Appellate Division Grants Zarin & Steinmetz Client Leave to File Amicus Brief We are pleased to report that the Appellate Division, Third Department has granted Z&S’s motion for leave to file an amici curiae brief on behalf of a coalition of local businesses and property owners in the Town of Pound Ridge in Matter of...

Lee Lefkowitz and Aaron Warner secured a significant litigation victory on behalf of a large property owner in ​Armonk. Lee and Aaron brought the federal lawsuit, Colabella v. Cronus, No. 25–cv–4448, arising from an allegedly defective property inspection that induced Z&S’s client to purchase the property. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York...

Z&S Partners David Cooper and Jody Cross secured three decisions from the Appellate Division, Second Department in the Hampshire Recreation, LLC v. Village of Mamaroneck litigation stemming from the Planning Board’s denial of Hampshire’s residential subdivision application in 2020. In three decisions issued together on September 2, 2026, the Second Department upheld the Supreme Court’s...

Zarin & Steinmetz attorney David S. Steinmetz appeared before the White Plains Planning Board in connection with Whitmore Estates’ preliminary subdivision application for the former Windward School property in White Plains. The proposal seeks a 13-lot subdivision of the 5.355-acre site at 5 and 15 Windward Avenue, allowing 14 single-family homes to be built following...

David S. Steinmetz led the firm and the Ridgewood Elmwood Development Team in a multi-year planning, engineering and environmental review that culminated in one of the largest recent residential subdivision approvals in Westchester County. Z&S secured subdivision, steep slopes and wetlands approval for a 113 lot development on the former Elmwood Country Club site located...

Representing Briarhouse LLC and its development team, David Cooper and Kate (Roberts) Feinman recently secured zoning text and map amendments, as well as concept plan approval, from the Village of Briarcliff Manor Village Board in connection with a $55 million mixed-use redevelopment project that will transform the southern gateway to the village’s downtown district. The...

Zarin & Steinmetz LLP is representing Continental American RE in connection with the 16 Villard Avenue project – a 60-unit active adult (55+) community in Hastings-on-Hudson. The development would transform a long-vacant site into vibrant new housing designed for downsizing residents, featuring modern amenities and a mix of affordable units. In addition to revitalizing the...

Zarin & Steinmetz attorneys David Cooper and Jaclyn Cohen represented Freestone Renewables in connection with securing site plan approval from the Town of Yorktown Planning Board for a major community solar energy project. The approval allows the construction of a solar farm on a 15-acre portion of the 52.53-acre parcel on Jacob Road. The approved plans include 6,700 ground-mounted solar...

The Business Council of Westchester has named Lee Lefkowitz of Zarin & Steinmetz a recipient of 2026 Rising Stars – 40 Under 40 recognition. The Rising Stars program honors outstanding young professionals across Westchester County who demonstrate exceptional professional achievement, leadership, innovation, and commitment to their communities. Modeled after the national “40 Under 40” recognition...

Jacob Amir, Dan Richmond and Brian Sinsabaugh represented the firm’s client, an investor and developer, on approvals for a 144 residential unit complex, including senior housing, in the Town of Newburgh, Orange County. The project required coordinating our client’s interests with the seller, state and local agencies, existing mortgage lienors and the assignee buyer over...