Location: New York, NY | Date:

SPR serves as special environmental counsel to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on the environmental impact review of the proposed replacement of the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City.  The project entails a new main terminal, an adjunct facility for additional bus storage and staging, new ramps, and...

Location: Brooklyn, NY | Date:

SPR has served as environmental counsel to Empire State Development (ESD) with respect to the ongoing redevelopment of the Brooklyn Developmental Center with 100% affordable housing, including supportive housing, community facility and commercial uses, and substantial open space. This redevelopment has involved two primary phases with two environmental impact statements.  The Firm has advised...

Location: Bayonne, NJ and Staten Island, NY | Date:2014

SPR represented the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (“Port Authority”) with regard to the environmental review and permitting of this project, which raised the vertical clearance of the Bayonne Bridge over the Kill van Kull for larger container vessels. The environmental reviews were under NEPA, SEQRA and CEQR, as well as...

Location: Brooklyn, NY | Date:2014

The firm represents The Refinery, LLC, the developer of the former Domino Sugar facility on the East River in Brooklyn, with regard to waterfront permitting. The proposed development involves construction of new buildings that will include up to 120,000 gross square feet (gsf) of retail/commercial space, up to 100,000 gsf of community facility use,...