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The Elderkin Law Firm’s Real Estate Group represents a diverse
group of clients. From individuals to small businesses,
non-profit organizations, municipalities, mortgage banks and
major financial institutions, our real estate attorneys handle a
wide variety of commercial and residential real estate matters,
from simple to sophisticated, including all aspects of
acquisition, financing, management, maintenance, sale and
leasing, as well as residential and commercial development
projects, finance issues, tax assessment appeals, land use and
zoning, environmental, leasing, and mortgage lending.
Diversified Experience:
We represent clients in all facets of the acquisition,
financing, leasing, maintenance and sale of real estate. We
represent buyers, sellers, and financial institutions in the
real estate purchase and sale process and we have extensive
experience in drafting, negotiating and resolving easements,
restrictive covenants, and boundary disputes. Our professional
real estate services include:
Leasing: We represent both landlords and tenants in all aspects
of residential and commercial leasing.
Commercial Acquisitions: We counsel clients in acquiring,
developing and financing commercial properties, including office
and apartment buildings, telecommunications facilities,
manufacturing facilities and industrial parks.
Construction: We have negotiated and drafted construction
contracts and subcontracts for both small and large commercial
construction projects. We represent both developers and
institutional lenders in construction loan financing.
Residential Development: The Firm assists clients in land
development issues, from acquisition through subdivision
development and zoning.
Planned Communities, Condominiums and Condominium and Homeowner
Associations: We assist and advise clients in creating,
converting and/or forming planned unit communities and
residential and commercial condominiums and in establishing
unit, condominium and/or homeowner associations and related
governance issues.
Taxation: Our real estate attorneys have substantial experience
in all aspects of real estate taxation, including Pennsylvania
realty transfer tax, gift tax, capital gains tax and §1031
like-kind exchanges.
Zoning: We represent and advise individual property owners,
development companies, non-profit corporations and
municipalities on all issues of zoning and land use law
including local agency law and appellate practice.
Residential Transactions: We advise hundreds of clients per year
in the purchase, financing, sale, construction and refinancing
of residential real estate.
Title Examination: The Firm has a broad background in all phases
of real estate title work including examination, certification
and related proceedings and litigation. We are agents and/or
approved attorneys for Commonwealth Land Title Insurance
Company, First American Title Insurance Company and Penn
Attorneys Title Insurance Company.
Mortgage Financing: Our clients include institutional lenders in
residential and commercial acquisitions, construction
improvement and refinancing.
Appeals: We represent a variety of residential and commercial
clients in land use, zoning and tax assessment appeals.
Real Estate
Department members: Joseph
T. Messina, Evan C. Rudert,
Craig A. Zonna,
James H. Richardson, Jr.,
Thomas J. Minarcik,
Kenneth G. Vasil,
David J. Rhodes,
Kelly A. Mroz,
Lori Miller,
and
Stacey K. Konkel.
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150
East 8th Street
Erie, PA 16501
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Phone: (814) 456-4000
Fax: (814) 454-7411
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© 2008 Elderkin, Martin,
Kelly & Messina
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