Reuben, Junius & Rose, LLP is a full-service real estate law firm. We deliver high-quality legal work with small-firm efficiencies and pricing.
Our attorneys counsel and represent clients in all facets of real estate law, with special emphasis on real estate transactions and land use planning and zoning. We take considerable pride in our attorneys’ experience, versatility and commitment. In conjunction with delivering high-quality legal services, we encourage every member of the firm to become actively involved in the San Francisco community.
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The firms clients include globally recognized developers such as Tishman-Speyer Properties, Kilroy Realty, Boston Properties, Equity Residential, United Dominion, and others. We also represent national retailers like CVS pharmacies, Starbucks Coffee, Sherwin-Williams Paints, and more. And finally, we represent many small property owners and developers.
Reuben, Junius & Rose, LLP provides full-service representation for purchase and sale transactions, including drafting and legal review of purchase and sale agreements and associated closing documents. Our attorneys have experience with
Join us for a panel with leading experts in varied fields to share insights on office-to-residential conversions in San Francisco and beyond. Panelists will focus on buildings with distinctive features in promising neighborhoods or locations near business districts. The speakers will consider design, legal, and financial implications of converting existing office and mixed commercial buildings to residential uses. The discussion will primarily spotlight buildings where conditions and opportunities are most favorable to adaptive reuse and redevelopment. Panelists: Charles Bloszies / FAIA, Architect & Structural Engineer Andrew Junius / Reuben, Junius, & Rose, Land Use Attorney Joy
Back in May, we wrote about a March 28, 2024, Department of Housing and Community Development (“HCD”) Letter of Technical Assistance to the City of Compton, which determined that the Builder’s Remedy does not prohibit a city or county from requiring Builder’s Remedy projects to obtain zoning or general plan amendment approvals.[1] Since then, HCD has issued a Letter of Technical Assistance and a subsequent Notice of Violation[2] to the City of Beverly Hills, walking back that March determination and confirming that a Builder’s Remedy project cannot be denied based on inconsistency with a jurisdiction’s zoning
As the summer winds down and with most of the San Francisco’s boards and commissions on break, there is not much activity happening in the local land-use world. Below are a handful of ordinances that were introduced on July 30th, the last hearing before the Board of Supervisors’ legislative recess and currently winding their way through the review process. Crackdown on Unauthorized Dwelling Units Legislation proposed by Supervisor Melgar (BOS File No. 24-0803) would implement a new, multi-pronged approach to San Francisco’s (the “City’s”) handling of unauthorized dwelling units (“UDUs”). Under the legislation, the Planning Department’s
Last month, the Downtown Oakland Specific Plan (“DOSP”) was adopted by the Oakland City Council, with the DOSP environmental impact report being certified July 16 and the implementing Planning Code, Zoning Map, and Municipal Code amendments passing on second read July 30. The DOSP is intended to guide development over the next twenty years, to meet the projected housing and employment needs in Oakland’s downtown. The plan encompasses approximately 850 acres, and is generally bounded by 27th Street to the north, I-980, Brush and Market Streets to the west, Embarcadero and Jack London estuary waterfront to
Property owners in San Francisco have a right to appeal the assessed value of their properties within a certain window of time and may request tax exclusions when performing certain work. Typically, the Assessor determines the increased base year value for the portion of any taxable real property that is newly constructed. The value of the land would remain unchanged when there is new construction. However, the cost of some types of improvements, including seismic safety improvements and accessibility improvements, may be excluded from reassessment if a timely request is submitted. Below is an overview of
