Institutional & Mixed Use Development

Our institutional practice focuses on all aspects of the development and zoning processes. Institutions oftentimes are not aware of the extent to which the development process is regulated and how motivated, organized and sophisticated opposition have become.  Gildea & Schmidt, LLC provides knowledgeable legal counsel concerning all facets of the zoning and development processes, beginning with the initial due diligence and assessment stages, then acquisition, entitlement approvals with local, state and federal governments and, as needed, prosecuting or defending related appeals.

Our attorneys understand not just the legal needs of institutional clients, but also their business goals.  Past clients have included a wide range of institutional entities including large scale health providers and educational institutions.  By providing analysis and recommendations that give our clients flexibility in assessing the risk level throughout the process, we allow sound decisions, to be made in line with the fiduciary duty of a quasi-public organization.

This firm has been involved in numerous rezonings and Planned Unit Development projects, which involve either institutional uses or mixed use development.  The firm has a keen understanding of the unique issues that arise when proposing a mixed-use development and are able to identify issues at the planning stages, which will likely arise during the approval process.