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Robert S. Goldsmith
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Bob’s practice is devoted to providing support in the redevelopment and revitalization of communities throughout New Jersey. As co-Chair of the firm’s redevelopment practice, he brings decades of hands-on experience to the representation of private and public sector clients in countless redevelopment projects, including those related to downtown and urban revitalization efforts, transit-oriented development, sustainable building initiatives, special improvement districts (SIDs), and public-private partnerships (PPPs).

Bob provides guidance to builders, developers, real estate entrepreneurs, municipalities and other clients in redevelopment planning, including project siting and property acquisition. He assists with securing redevelopment area designations and land use approvals, and in the drafting and negotiation of redevelopment plans and redevelopment agreements. He counsels clients on project financing, including opportunities to leverage financial incentives such as Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) tax abatements.

Bob has specialized expertise in the redevelopment field related to population density and parking demand, design and construction issues, as well as condemnation and eminent domain actions and sustainable building practices, including projects seeking LEED certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). His experience also encompasses complex commercial litigation, construction litigation and appellate work before the Third Circuit, the New Jersey Supreme Court and the New Jersey Appellate Division.

Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.

Bar Admissions

  • New Jersey, 1977
  • New York, 1989
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1994

Education

  • Rutgers University School of Law-Newark, J.D., 1977
  • New York University, B.A., with honors, 1973

Clerkships

  • Former law clerk to The Honorable Milton B. Conford, presiding judge of the Appellate Division (1977-78); former law clerk to the Superior Court, Appellate Division and Supreme Court of New Jersey

  • Newark Regional Business Partnership; Real Estate Council 
  • Downtown New Jersey; Board of Directors; Past President
  • New Jersey Future Board of Trustees
  • Regional Plan Association; New Jersey Committee 
  • The Counselors of Real Estate New Jersey Chapter
  • NAIOP New Jersey; Legislative Committee (past co-Chair)
  • New Jersey Builders Association; Mixed-Use Developers
  • New Jersey State Bar Association
  • Alzheimer's New Jersey, Inc. Board of Directors; Vice Chair
  • Rutgers School of Law-Newark Alumni Association (Past President)
  • New Jersey Department of Community Affairs; Ad Hoc committee focused on Special Improvement Districts (Former Member)
  • New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Civil Practice and Procedure (Former Member)
  • New Jersey Lawyer; Editorial Board (Former Member)
  • Appointed to New Jersey Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill’s Interdisciplinary Advisory Task Force
  • The American Downtown Revitalization Review Advisory/Editorial Board
  • Interviewed by NJTOD on the issue of home rule in the state and how it affects the implementation of Transit Oriented Development on August 19, 2019.

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