Zarin & Steinmetz LLP is happy to announce that Matt Behrens and Aaron Warner have joined the firm as associates. Matt comes to the firm after serving as Chief of Staff and Project Manager for a NYC-based real estate development firm. During his time there, he managed legal and operational matters for the company, including...

White Plains, NY, February 22, 2024 — Zarin & Steinmetz LLP, a boutique law firm concentrating in real estate and land development, has named Lee J. Lefkowitz a partner of the firm. Lefkowitz will be a key part of the firm’s growing litigation practice, helping to expand its breadth with a focus on commercial and...

Zarin & Steinmetz is extremely proud that our Managing Partner, David S. Steinmetz, has been selected as one of the “Top 25 Lawyers in Westchester County” for the third time. Z&S is also pleased to announce that Partners David Cooper, Jody Cross, Daniel Richmond, Brad Schwartz, David Steinmetz, and Michael Zarin and have been selected...

In the March 9, 2023 edition of the New York Law Journal’s Expert Analysis Section, David reviews various approaches municipalities can use to combat the housing crisis in New York. As many demographic studies and public policy groups have documented, New York is losing a large portion of its workforce as young professionals and others...

Jody Cross, together with JMC Site Development Consultants, received favorable feedback from the Peekskill Common Council for a new multifamily project proposed by Peekskill Views LLC in the City of Peekskill. The Peekskill Views Project would include 33, 3-bedroom townhomes on a 13-acre site on Frost Lane. The Project also proposes recreation amenities such as...

Z&S Partners David Steinmetz and Jody Cross, together with Yankwitt LLP, co-authored an article that was recently published in the New York Law Journal, entitled “Is It Time to Retire Specific Performance’s ‘Land Is Unique’ Mantra?” The article examines the continued relevancy of specific performance as a remedy for breach of a residential contract of...

Kory Salomone is representing WMG Acquisitions on an application to develop a 146,792 s.f. self-storage/warehouse facility on an approximately 11-acre site located at 100 Business Park Drive in Armonk.  The self-storage portion of the building is proposed to be 3-stories and 92,913 s.f.  The warehouse portion of the building is proposed to be 1-story and...

Michael Zarin and Kory Salomone are representing The Farrell Building Company on an application to redevelop the former Ridgeway Country Club with 99 single-family homes and a clubhouse for the new community. Kory and Michael recently appeared before the City of White Plains Planning Board to kick off the review of the project. The Project...

Jacob Amir has joined the Z&S Team as a Partner, bringing over 25 years of experience in real estate and construction law. Jacob will expand the firm’s land use, litigation, and transactional practices. Jacob has spent over two decades representing stakeholders on various development projects, including acquisitions and sales, guidance through the entitlement process, as...

Brad is teaching Land Use Regulation this semester at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University. His class of 2L and 3L students will learn about land use and zoning entitlements, due diligence, eminent domain, environmental regulation, Article 78 litigation, and more. Brad is drawing on his work in communities throughout the Lower...