Overview Matthew Kiefer, a Director, practices real estate development and land use law, with a particular focus on obtaining site control and public approvals for complex urban projects. These include market-oriented and affordable housing, commercial and mixed-use developments, and facilities and master plans for health care, educational, cultural and other non-profit institutions. Recognized by Chambers USA, he is "a fantastic, strategic thinker with decades of experience." Matthew is the Co-Chair of the Goulston & Storrs Medical, Educational and Cultural Institutions industry group and also coordinates the firm's Green Business practice. Additionally, Matthew teaches in the Urban Planning Program at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, and has written and spoken extensively on real estate and land use law and policy. He is active in historic preservation, public open space and land use planning, design and policy. Additionally, Matthew writes book reviews on land use planning, design and development for ArchitectureBoston, Harvard Design Magazine, Urban Land and other publications. Representative Experience ˇ Proposed 6.3-million-square-foot mixed-use development of Seaport Square, the largest private development in Boston's history, on 23 acres in the South Boston Seaport. ˇ Institutional master plan approvals for major Boston hospitals and universities, including Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University and Berklee College of Music. ˇ Master plan redevelopment of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and the Gardner Museum. ˇ Several proposed air rights projects on the Rose Kennedy Greenway in downtown Boston and over the Massachusetts Turnpike. ˇ Development of Olmsted Green, a multi-phase, mixed-income residential community with institutional and community services uses on the former Boston State Hospital grounds in Mattapan. ˇ Redevelopment of Berkeley Investments' portfolio of historic wharf buildings in the Fort Point Channel district of Boston, including the conversion of 348-354 Congress Street into FP3, a loft condominium with ground-floor restaurants by Barbara Lynch. ˇ Proposed master plan redevelopment of several public and privately owned sites in Jackson Square in Roxbury/Jamaica Plain for over 400 units of mixed-income housing, retail and community facilities. Professional and Community Involvement ˇ Historic Preservation: President, Historic Boston Incorporated; Member, Truro Historical Commission; Acting Chair and Member, Boston Landmarks Commission, 1991-1998 ˇ Open Space: Board of Directors, Emerald Necklace Conservancy; Arboretum Park Conservancy Advisory Board ˇ Planning, Design and Policy: Board of Directors, Boston Society of Architects; Board of Overseers, Boston Architectural College; Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Municipal Research Bureau; Advisory Board, ULI Boston; Chair, Grant Committee, Loeb Fellowship Alumni Council ˇ Teaching: Lecturer, Harvard Graduate School of Design, MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning; Guest Lecturer, Executive Education Programs, Harvard Design School, Harvard Business School, MIT Center for Real Estate, Boston University Awards and Recognition ˇ Volunteer of the Year, Emerald Necklace Conservancy, 2011 ˇ Best Lawyers in America, 2008-2012 ˇ Massachusetts Super Lawyer, 2005-2011 ˇ Chambers USA, "America's Leading Business Lawyers", 2005-2011 ˇ Martindale Hubbell Peer-Review Rated AV Preeminent TM Speaking Engagements ˇ Moderator, "Boston Student Housing Summit," Bisnow, May 2011 ˇ Speaker, "Adaptive Reuse: Preservation through Innovation," University of Kentucky, April 2011 ˇ Speaker, "Risk Management and Sea Level Rise," ULI Boston, April 2011 ˇ Speaker, "Public Participation and Design in Contested Cities Since the 1960s," Northeastern University, April 2011 ˇ Speaker, "Defending Boston from the Sea," Environmental Business Council of New England, July 2010 ˇ Moderator, "Rising in a Down Economy" panel discussion, co-sponsored by Goulston & Storrs and Solomon McCown, November 2009 ˇ Speaker, "Advanced One-Day Workshop on MEPA & NEPA," Law Seminars International, June 2009 ˇ Speaker, "Green Leasing," Building Owners and Managers Association, March 2009 ˇ Speaker, "Climate Change and the New Frontiers of Urban Development," University of Colorado, February 2009 ˇ Co-organizer and moderator, "Mass Impact: Cities and Climate Change" co-sponsored by MIT and the Boston Society of Architects, June 2008 (Winner of AIA Excellence Award) ˇ Co-Chair, "Land Use and Development MasterClass," Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, July/August 2007 ˇ Speaker, "Overcoming Barriers to Urban Regeneration," Mayors' Institute on City Design, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, December 2006 Advisories November 2011
MassDEP Proposes Significant Reforms - Deadline for Public Comments Extended until 12/5/11 February 2011
President Obama Proposes New Tax Credit for Energy Efficient Building Improvements January 2011
Ten-Year Plan to Reduce Massachusetts Greenhouse Gas Emissions Affects Real Estate January 2011
Boston's PILOT Task Force Releases Report and Recommendations August 2010
Massachusetts Extends Project Approvals for Two Years May 2010
Will New Green Building Codes Supplant LEED Rating? November 2009
US DOE Promotes Zero-Net-Energy Commercial Buildings October 2009
Sustainability as an Imperative and an Opportunity for the Retail and Restaurant Industry October 2009
Sustainability as an Imperative and Opportunity for Commercial and Corporate Office Developers, Owners, and Managers October 2009
Sustainability as an Imperative and Opportunity for Medical, Educational and Cultural Institutions September 2009
Green Building Incentives in Massachusetts September 2009
Massachusetts Launches $15 Million Grant Program for High-Performance Buildings September 2009
Boston Landmarks Commission Proposes New Requirements for Projects Subject to Demolition Delay Review June 2009
National Institutes of Health Development Funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 January 2009
Public Incentives for Large-Scale Sustainable Development January 2009
Lessons Learned from G&S On-Site Energy Seminar Publications & Mentions 2011
"Climate Change and Real Estate Development: Regulatory Experimentation in the Face of Uncertainty," in The Legal Impact of Climate Change, Thompson Reuters/Aspatore Fall 2011
Book Review: "Perverse Cities: Hidden Subsidies, Wonky Policy and Urban Sprawl," Harvard Design Magazine Summer 2011
Book Review: "Building a New Boston: Politics and Urban Renewal, 1950-1970," Architecture Boston April 2010
"Institutional Growth Continues in Central Boston," Urban Land Magazine Fall 2009/Winter 2010
Book Review: "Code of The City," Harvard Design Magazine Winter 2009
Book Review: "Wrestling with Moses: How Jane Jacobs Took on New York's Master Builder and Transformed the American City," ArchitectureBoston Fall 2009
"Toward a Net-Zero Carbon Planet: A Policy Proposal," University of Colorado Law Review Fall 2009
Book Review: "Creative Economies, Creative Cities: Asian-European Perspectives," ArchitectureBoston Spring/Summer 2008
"The Social Functions of NIMBYism," Harvard Design Magazine 2006
"Public Planning and Private Initiative: The South Boston Waterfront," Urban Planning Today Fall 2006/Winter2007
"The Upside of Gentrification," Harvard Design Magazine |