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Altures

Real Estate and Urban Planning Law

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Legal Expertise in Development & Urban Planning

  • Development of Real Estate Projects

    We advise on the structuring and development of real estate projects nationwide.

    Our team provides comprehensive legal support at every stage of the project lifecycle, from initial feasibility and structuring to development, operation, and exit. We work alongside our clients as strategic partners, anticipating risk, facilitating informed decision-making, and delivering practical solutions that protect value and enhance returns.

  • Development of Urban and Infrastructure Projects

    We advise on the development of urban infrastructure and complex projects involving both public and private stakeholders.

    Our experience extends beyond traditional real estate to projects requiring specialized land use, planning, and property structuring expertise, including renewable energy, agro-industrial, and public services initiatives. We provide integrated legal strategies that align regulatory compliance with commercial objectives.

  • Urban Planning and Licensing

    We advise on the design, implementation, amendment, and renewal of urban planning and development instruments, including partial plans, implementation plans, regularization processes, and management frameworks.

    Our firm represents clients in all administrative proceedings related to permits, authorizations, and planning approvals required for project execution nationwide. We manage regulatory processes efficiently and proactively to ensure certainty, timing control, and successful outcomes.

Real Estate and Urban Planning Advisory

  • Real Estate and Urban Planning Studies

    We conduct comprehensive due diligence and specialized studies for real estate projects, including title investigations and urban planning analyses, to: 1. Assess the legal feasibility of acquisitions and investments; 2. Evaluate development potential; and 3. Identify urban planning conditions, regulatory constraints, and risks that may affect project execution.

    Our approach combines technical rigor with strategic judgment to support informed, commercially sound decision-making.

  • Structuring and Negotiation of Real Estate Agreements

    We advise landowners, developers, builders, public and private entities, investment funds, financial institutions, and corporate clients across sectors on: 1. Project structuring; 2. Negotiation and drafting of agreements for the acquisition, sale, development, operation, financing, and exploitation of real estate assets; and 3. The structuring and negotiation of trust and fiduciary arrangements.

    We ensure that contractual frameworks operate as effective risk-allocation instruments that safeguard our clients’ interests and enable project viability.

  • Horizontal Property

    We advise on the structuring and implementation of horizontal property regimes, including complex mixed-use and large-scale developments.

    Our services extend to governance structuring, regulatory compliance, amendments to bylaws, and the resolution of disputes arising from the administration and operation of horizontal property schemes.

Urban Planning & Land Use Legal Solutions

  • Resolution of Urban Planning Matters and Charges

    We advise clients in the resolution of legal issues arising from urban development processes, including matters that, although not directly linked to project execution, stem from urbanization and land management frameworks, such as:

    Public utility acquisitions and expropriation proceedings;

    The imposition of urban development obligations, charges, and regulatory restrictions; and

    Participation in capital gains and other value capture mechanisms.

    Our approach focuses on protecting property rights while ensuring compliance with applicable planning and land use regulations.

  • Administrative and Enforcement Proceedings

    We represent clients in administrative and enforcement proceedings related to land use and urban planning matters, including:

    Expropriation and compulsory acquisition procedures;

    Administrative actions for the imposition of easements;

    Sanctioning proceedings; and

    Other regulatory actions affecting real estate assets.

    We work with specialized litigation teams when necessary to provide a technically robust and strategically sound defense.

  • Urban Development and Land Use Advisory

    We provide legal advisory services in urban development and land use planning, particularly in the formulation, structuring, and implementation of regulatory instruments and public policy frameworks that support sustainable urban growth.

    Our objective is to deliver a legal and strategic perspective that provides certainty, mitigates regulatory risk, and facilitates the successful execution of development initiatives.