Blank Rome’s land use and real estate tax attorneys provide land use, zoning, and real estate tax advice to a variety of clients and in matters of varying complexity throughout the southeastern Pennsylvania region.  Our general areas of representation include:

• zoning and land-use due diligence
• zoning approvals
• land development and subdivision approvals
• building and related permits
• real estate tax analysis and due diligence
• real estate tax assessment and valuation appeals
• real estate tax exemptions and abatements

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Blank Rome has performed the following zoning, land use, and real estate tax representations specific to energy and utility-related clients:

• Zoning, land development, and municipal approvals for a cogeneration facility in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
• City of Philadelphia zoning and development approvals for a cogeneration facility at a major university.
• A mini-cogeneration facility at a major teaching hospital in Philadelphia.
• City of Philadelphia permits and approvals for both an auxiliary solar generating facility and a cogeneration facility for a major professional sports franchise.
• City of Philadelphia permits and approvals for a thermal energy co-location facility.
• Zoning advice related to a municipal rezoning effort affecting a major oil refinery in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
• Municipal and county approvals for cellular telecommunication towers.
• Real estate tax advices for an electricity generating facility in Philadelphia.
• Real estate tax assessment appeals for major oil refinery properties in Pennsylvania.