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Michael Cacace & Paul Tusch Selected for 2019 Super Lawyers® Directory
ATTORNEYS ONCE AGAIN RECOGNIZED IN CONNECTICUT SUPER LAWYERS® DIRECTORY Cacace, Tusch & Santagata is pleased to announce that partners Michael J. Cacace and Paul T. Tusch have once again been selected for inclusion in the Connecticut Super Lawyers® directory,...
Michael J. Cacace Named to 2020 Edition of “Best Lawyers in America”©
Partner Michael J. Cacace was selected by peers for inclusion in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America© for his work in Land Use, Zoning and Real Estate Law. Best Lawyers® is the oldest and most respected peer review publication in the legal profession, with...
A Stamford Land Use Primer
It was less than one hundred years ago that the United States Supreme Court held that government had the right to control the use of private land pursuant to a legitimate use of its police power. The 1926 decision in Village of Euclid, Ohio v Ambler Realty...
Airspace Condominium Units Can Avoid the Need to Subdivide
By Michael Cacace, Founding Partner | In 2007, we successfully argued to the Connecticut Supreme Court that creation of airspace condominium units—thereby creating separate units of development rights on a single parcel—did not require subdivision approval. In Alvord...
Land Use & Real Estate: CTS celebrates groundbreaking of Stamford Urby development
CTS attorney Michael Cacace (center) with Mayor Martin (right) at the Stamford Urby groundbreaking. Attorney Michael J. Cacace recently joined Mayor David Martin for the groundbreaking of Stamford Urby, an 11-building housing development at Tresser Boulevard and...
Development Assemblages: how a real estate lawyer can help co-owners navigate a profitable challenge
Most urban communities across the country, including Connecticut cities like Stamford and New Haven, are constantly undergoing neighborhood value changes. When neighborhood demographics change and an area begins to develop – particularly in Manufacturing/General,...
Looking to develop a property? Before getting started, check local zoning regulations
Understanding municipal zoning regulations is the first step for property development Land use and development may prove complicated even for a seemingly straightforward project. Whether you wish to expand a single-family home or you are a commercial developer...
The top 5 times hiring an attorney can protect your future
When is it time to hire an attorney…and when can you navigate a situation yourself? If you’re asking yourself this question, remember the old adage “you don’t know what you don’t know.” Scheduling an initial consultation with an attorney can help you make an...
Transit Oriented Development is shaping Connecticut’s Towns & Cities
Everybody wants to live downtown! Transit Oriented Development or “TOD” is a land use concept that is picking up steam (pun intended) not only with planning and zoning professionals, but also among buyers, renters, builders, developers, and municipal, state and...