Representative Matters
For over sixty years, Sive, Paget & Riesel has been a recognized leader in environmental, land use, and municipal law and litigation. The firm has unparalleled experience assisting clients with environmental reviews, brownfield cleanups and redevelopment, environmental permitting, environmental aspects of real estate management, and due diligence reviews and risk assessments for corporate and real estate transactions. In recent years, the firm has built new practices in project finance, offshore wind and other renewables, climate change, and resiliency that draw on the firm’s historical strengths and experiences.
New York Liberty – Practice Facility
SPR represents the New York Liberty with regard to waterfront authorizations of a revolutionary practice facility in Newtown Creek. Designed “by players, for players,” the 75,000 square-foot facility is projected to open in 2027 with top-of-the-line amenities including: two full sized practice co...
MTA Congestion Pricing
The Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA), an affiliate of the MTA, along with the New York State and New York City Departments of Transportation (collectively, the Project Sponsors), have proposed the Central Business District Tolling Program (CBDTP) for Federal Highway Administration (F...
Nine Dot Energy – NY Green Bank
SPR represents a lender in connection with a $25 million revolving credit facility for NineDot Energy to finance interconnection deposits for battery energy storage projects.
Bayonne Bridge Navigational Clearance Program
SPR represented the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (“Port Authority”) with regard to the environmental review and permitting of this project, which raised the vertical clearance of the Bayonne Bridge over the Kill van Kull for larger container vessels. The environmental reviews were un...
Brooklyn Developmental Center
SPR has served as environmental counsel to Empire State Development (ESD) with respect to the ongoing redevelopment of the Brooklyn Developmental Center with 100% affordable housing, including supportive housing, community facility and commercial uses, and substantial open space. This redevelopme...