Development of Industrial Real Estate and Distribution Centers

Mr. Curry’s broadly based transactional practice concentrates on commercial real estate sales, acquisitions, leasing and development, and in the burgeoning area of economic development. Specific transactions include counseling major corporations in the fields of telecommunications, barcode technology, medical devices, pharmaceuticals manufacturing, food manufacture and distribution, internet content, and other technology-driven fields in the acquisition or disposal of headquarters sites, manufacturing facilities, and warehouse and distribution centers in all areas of the United States. Mr. Curry is counsel to the Commercial Industrial Brokers Society of Long Island (CIBS).  He has frequently lectured on Continuing Legal Education course panels for the New York State Bar Association, and before various attorneys, accountants, and business panels.

As a member of the firm's real estate team, Mr. Dishell focuses on transactional matters including industrial acquisition, disposition, and development, and work related to multifamily assets. He is passionate about advanced energy matters and regularly advises clients on solar leasing and development.

Ms. John-Basta is a member in the firm’s Real Estate, Development & Land Use Group. She has over 15 years of experience representing both municipalities and private developers throughout the local and outside agency land use and redevelopment entitlement process. Ms. John-Basta regularly appears before governing bodies, planning boards and zoning boards of adjustment on behalf of developers in connection with applications for site plan, subdivision, variances and zoning interpretations. Her practice also heavily concentrates on guiding developers through the redevelopment process. This process entails working closely with municipal government to designate areas in need of redevelopment, adoption of redevelopment plans, negotiation of redevelopment agreements and the entry into long-term and short-term tax abatement agreements. Ms. John-Basta is the co-author to the most preeminent treatise on land use and zoning in the state, entitled the New Jersey Zoning & Land Use Administration, 2015-2022 Editions.