Jaclyn Scarinci focuses her practice on advising property owners, developers, lender, institutions and nonprofit organizations on a wide range of land use, zoning, regulatory, and transactional matters affecting the development and use of real estate in New York City. She works with architects, engineers, designers, and environmental consultants to achieve strategic results for clients. She regularly prepares analyses of real estate development potential to establish the highest and best use of property for clients.
Jaclyn regularly appears on behalf of clients before government agencies responsible for approving development projects and land use entitlements, including the Department of Buildings, the Department of City Planning, the City Planning Commission, the Board of Standards and Appeals, Housing Preservation and Development, and the Department of Environmental Protection. Her land use practice includes preparing and handling the public review for Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) applications. She also prepares and consults with clients applying for New York City's voluntary and Mandatory Inclusionary Housing program as well as the Affordable New York/421-a tax exemption program for mixed use and residential developments. Jaclyn also handles a variety of real estate transaction matters, including negotiating purchase and sale agreements, transfer of development rights, zoning lot development agreements (ZLDAs), zoning opinions and letters, easements agreements, and access agreements.