Peter Kelsen at Blank Rome LLP concentrates his practice on real estate development, zoning, and land use. Kelsen represents developers, institutions, and investors in major urban projects, guiding complex approvals and transactions with deep insight into regulatory processes and strategic planning throughout the Philadelphia region.
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Work Department
Real Estate
Position
Partner
Career
Peter Kelsen concentrates his practice in the area of land use and real estate development. Peter serves as counsel to a wide range of clients, including developers, owners, financial institutions, and municipal agencies in an equally diverse range of industries. He advises clients on the complexities of their transactions in the areas of:
- Zoning and land use law
- Real estate tax assessment/exemption litigation
- Commercial development
- Condemnation
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Philadelphia Bar Association
- Case Western Reserve University School of Law
- City of Philadelphia
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Philadelphia Zoning Code Commission
- University of Pennsylvania
Education
- University of Pennsylvania, BA
- Case Western Reserve University School of Law, JD
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Key clients
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (“CHOP”) Philadelphia Properties
Work highlights
Continues to act as exclusive land use counsel in connection with the development of a one of its kind museum. Assisted in securing code variances and real estate tax exemptions, and obtained legislation and zoning approvals.
Serves as land use counsel to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in connection with its campus and system wide expansion. Secured land use approvals, allowing development for numerous projects including $1 billion plus new facilities etc, also secured tax exemption and property tax minimization relief.
Secured significant and unprecedented real estate tax reductions for a large number of trophy and high-profile office and commercial properties located within the Central Business District for multiple years-yielding tens of millions of dollars in tax savings for his clients in Philadelphia Properties.