New York Area Projects

SPR represented Empire State Development on the 35-acre rezoning for and development of Columbia University’s new West Harlem graduate campus.  SPR advised on the environmental impact statement, General Project Plan, and the historic resource review.  As co-counsel, the Firm successfully litigated a condemnation challenge through the N.Y. Court of Appeals.

SPR represents the New York State Thruway Authority with respect to the replacement of the Tappan Zee Bridge, which connects Westchester and Rockland counties across the Hudson River.  SPR advised as to the project’s environmental review pursuant to National Environmental Policy Act and State Environmental Quality Review Act, and with regard to the environmental permitting…

SPR represented the New York Yankees with respect to the development of the new Yankee Stadium, which included the construction of additional parking facilities and the creation of new parkland and recreational facilities at and in the immediate vicinity of the existing stadium and along the Harlem River.  The Firm served as co-counsel in successfully…

SPR serves and environmental and construction counsel for the developer in connection with the restoration and redevelopment of the historic “Empire Stores” warehouses located in Brooklyn Bridge Park.  The warehouses were initially constructed between 1869 and 1885, and were used to store coffee and other goods along the East River, but remained largely abandoned between…

SPR represents a major industrial client in connection with the Federal government’s investigation and remediation of the Lower Passaic River.  The cleanup, part of the Diamond Akali Superfund Site, is the largest planned remediation in U.S. Superfund history.