Practice Areas
Education
JD, Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
BA, summa cum laude, Binghamton University
- Phi Beta Kappa
About
Ron Mandel is a Partner of the firm.
Mr. Mandel focuses on real estate development, with an emphasis on zoning and land use, purchase and sale of development rights (“air rights”), analysis of property development and outdoor advertising, environmental, building and fire codes enforcement, as well as landmarks regulation.
He has appeared frequently before the City’s land use agencies, including the Board of Standards and Appeals, City Planning Commission, Department of Buildings, Landmarks Preservation Commission, and other regulatory agencies on behalf of private developers, institutional clients, including religious and educational organizations, and licensed professionals.
Mr. Mandel also advises clients with property acquisitions and conveyances, including strategic assemblages involving easements, Inclusionary Housing and real property tax incentives to maximize development opportunities, leases, development rights transfers, and the negotiation of mixed-use condominium structures.
Prior to joining Belkin · Burden · Goldman, LLP, Mr. Mandel was associated with top-ranked New York City land use and government relations firms navigating clients through the City’s development challenges while maximizing the value of their property. Mr. Mandel has practical industry experience working in government, in the General Counsel’s Office of the New York City Department of Buildings, and in-house with a real estate development firm.
Honors & Awards
Super Lawyers Rising Stars®, New York Metro Area, Real Estate
Publications
- From Policy to Practice: Making Sense of NYC’s New Housing Rules, The BBG Update, Winter 2025-26
- Tiny Homes in the Big City: NYC’s New ADU and SRO Rules, The BBG Update, Fall 2025
- The City’s Vision for Neighborhood Growth and Development: Update on City Planning’s Rezoning Proposals, The BBG Update, Summer 2025
- SoHo and NoHo Residential Conversion Process in Flux, The BBG Update, Winter 2024-25
- Zoning Lot Mergers & Transferable Development Rights, The BBG Update, Fall 2023
- In The Zone, Part II: SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Update: New Protection for Existing Tenants, The BBG Update, Fall 2022
- New Sign Requirement for POPS, The BBG Update, Summer 2020
Related Posts
- Up-Zoning: Land Use and Zoning Law Updates – Fall 2025
- Fall 2025 Quarterly Real Estate Newsletter
- Midtown South Mixed-Use Plan (MSMX) Approved by City Council Land Use Committee
- NYC Charter Revision Commission Approves Four Land Use Proposals
- Summer 2025 Quarterly Real Estate Newsletter
- Winter 2024-25 Quarterly Real Estate Newsletter
- In-Person Seminar: Navigating Tax Exemptions and Zoning Incentives to Maximize Impact
- Long Island City Rezoning Plan Advances
- Midtown South Mixed-Use Plan – Rezoning
- In-Person Seminar: Due Diligence Essentials for Commercial Real Estate
- Up-Zoning: Land Use and Zoning Law Updates – July 2024 Edition
- Up-Zoning: Land Use and Zoning Law Updates
