Commercial real estate is under pressure. Rising interest rates, falling property values, and sector-specific weakness have left owners, lenders, and investors facing hard choices. In our recent webinar, three of our...

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman is pleased to announce that our Real Estate Practice Group recently represented Atlantic Garden Realty Group in the acquisition of the iconic “Manhattan Building” at 200-212 Sunrise...

New York, NY – [September 9, 2025] – Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP (FRB) is pleased to announce that Michael L. Landsman, Esq. has been promoted to Co-Chair of the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group, leading the...

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman (FRB) is pleased to announce that Michael L. Landsman has joined the firm as a Partner in its Real Estate and Estate Planning Practice Groups. Landsman brings his extensive experience in...

By: Jason R. Goldfarb, Esq. Electric vehicle charging infrastructure isn’t an absolute requirement for successful real estate development, but it’s quickly starting to become a standard along with other amenities...

By: James M. Black II, Esq. and Daryl Caffarone Overview To crack down on money-laundering in the U.S. residential real estate market, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) has proposed new reporting...

By: Ariel S. Holzer, Esq. and Brice A. Wilkerson, Esq., MBA Introduction: The Importance of Adverse Action Under the FCRA in Tenant Screening Residential[1] tenant screening (“Screening”) is vital in property management....

By: Ariel S. Holzer, Esq. and Brice A. Wilkerson, Esq., MBA  Introduction: The Importance of Tenant Screening in New York Screening – running credit reports, background checks, and verifying references for prospective...

    Scheduled to take effect in 2024, Local Law 97 will create an entirely new environmental compliance framework for any New York City building larger than 25,000 square feet (and in some cases, buildings that are...

By: Ariel S. Holzer, Esq., Elysse M. Anderson, Esq., with contributions from Brice Wilkerson In 2021, New York enacted a bill – the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (the “Act”) – limiting the amount...