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Real Estate

From developing a multimillion-dollar commercial venture to helping a person buy a home, our real estate attorneys bring years of wisdom and experience in all facets of real estate transactions and finance. Each year we complete more than 1,000 real estate transactions with a total value exceeding $100 million — yet we never lose sight of the importance our clients place on each transaction.

Our services include:

Commercial Real Estate Transactions

  • Purchase and sale of commercial properties
  • Project development
  • Financing
  • Leasing
  • Commercial mortgage financing
  • Consolidation/turning out existing lines of credit
  • Environmental due diligence
  • Tax challenges, condemnation matters, and other real property-related litigation

Residential Real Estate Transaction

  • Purchase and sales
  • Refinancing
  • Counsel regarding all aspects of buying or selling a home
  • Condominium and homeowner associations matters

Real Property Tax Matters

  • Assessment/valuation disputes
  • Tax exemption applications

Real Estate–Related Litigation

  • Zoning/boundary disputes
  • Zoning violations
  • Restrictive covenants matters
  • Condemnation

 

Attorneys

News

Lox, Locks, & Landlords: Preparing for and Implementing Successful Evictions

Please join us on Tuesday, October 29, as we review basics, trends, and new laws affecting summary evictions. Light refreshments will be provided. 8:30 am to 9:30 am at the Mackenzie Hughes LLP office Presented by Neil J. Smith, Esq. & John M. Nichols, Esq. For those unable to attend, the breakfast will be recorded and […]

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Mackenzie Hughes Adds Three Attorneys

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Mackenzie Hughes LLP’s Managing Partner Richard Engel announces the recent addition of attorneys Robb P. Barrett, Rebecca E. Alesi and Robert R. Hojnacki to the team. Robb P. Barrett joined the firm in January as a partner in the Business Department. He focuses on business and corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, securities […]

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Ian S. Ludd Joins Mackenzie Hughes LLP Business Department

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Ian Ludd has recently joined the business department of Mackenzie Hughes LLP after graduating cum laude with both a Juris Doctor degree from the Syracuse University College of Law and a Master of Public Administration degree from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. During Law School Ian was a member […]

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Blog

Protecting Your Personal Assets: The Importance of Umbrella Insurance

In today’s fast-paced world, where accidents and unexpected events can happen at any time, safeguarding your hard-earned assets is crucial. While most people are familiar with homeowners, auto and watercraft insurance that provide coverage for specific situations, like accidents at home, on the road or on the water, many people are not aware of the […]

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When Commercial Leases Don’t Mean What They Say

So you’re presented with a Commercial Lease, say a business retail tenant in a shopping center. You’re perhaps a Landlord, or a Tenant. You carefully review all of the terms and have no problem with their clarity. They’re explicit and unambiguous. What you might not realize is that there can be a third and silent […]

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Purchasing Property with a Lease

Often when purchasing a company, certain assets pose issues not easy to discern. For example, a Purchaser can buy real estate through a purchase contract and perhaps even personal property such as furniture and furnishings, fairly easily. When purchasing real estate, title insurance can be ordered, surveys re-dated, and abstracts renewed. Information on mortgages can […]

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