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Real Estate: Land Use

Land use is the body of law that deals with gaining approval from public agencies for the changes needed to develop or redevelop commercial property—changes that involve zoning, entitlements, annexation, permitting and environmental review.

To do land use right, you need a legal team with broad and deep experience within the real estate industry—a legal team that knows the law and knows your business.  At McDonough Holland & Allen PC, we can be your sole legal source for advice, planning, transactions and dispute resolution in projects involving land use.

Our land use attorneys have pooled their knowledge and experience to write a comprehensive guide—Redevelopment in California (now in its third edition). This book contains the latest developments in statutory and case law.

These attorneys have been involved with the land use aspects of hundreds of successful projects, including residential housing and subdivisions, commercial/industrial development, master planned communities, mixed-use development, redevelopment and infill projects.

Land Use attorneys also represented the owners of Arco Arena and the Sacramento Kings NBA Team in the successful public refinancing of their private debt—a move that allowed the team to remain in Sacramento. Our land use attorneys also negotiated and structured a tax-exempt financing for a downtown Sacramento convention center hotel.

We are also broadly experienced in military base closings and redevelopment.

• Hamilton Field in Marin County (City of Novato)
• Naval Station Treasure Island (San Francisco)
• Castle Air Force Base (Merced)
• Two major projects at Fort Ord (City of Marina at Monterey Bay)

Our clients are individuals, public and private companies, government agencies, and institutions. They are owners, operators, investors, lenders, insurers, developers and builders who are responsible for land use compliance at real estate properties.

When it comes to land use law for the real estate industry—whether advice, planning, transactions or dispute resolution—the lawyers at McDonough Holland & Allen PC will do what it takes to help you "Do it right."

For more detailed information about the firm’s land use capabilities, please see the Land Use page within the Public Law section of this web site.