Michael Bruno
Shareholder/Attorney at Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, Co-Chair of the Real Estate and Redevelopment Group
- Role
- Attorney at Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla
- Location
- Middletown, NJ, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Attorney
Sep 1987 — Present · Red Bank, NJ, US
Highly experienced real estate attorney with a concentration in redevelopment, land use, and tax exemption law. Recognized as a leading expert in New Jersey real estate, with a proven track record of closing hundreds of complex commercial transactions and serving as lead counsel on many of the state’s most transformative redevelopment projects.Notable experience includes:Adaptive reuse of a 450+ acre site converting the largest vacant office building in the U.S. into a 2 million square foot mixed-use campusTransit-oriented redevelopment featuring over 600 residential units integrated with retail and transportation infrastructureMixed-use redevelopment of a former industrial fuel tank site, including 442 rental units and supporting infrastructureOngoing counsel for the Fort Monmouth redevelopment, advising on multiple projects including the development of a new regional healthcare campus, residential development and other mixed-use and commercial facilitiesTransformative multi-phased redevelopment along Route 18, converting outdated retail centers into a vibrant mixed-use destination with diverse housing types, commercial and retail space, and public amenitiesOceanfront redevelopment along the Jersey Shore, acting as lead counsel on a major multi-phase revitalization of underutilized coastal property$130+ million in construction and historic tax credit financingLong-term tax exemptions negotiated and secured for major redevelopment initiatives across the stateRepresentation in a broad range of projects including commercial and mixed-use developments, market-rate and affordable multi-family housing, active adult communities, and large-scale solar energy installations, including grid and net metering systems
Skills
- Mediation
- Real Estate
- Negotiation
- Courts
- Corporate Law
- Affordable Housing
- Municipal Law
- Real Estate Transactions
- Real Estate Development
- Land Acquisition
- Zoning
- Legal Research
- Arbitration
- Legal Writing
- Litigation
- Civil Litigation
- Due Diligence
- Redevelopment
- Land Use
- Employment Law
- Appeals
- Commercial Litigation
- Product Liability
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