Kurt Stiegel

Kurt S. Stiegel

Associate

Kurt S. Stiegel

Associate

  • Overview

    Biography

    Kurt Stiegel concentrates his practice on affordable housing and community development, with particular emphasis on state and federal low income housing tax credits and historic preservation tax credits. He represents for-profit and nonprofit owners and developers of complex, mixed-use and multi-family housing projects, utilizing creative financing structures featuring a combination of private financing, state and federal subsidy loan programs, and various tax-credit programs. He is a member of the firm’s Real Estate + Development Group.

    Kurt’s practice includes real property acquisition and disposition, zoning, permitting, land use and urban planning matters. He has represented public housing authorities in mixed-finance redevelopment projects, including drafting and negotiating long-term ground leases and related documentation.

    Prior to entering private practice, Kurt served as a judicial law clerk for the Massachusetts Housing Court and worked as the Research Director of the Massachusetts State Legislature’s Joint Committee on Housing.

  • Experience
    • Professional Associations

      Professional Associations

      Boston Bar Association

      Massachusetts Bar Association

      Real Estate Bar Association for Massachusetts

      Citizens' Housing and Planning Association
    • Community Involvement

      Community Involvement

      Sherborn Affordable Housing Trust
      Trustee (2021)
  • NEWS + PRESS
    • Presentations

      Presentations

      "Affordable Housing Primer," presented by Massachusetts Continue Legal Education (MCLE) (6/12/2023)
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        • Affordable Housing Primer

        "Affordable Housing Primer," presented by Kurt S. Stiegel, presented by Massachusetts Continue Legal Education (MCLE) (6/12/2023)

        The program offered insight into structuring, financing, and developing affordable housing in Massachusetts. Panelists explained the stages of development, from structuring and financing a project to closing a transaction and shared valuable lessons learned from the trenches. The faculty also reviewed a sample transaction closing checklist and common transaction documents. After giving welcome remarks, Kurt presented on “Construction & Permanent Lender’s Perspective” and was a part of the “Review of a Closing Checklist.”


      "Permitting & Development for Small & Medium-Sized Projects," a Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education program (8/4/22)
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        • Permitting & Development for Small & Medium-Sized Projects

        "Permitting & Development for Small & Medium-Sized Projects," presented by Kurt S. Stiegel, a Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education program (8/4/22)

        The hybrid virtual and in-person program offered insights by employing a case study format, with the panelists explaining the stages of a development project and sharing lessons learned from real-life experience to help avoid traps and pitfalls for the unwary or uninitiated. The discussion examined the roles and responsibilities of different players in a project, including zoning counsel, developer's counsel, title counsel, and lender's counsel.


    • Legal Updates/Newsletters

      Legal Updates/Newsletters

      "Multi-Family Zoning Requirement for MBTA Communities" co-authored with Jessica D. Bardi, Timothy C. Twardowski, Michael S. Giaimo and Matthew J. Lawlor (2/2/2022)