Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. is a regional law firm based in New Jersey that provides legal services across multiple practice areas. The firm frequently publishes content related to real estate development, environmental law, state and local incentives, land use, and economic development. Their publications often address regulatory changes, redevelopment challenges, tax credit incentives, and litigation matters affecting businesses and municipalities. The firm also covers topics such as transit-oriented development, brownfield redevelopment, and community benefits in urban planning. Sills Cummis & Gross serves clients involved in commercial real estate, environmental remediation, and public policy, offering insights into legal and regulatory frameworks impacting these sectors.
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I salute property owner, client and friend George Jacobs for his candor about the mess in which shopping center owners, managers, retailers and lenders find themselves. My thoughts about the shopping center landlord-tenant relationship in the midst of this pandemic…
As malls and shopping centers re-open, a second default scenario looms behind the tenant’s failure to pay rent: its failure to “continuously operate” as required in many store leases. Just as JC Penney is fighting to keep Sephora’s store-in-store concept…
On Saturday May 2, 2020, New Jersey Governor Philip D. Murphy issued Executive Order (EO) 136 providing for sweeping extensions of many statutory deadlines required under environmental laws and regulations administered by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP…
Curbside pick-up lanes and “to-go” parking spaces—already trending in shopping centers before the pandemic—have become essential features of retail stores in the wake of COVID-19 and are likely to become permanent fixtures in shopping centers. Likewise, drive-throughs and walk-up or…
Curbside pick-up lanes and “to-go” parking spaces—already trending in shopping centers before the pandemic—have become essential features of retail stores in the wake of COVID-19 and are likely to become permanent fixtures in shopping centers. Likewise, drive-throughs and walk-up or…
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP or Department) issued two major announcements concerning site remediation arising out of Governor Murphy’s March 9, 2020 State of Emergency and Public Health Emergency declarations. The Department clarified that construction related to…
Eight days after Governor Murphy signed Executive Order No. 122 (EO 122), which “ceased the physical operations of non-essential construction projects indefinitely,” the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA), on April 14, 2020, imposed an additional requirement for builders…
More than ever, the development industry needs permit extension legislation to ensure a robust real estate market once the current public health emergency is resolved. Legislation tracking the Permit Extension Act (PEA) of 2008 (PEA) should be implemented. While the…
