Expedited Approval for Outdoor Permits Just in Time for Connecticut’s Re-Opening

• Hinckley Allen Real Estate
• May 20, 2020

Prior to the first phase of re-opening non-essential businesses in the State of Connecticut, which will commence on May 20, 2020, Governor Ned Lamont issued Executive Order 7MM (“the Order”) to expedite the approval and permitting process for businesse…

Massachusetts Takes Action to Ease Permitting Process for Municipalities and State Authorities During COVID-19 State of Emergency

• Hinckley Allen Real Estate
• April 7, 2020

On April 3, 2020, Governor Baker signed legislation titled “An Act To Address Challenges Faced by Municipalities and State Authorities Resulting from COVID-19” (the “Act”).  The Act, among other things, makes a number of changes to the local permi…

Executive Orders in Connecticut Suspend and Modify Public Hearing Procedures

• Hinckley Allen Real Estate
• March 27, 2020

Governor Lamont has issued two Executive Orders relating to public agency meetings, Executive Order 7B, which allows public agency meetings to be held by video conference or conference call, and Executive Order 71, which suspends and modifies notice proced…

Navigating Zoning Hurdles for Alternative Uses

• Hinckley Allen Real Estate
• December 4, 2019

Every month, it seems that another Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) has approved a new alternative use business in a location that previously housed typical retail or industrial establishments: an axe-throwing business in a former warehouse, an interac…

The Expanding Definition of Retail: Incorporating Alternative Uses in Retail Shopping Centers

• Hinckley Allen Real Estate
• July 16, 2019

As retail real estate continues to evolve, landlords are increasingly looking for tenants with alternative uses to fill vacant spaces in shopping centers. What once may have been a toy store, might now be outfitted as a fitness center. A storefront that on…

Qualified Opportunity Zones: An Update

• Hinckley Allen Real Estate
• March 12, 2019

Hinckley Allen's A Practical Guide to the Qualified Opportunity Zone Program and Qualified Opportunity Zones: Insights from the Government's New Guidance detail a promising new program contained in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, that provides significant …