Overview
Marilyn Sticklor, a Director, conducts a broad-based real estate practice, with emphasis on land use matters and representation of developers in all aspects of commercial and mixed use developments in Boston and suburban areas. Marilyn brings to her practice particular expertise in governmental permitting, structure of ownership and operational relationships in planned unit developments, tiered condominiums and shopping centers, and acquisitions.
Representative Experience
· Represented Boston Properties (REIT) in construction of Atlantic Wharf, a mixed use 31-story office and residential project, Boston, MA and in connection with expansion of the Prudential Center, Boston, MA including 36-story office building, 11-story luxury residential building, 11-story office building and supermarket.
· Represented Hines Interests Limited Partnership in development of South Station Air Rights Project, a mixed-use project to contain over 1.5 million SF to be built over the South Station Transportation Center in Boston, MA.
· Represented CWB Boylston LLC in development and condominium structuring of The Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Residences, Boston, MA.
· Represented AvalonBay Communities, Inc. in multi-family residential developments in Boston including the Exeter Residences and a proposed residential building near the Boston theater and Tufts-New England Medical Center districts.
· Represented Children's Hospital Boston in land use matters for real estate development projects in Boston, Brookline (250,000 SF 8-story office building at 2 Brookline Place and long-term housing for patients' families at 241 Kent Street) and various suburban locations, and in preparation of Institutional Master Plan.
· Represented The Druker Company, Ltd. in development of 350 Boylston Street, a proposed office building in the Back Bay, and in connection with the Colonnade Residences, a 20-story luxury residential development integrated with The Colonnade Hotel.
· Represented Pinehills LLC, a joint venture between New England Development and The Green Company, in land use matters and planned unit development structure for The Pinehills, a 3,000 acre mixed-use development in Plymouth, MA including over 2,500 homes, planned retirement development, hotel and conference center, community and retail uses and four golf courses, including Jack Nicklaus and Rees Jones designed courses.
· Represented Legacy Farms LLC in land use matters and planned unit development structure for a proposed master planned community on 730 acres in Hopkinton, MA to contain 940 dwelling units and 450,000 SF commercial uses.
· Represented New England Development in the rezoning of Waterfront West Overlay District (WWOD) in downtown Newburyport
· Represented New England Development and other national developers in anchor shopping center documentation for original development and expansion of 11 super-regional shopping centers.
Professional and Community Involvement
· New England Women in Real Estate (NEWIRE)
· Board of Editors, Shopping Center Legal Update, International Council of Shopping Centers, 1999-2005
· Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act Revision Advisory Committee, 1997-1998
· Co-Chairperson, Massachusetts Permit Streamlining Legal Advisory Committee, 1994-1995
Awards and Recognition
· Massachusetts Super Lawyer, 2004 and 2005
· Martindale Hubbell Peer-Review Rated AV Preeminent ™
· Top Women Lawyers in the Northeast, Real Estate, Martindale Hubbell, 2011
Advisories
March 2012
EPA Update: 2012 Construction Stormwater General Permit Requires Filings in Massachusetts and Washington, DC, by May 15, 2012
August 2010
Massachusetts Extends Project Approvals for Two Years
May 2010
Will New Green Building Codes Supplant LEED Rating?
January 2010
Massachusetts To Phase In A Stricter Building Energy Code, Just Behind DC-- New York State To Follow
Publications & Mentions
November 2009
"Women Lawyers Facing Fewer Barriers on Partner Track"
June 1, 2009
Back Door to the Top
Seminars & Events
November 2010
Women of Influence, Making a Mark in Boston Real Estate