Representative Matters
For over sixty years, Sive, Paget & Riesel has been a recognized leader in environmental, land use, and municipal law and litigation. The firm has unparalleled experience assisting clients with environmental reviews, brownfield cleanups and redevelopment, environmental permitting, environmental aspects of real estate management, and due diligence reviews and risk assessments for corporate and real estate transactions. In recent years, the firm has built new practices in project finance, offshore wind and other renewables, climate change, and resiliency that draw on the firm’s historical strengths and experiences.
Financial District Seaport Resiliency
SPR represents the NYC Economic Development Corporation with respect to the Financial District and Seaport Climate Resilience Master Plan, which is part of the New York City’s Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency Project, an unprecedented integrated coastal protection initiative aimed at reducing f...
MTA Congestion Pricing
The Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA), an affiliate of the MTA, along with the New York State and New York City Departments of Transportation (collectively, the Project Sponsors), have proposed the Central Business District Tolling Program (CBDTP) for Federal Highway Administration (F...
Edge-On-Hudson
SPR represents Lighthouse Landing Communities LLC, the developer of the former General Motors Assembly site in Sleepy Hollow. The Edge-on-Hudson development is a mixed-use project, including residential, commercial and open space uses on a 97-acre site former industrial property bordering the Hud...
Hudson River Park
From its inception, SPR has served as environmental and litigation counsel to the Hudson River Park Trust on major proposed projects in Hudson River Park, most recently Little Island, Pier 57, and Gansevoort Peninsula. Little Island is a distinctive pier offering world-class recreation and perfor...
Atlantic Yards – Barclays Center
SPR represented the Empire State Development Corporation, which was lead agency for the environmental review of Forest City Ratner Companies proposal to develop the Barclays Center, a new basketball arena for the Nets, along with a major mixed-use development, in downtown Brooklyn. SPR worked wit...