Commercial banks are required to hold increased capital reserves against HVCRE loans. In turn, banks impose higher equity requirements on borrowers who obtain HVCRE loans and borrowers incur higher borrowing costs in connection with such loans. 

The goals of the revision are to: promote the elements of good design, location, and maintenance of signs; eliminate visual clutter and blight; eliminate excessive signage and reduce hazards to motorists and pedestrians; encourage compatible scale between buildings and signage; reduce the negative impacts of signage on neighborhoods; and, preserve and protect historic signs.

Easements are one of those real estate concepts on which it’s difficult to get a consensus. To some, they are harmless items that can be ignored. To others, they are a fatal encumbrance on a piece of property, restricting its use and diminishing its value.

An adult entertainment business cannot set up shop at its desired Indianapolis location after the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a city ordinance that prohibits such businesses from operating in certain zoning districts.

As many know, Indianapolis adopted Indy Rezone as a comprehensive rewrite of the zoning regulations with the exception of the sign code in 2016. Currently, Indianapolis has undertaken the task of rewriting the sign regulations, including on-premise signs and billboards. One of the most important and difficult tasks in rewriting the sign code is the issue of content neutrality.

NAIOP recently published an article that predicts “The Warehouse of the Future” and how industrial/warehouse trends may adapt in the coming years. Although it is not necessarily “legal” in nature, it is always good practice to envision what your clients may be considering in the future and to consider the legal implications that may arise from a leasing, financing and entitlement perspective.

The real estate industry has been particularly impacted by the changes of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA). While we expect guidance from the IRS to come in the near future, this blog series seeks to provide a manageable understanding of how the TCJA impacts real estate businesses.  

U.S. District Judge Frederic Block ruled Monday that 45 works of graffiti art on the 5Pointz warehouses in the borough of Queens were protected under the Visual Artists Rights Act because of their “recognized stature,” report the Washington Post and the New York Times.

The IndyBar Legislative Committee is currently monitoring the following real estate & land use related legislation.

The IndyBar Legislative Committee is currently monitoring the following real estate & land use related legislation.