Real Estate Attorneys in New York
Abrams Fensterman’s Real Estate Law practice provides comprehensive legal counsel to institutional, entrepreneurial, and individual clients across New York, supported by a full-service, multidisciplinary platform. Led by Brooklyn Partner, Mark Caruso, the firm’s Real Estate Practice spans both commercial and residential matters, combining sophisticated transactional capabilities with deep litigation experience.
Clients rely on Abrams Fensterman for strategic guidance across the full real estate lifecycle—from acquisitions, financings, and leasing to dispute resolution and complex ownership issues—delivered with the insight, precision, and responsiveness that define the firm’s approach.
Abrams Fensterman is recognized nationwide as one of the “Best Law Firms in America“® for Real Estate Law.
REAL ESTATE SERVICES
Real Estate Litigation
Strategic representation in commercial real estate and business disputes, including foreclosures, landlord-tenant matters, partnership and brokerage disputes, quiet title and specific performance actions, adverse possession and prescriptive easement claims, and other high-stakes litigation.
Real Estate Acquisitions & Sales
Counsel on acquisitions and dispositions across asset classes, including contract negotiation, due diligence, entity structuring, and closing.
Real Estate Financing
Representation of lenders and borrowers in conventional, bridge, and mezzanine financing, preferred equity investments, refinances, and other complex capital stacks.
Commercial Leasing
Drafting, negotiating, and enforcing leases for landlords and tenants across office, retail, industrial, restaurant, and mixed-use properties—guided by litigation-informed insight.
Neighbor License Agreements
Negotiation and litigation of license/access agreements, including RPAPL 881 proceedings, to support construction and development needs while protecting client interests.
General Counsel Services
Ongoing outside counsel support for businesses—from governance and contracts to day-to-day operational legal needs—delivered with a practical understanding of business goals.
Comprehensive Representation for Every Real Estate Client
Whether dealing with a first time home buyer or a seasoned commercial landlord, our real estate team handles everything related to a residential or commercial real estate transaction, including:
- 1031 Exchanges
- Business formation and entity selection, LLC’s, corporations, partnerships
- Construction law issues
- Contract drafting and negotiation
- Coorperative and Condominium actions with NY Attorney General
- Coorperative and Condominium Offering Plans and Amendments
- Healthcare properties
- Investment properties
- Land use, zoning, variances, special exceptions, setbacks and permits
- Liens and lien releases
- Litigation matters, including partition, easements, breach of contract, specific performance, constructive trust, broker disputes and fraudulent deeds
- Mortgages and foreclosures
- No action letter applications to NY Attorney General
- Preparing purchace agreements, deeds and leases
- Real estate closings
- Real estate corporations and real estate partnerships
- Real estate tax exemption and abatement applications
- Title examinations, title insurance and title clearance
From routine and everyday issues to complex and sophisticated dilemmas, our real estate lawyers provide cutting edge representation in all aspects of real estate law.
Contact Our Law Firm
For further information about our real estate legal services, please contact our law firm on Long Island at 516-328-2300, in Brooklyn at 718-215-5300, in White Plains at 914-607-7010, in Rochester at 585-218-9999 or in Albany at 518-535-9477 to schedule an initial consultation.
