Shapiro & Associates Law Highlights of 2023
Client Success
We remain grateful and proud to be a small part of our clients’ success. Here are a few of our more recent favorite projects:
TRANSACTIONS:
We assisted with the acquisition and closing of 54 acres of vacant land in Lake County, IL which our client intends to develop as a truck parking facility to transport plastic bags and dry goods for nationwide distribution. The site was a former landfill that had been closed since 1998. Our client re-graded the landfill, expanded detention areas, and successfully received the required approval from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) to ensure stability for the extra load involved with truck parking. Overall, the project’s aim is to repurpose the property for commercial use while adhering to environmental and safety regulations.
In a separate project and in conjunction with attorney Michael Goldhirsh, we spearheaded the restructuring of an Illinois care facility’s $20M+ secured and unsecured debt load. We also handled the sale and acquisition of various commercial/industrial properties including manufacturing facilities, retail, and mixed-use properties as well as vacant land for both residential and commercial development purposes. We also facilitated the sale and acquisition of numerous single family and multi-unit residential properties.
ZONING:
We helped our client successfully obtain a zoning change to accommodate its growing Senior Independent Living Program. It is among the top tier nonprofit senior living providers and has over 60 years of continuous service to residents in suburban Chicago.
Our firm worked to obtain zoning approval and plat of re-subdivision to existing Planned Development for our client’s restaurant. The restaurant brings a 16-unit concept operating in eight states, with 24+ years of operational excellence to the community.
RDA APPROVALS:
Shapiro & Associates Law assisted a clothing branding and manufacturing company to negotiate a development agreement for a new 50,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility for its corporate headquarters.
DISPENSARY LICENSING:
We were able to obtain a dispensary license for our client after the IDFPR wrongfully denied the license.
We also filed multiple applications for licenses for dispensaries with the IDFPR and are involved in multiple litigation cases challenging the denial of dispensary and craft grower licenses that were wrongfully denied by both the IDFPR and the Dept of Agriculture. Most of these cases are still pending.
Finally, We were fortunate to assist one of our clients obtain zoning approval for their adult use recreational cannabis dispensary in Illinois, licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.