Historic Preservation

Longwell Riess represents clients in every stage of historic preservation projects, including historic designations, state and federal historic tax credits and preservation compliance.




Historic rehabilitations are unlike any other real estate project. Our team of experienced historic preservation attorneys know the complexities and nuances of these unique projects.  From historic designation to filling financing gaps, we are a crucial resource for clients as they navigate the preservation process.  

We regularly represent developers, lenders, investors and government entities in federal and state historic tax credit financing transactions, and have extensive experience in transactions combining historic tax credits with other sources of public and private finance.  Our attorneys are adept at interfacing with the state historic preservation offices and the National Park Service and have long-standing working relationships with critical industry participants.  Our team is well-versed in industry practices, closing documentation and fluctuating market conditions, allowing us to provide our clients informed advice through a specialized and state-of-the-art historic preservation legal practice.  In addition to tax credits, our practice experience includes bridge lending, facade easements and ongoing compliance with historic preservation legal standards.  We also frequently represent lenders providing traditional financing in transactions that combine commercial lending with historic tax credit financing.      

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