Real Estate: Pullman & Comley

Overview

Pullman & Comley's Real Estate practice assists clients throughout Connecticut and nationally in a broad range of commercial real estate matters including developing, conveyancing, leasing and financing. Our clients include institutional, public and private lenders, residential and commercial developers, regulated utilities, health care institutions, real estate investors and corporate property owners.

Through our Real Estate Litigation practice, we handle disputes arising out of broken banking relationships, partnership conflicts, partition actions, zoning and environmental controversies, among other matters. Drawing upon the experience of attorneys in other practice areas around the firm, our Real Estate practice also handles environmental issues such as managing environmental risk and brownfield developments, green development, land use permits and approvals and tax matters related to real estate transactions.

News & Insights

News

Megan Carannante Comments on Challenges of Supervising Remote Workers
Hartford Business Journal, 05.31.2021
Jon Orleans Talks to the Hartford Business Journal about Restrictive Covenants in Employment
Hartford Business Journal, 05.31.2021
Jonathan Orleans Addresses Employer Questions about the Covid-19 Vaccine in Fairfield County Business Journal Interview
Fairfield County Business Journal, 01.11.2021
Retired Judge Holzberg Speaks on "Face the State" About the Upcoming Eviction and Mortgage Crisis
WFSB Face the State, 12.13.2020
Jonathan Orleans Offers Advice to Employers as Connecticut Returns to Work
Fairfield County Business Journal, 05.31.2020
Megan Carannante Quoted in the Hartford Courant on Issues Facing Employees as They Return to the Workplace
Hartford Courant, 05.14.2020
Joshua Hawks-Ladds Quoted by CNBC on Unemployment Benefits as Workplaces Reopen
CNBC, 05.11.2020
Joshua Hawks-Ladds Interviewed on The Talk of Connectucut on How Businesses in CT Can Safely Reopen
Talk of Connecticut Radio Show, 05.11.2020
Nancy A. D. Hancock Interviewed by WNPR about the Paycheck Protection Program
Connecticut Public Radio, 04.28.2020
Steven J. Stafstrom Quoted on CT Courts Post-Pandemic
Connecticut Post, 04.24.2020
D. Robert Morris and Jonathan Orleans Quoted on Employees' Coronavirus-Related Expenses
Fairfield County Business Journal, 04.13.2020
Joshua Hawks-Ladds Featured on CBIA Question of the Day on How Employers Can Verify Leave Requests Relating to COVID-19
CBIA, 04.09.2020
Judge Holzberg Quoted by CT Law Tribune on Video Conferencing Mediation
Connecticut Law Tribune, 04.07.2020
Pullman & Comley Identified by Real Leaders as a Top Business Leader in Fighting COVID-19
Real Leaders, 04.01.2020
Andrew Glassman Appears on MetroHartford Alliance Podcast on COVID-19
03.27.2020
Joshua Hawks-Ladds Talks on Labor and Employment Among COVID-19 in MetroHartford Alliance Webinar
03.24.2020
Mark Sommaruga and Jonathan Orleans Quoted on Telecommuting in Hartford Business Journal
Hartford Business Journal, 03.23.2020
Steve Cowherd and Jonathan Orleans Quoted in Westport News on Growing Number of COVID-19 Cases
Westport News, 03.17.2020
Joshua S. Cole Re-elected to Wilton Board of Selectmen
Patch, 11.18.2019
Springfield Chamber of Commerce Honors Pullman & Comley
10.02.2019

Events

A Conversation with Commissioner Dykes and Review of the 2021 Legislative Session
Zoom Webinar, 06.15.2021
Greg Servodidio to speak at 2021 CBIA Connecticut Tax Conference
Webinar, 06.15.2021
Working Together Webinar Series - Part VI: Management Tool Kit and Wage and Hour Update
04.21.2021
Elliott B. Pollack to Present on Pros and Cons of Outsourcing Your Real Estate Portfolio Management
03.18.2021
Jonathan A. Kaplan Presents Webinar on Tenant Bankruptcy Law
03.04.2021
Landlord and Tenant Issues in Bankruptcy in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond
Webinar, 12.17.2020
Connecticut Revaluations and Massachusetts Assessments in the Covid Era
Zoom Webinar, 12.02.2020
Status of Brownfield Redevelopment in Connecticut
Webinar, 10.07.2020
Online Meetings and Remote Voting for Homeowners' Associations
Zoom Webinar, 08.11.2020
Thinking About Moving to Connecticut? Here’s What You Need to Know
07.31.2020

Publications

A Summary of Pullman & Comley Advisories on Coronavirus (COVID-19)
CT Property Owners with Recorded Environmental Use Restrictions Subject to New Obligations
06.07.2021
Repurposing New Life to Struggling Retail Centers
New England Real Estate Journal, 05.28.2021
Repurposing Connecticut's Commercial Real Estate Market in the Wake of COVID-19
04.22.2021
A Brave New World of Commercial Leasing
Hartford Business Journal and New Haven BIZZ, 01.01.2021
Executive Order 9L Extends All CT Executive Orders Until February 2021
11.17.2020
Connecticut CARES Small Business Grant Program Created to Help Small Businesses and Non-Profits Recover from Challenges of COVID-19 Pandemic
10.29.2020
Can a Lease Terminated Under State Law be Revived in the Tenant's Bankruptcy?
10.28.2020
The Connecticut General Assembly Puts the First Nail in the Transfer Act’s Coffin: Connecticut to Adopt New Release-Based Remediation Program, but There is Still Much Work to be Done
10.04.2020
Governor Lamont Extends Executive Orders through November 9, 2020
09.14.2020
Governor Lamont Declares Continuing State of Emergency, Extends Executive Emergency Powers Through February 9, 2021
09.04.2020
Executions On Commercial Evictions and Limited Residential Evictions Can Proceed Starting September 2, 2020
09.01.2020
MA Property Tax Alert: What to Do If You Disagree with Your FY2021 Assessment
08.21.2020
Upcoming 2020 Municipal Revaluations in Connecticut
08.20.2020
Governor Lamont Extends Eviction Moratorium and Provides Additional Relief to Tenants
07.09.2020
Suburban Hubs Offer Possible Solution to Office Re-openings
New York Real Estate Journal, 07.07.2020
The Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act – A Happily Ever After?
06.05.2020
How Commercial Landlords, Tenants Can Reach COVID-19 Compromises
Hartford Business Journal, 06.01.2020
Main Street Lending Program: Summary as of May 20, 2020
05.20.2020
All in on Al Fresco? What Municipalities Need to Consider as Connecticut Moves to Expand Outside Dining Under COVID-19 Executive Order 7MM
05.13.2020
Paycheck Protection Program Loans Explained: Some Frequently Asked Questions
05.06.2020
Federal Reserve Board Changes Some Loan Terms and Issues New Requirements for the Main Street Lending Program
05.05.2020
Federal Reserve Board Releases Details About Its Previously Announced Main Street Lending Program
04.13.2020
Governor Lamont’s Executive Order 7X dated 04-10-2020 Addresses Evictions and Real Estate Proceedings During COVID-19 Crisis
04.10.2020
What Landlords, Tenants, and Lenders All Want from SNDAs
New England Real Estate Journal, 04.03.2020
Connecticut Governor Lamont Issues Executive Order 7S Providing for Property Tax Relief
04.03.2020
Negative Online Reviews: Pause and Think Before You Respond
CT Lawyer, March | April 2020
Landlords and Tenants Under Stress: Negotiated Resolutions May Offer Relief
04.01.2020
Summary of Terms for SBA Loans in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES” Act)
03.29.2020
CARES Act Expands Debt Limitations to Allow More Businesses to Qualify for Relief Under the Small Business Reorganization Act
03.28.2020
DECD Guidance on Connecticut Governor's Executive Order 7H
03.23.2020
The Effect of a Government-Ordered Shutdown on Contractual Performance
03.21.2020
UPDATE: What Will the "Families First Coronavirus Response Act" Mean for Employers?
03.19.2020
Steps Landlords and Property Owners Can Take to Respond to Challenges of COVID-19
03.19.2020
New Small Business Reorganization Act Makes It Easier For Small Businesses To Reorganize
03.13.2020
COVID-19: Key Issues and Responses for Employers
03.06.2020
Is Connecticut Prepared for the Coronavirus (COVID-19)?
03.04.2020
Cannabis: Can I Buy This? The Current Legal Landscape for Connecticut’s Marijuana Industry and Predictions for 2020
01.16.2020

Press Releases

Case Studies

Representation of Savings Bank for Historic Hotel Revitalization
Our Real Estate practice successfully represented a local savings bank in connection with a non-revolving multiple tranche line of credit to the owner of Goodwin Square, an historic office building in downtown Hartford.
UCONN Opens Downtown Hartford Campus
Our Real Estate and Government Finance attorneys represented the University of Connecticut in connection with the relocation of its West Hartford University library facilities and operations to the main branch of the Hartford Library.
Transformation of Blighted Property into Multifamily Housing and School
Attorneys from our Government Finance and Real Estate practice were instrumental in the transformation of a blighted industrial property in Bridgeport into multifamily housing and a new charter school.
Office Conversion Creates New Apartments in Hartford
Our Real Estate and Business Finance attorneys closed various loan financing facilities of more than $8.7 million for housing for educational professionals in downtown Hartford.

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