On November 9, 2018, Juan C. Restrepo, Esq. alongside Richard Yao, COO, and Victor Rivera, CEO, of the Bronx Parent Housing Network, appeared as a guest in Bill Weidner’s Realty Speak podcast. The topic: Transitional Housing in NYC. The podcast touched upon the development and leasing opportunities in transitional housing while addressing a major concern of curtailing homelessness in NYC.
Juan C. Restrepo, Esq. is proud to announce his selection to the 2018 New York Metro Rising Stars list. Only 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Rising Stars are those who are 40 years old or younger or have been practicing for 10 years or less.
Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers with more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area. The result is a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of exceptional lawyers. The Super Lawyers lists are published nationwide in Super Lawyers Magazines and in leading city and regional magazines and newspapers across the country.
I am happy to announce my strategic engagement with the downtown real estate law firm of Tane Waterman & Wurtzel, P.C., concentrating in Cooperative and Condominium representation, including coop and condo formation and conversion, commercial and residential transactions, and real property litigation. In addition to my current contact info, I can be reached at 212.766.4000, ext. 112, and JRestrepo@tww.nyc. TWW. Announcement
The NYC City Council continues to expand the definition “harassment” found in the NYC Housing Maintenance Code (“HMC”)…Tenant Harassment 2018
On December 21, 2017, Juan C. Restrepo, Esq. of RESTREPO, P.C., presented to the Keller Williams Realty Empire team in Bay Ridge Brooklyn on the topic of “Brokerage Disputes: How to Avoid Common Pitfalls.” The presentation discussed common issues encountered when negotiating exclusive brokerage agreements, and avoiding litigation.
Juan C. Restrepo, Esq., principal attorney at RESTREPO, P.C. published in the December 2017 New York Housing Journal (NYHJ). “Adjoining Construction in New York: Some Unsettled Issues” discusses common issues encountered while negotiating a license/access agreement for adjoining construction activities in New York City. pg. 5, con’t., pg. 13. NYHJ December 2017.
Reacting to a severe increase of fatalities and construction accidents in New York City, on October 16, 2017, the NYC Mayor signed Local Law 196, imposing various requirements on permit holders at construction sites… 1147-C Restrepo PC 12.2017