Most asked
What does a Real Estate Transactions case typically involve?
Seamless closings and sophisticated deal structures. Whether buying, selling, or refinancing, we navigate NYC real estate with precision.
Real Estate Transactions
Seamless closings and sophisticated deal structures. Whether buying, selling, or refinancing, we navigate NYC real estate with precision.
Overview
What you need to know.
The basics, what we do, and the issues we see most.
How long does an NYC residential closing take, and what does the attorney do?
Quick Answer
NYC residential closings — co-ops, condos, and brownstones — typically run 60 to 90 days from contract to keys. The attorney reviews the proprietary lease and board package, runs title, inspects the building's financials, negotiates the contract, and represents you at the closing table. Mansion tax of 1% applies on purchases over $1 million.
Who we work with
Buyers and sellers of NYC co-ops, condos, and 1–4 family homes; small developers; commercial landlords on retail and office leases. Direct attorney access from contract through closing. Flat fees on standard purchases and refinancings. Coordination with title underwriters, lenders, and managing agents across all five boroughs.
Areas of specialization
Specific areas we handle.
Each sub-practice has its own page with FAQs, statute citations, and process detail.
Residential Closings
We represent buyers and sellers in NYC residential closings — co-ops, condos, brownstones, single-family, and multi-family. Contract review, board package, title clearance, and the closing table across all five boroughs.
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Commercial Closings
We represent buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants in NYC commercial real estate — office, retail, warehouse, mixed-use, and ground-up development. Contract negotiation, environmental review, lease assignment, and closing coordination.
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Zoning & Land Use
We advise NYC property owners, developers, and small businesses on Zoning Resolution analysis, BSA variance and special-permit applications, City Planning ULURP matters, and zoning-violation resolution — across all five boroughs.
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Property Development
We represent NYC developers, sponsors, and investors through every legal phase of a development project — site acquisition, joint ventures, construction contracts, permitting, condo/co-op offering plans, and project close-out — across all five boroughs.
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Leases
We draft and negotiate NYC commercial and ground leases — for restaurant and retail tenants, office and industrial users, building owners, and ground-lease structures — across all five boroughs.
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Title & Recording
We resolve title defects, recording issues, easement and boundary disputes, and ACRIS recording problems for NYC property owners and buyers — across all five boroughs.
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Co-op & Condo
Co-op and condo closings across all five boroughs: board packages, proprietary leases, offering plans, flip taxes, and the tax differences between shares and real property. Every client works directly with their attorney.
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Start here
Which side of the deal are you on?
Pick the one that describes your transaction. Each goes to the checklist, the questions and the intake form for that kind of deal.
You are buying
Contract review, searches, the title report and what turns up on it.
- Residential purchase closing checklistStep by step, in order.
- 22 questions answered for buyersEach on its own page, answer first.
- Residential ClosingsHow the firm handles it.
- Tell us about your 1–4 family purchaseAn attorney reads every intake form.
You are selling
Payoffs, the transfer tax returns, and clearing what the search raises.
- Residential sale closing checklistStep by step, in order.
- 5 questions answered for sellersEach on its own page, answer first.
- Residential ClosingsHow the firm handles it.
- Tell us about your 1–4 family saleAn attorney reads every intake form.
You are refinancing
The lender policy, the mortgage recording tax, and whether a CEMA fits.
- Refinance and CEMA closing checklistStep by step, in order.
- 10 questions on what your lender will requireEach on its own page, answer first.
- 1 building type and how it closesWhat changes legally between them.
- Title and Recording ServicesHow the firm handles it.
- Tell us about your refinancingAn attorney reads every intake form.
You are buying a co-op or a condo
Board packages, the offering plan, the flip tax and who approves the purchaser.
- Co-op purchase closing checklistStep by step, in order.
- 22 questions answered for buyersEach on its own page, answer first.
- 13 building types and how each one closesWhat changes legally between them.
- Co-op and Condo ClosingsHow the firm handles it.
- Tell us about your co-op or condo dealAn attorney reads every intake form.
Your deal is commercial
Entity documents, survey and zoning review, tenancies and estoppels.
- Commercial purchase closing checklistStep by step, in order.
- Commercial ClosingsHow the firm handles it.
- Tell us about your commercial dealAn attorney reads every intake form.
Who we help
Who we represent.
Every case handled directly by the attorney you speak with at intake.
First-Time Buyers
Co-op and condo closings, board package review, contract negotiation.
Sellers & Investors
Sale contract drafting, title clearance, post-closing matters.
Developers & Sponsors
New-construction sales, offering plans, sponsor unit closings.
Commercial Buyers & Lessors
Commercial purchases, build-out clauses, assignment provisions.
How we handle your case
From summons to resolution.
The same attorney handles your matter from intake through hearing and closeout.
Frequently asked
Questions clients ask first.
Direct answers from the attorney who handles these matters.
Question 2How quickly do you respond to new cases?
Same-day response during business hours. An attorney reads every intake form and gets back to you the same business day.
Question 3Do you offer flat-fee pricing?
Yes — most OATH and similar matters are handled on a flat-fee basis rather than hourly. We provide a written fee estimate before any engagement.
Guides & resources
Practical references & further reading.
Articles and tools updated as NYC rules change.
Free case review
Have a Real Estate Transactions matter?
Same-day response during business hours. An attorney reads every intake form. Flat-fee pricing on most matters.
Same-day response
During business hours
Direct attorney access
Same lawyer from intake to close
Flat-fee pricing
On most OATH and closing matters