Overview
Amanda Curley advises property owners, developers and institutional investors on all aspects of land use and real estate redevelopment. She advises them on complex land use, development, redevelopment and permitting matters for residential, commercial and industrial development projects.
Amanda assists clients in obtaining site plan, subdivision, variance and related approvals, and she regularly appears before municipal boards across New Jersey. She is knowledgeable about the state's affordable housing laws and assists developers in affordable housing matters. Amanda also handles cannabis site plan approvals. She serves as the attorney for the Hudson County Planning Board.
On the redevelopment side, Amanda negotiates redevelopment agreements with municipal agencies in New Jersey. She is well versed on the state's eminent domain law and has extensive experience working on condemnation projects throughout New Jersey.
Amanda served as a clerk to the Honorable Maureen B. Mantineo in the Superior Court of New Jersey during her temporary assignment to the Appellate Division.
Experience
Secured approval for 40-unit inclusionary housing development in Westfield, New Jersey
Represented redevelopers in declaratory judgment actions for affordable housing projects throughout New Jersey
Secured land use approvals for residential, industrial and commercial clients in Chatham, East Brunswick, Edison, Highlands, Little Falls, Millburn, Mountainside, Montville, Teterboro, Woodland Park and Woodbridge
Secured local site plan approval for national auto chain
Secured local site plan approval for office building for national REIT in Jersey City, New Jersey
Education and Credentials
Education
- Rutgers School of Law-Newark, J.D., 2012, Rutgers Business Law Review, Managing Editor
- Lafayette College, B.A., cum laude, 2009
Admissions
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
- State of New Jersey
Affiliations
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Land Use Section, Director
- Hudson County Planning Board, Attorney
Recognition and Community
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Recognitions
Chosen for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America Ones to Watch (Woodward/White, Inc.) for Land Use and Zoning Law, 2023-2025; Real Estate Law, 2023-2025
In The Media
Speaking Engagements
- "2023 Cannabis Summit," Garden State Bar Association, May 16, 2023
Media Mention
- Day Pitney Represents Developer Joint Venture in New Health and Wellness Center in Woodbridge, NJ, NJBiz, March 11, 2024
- Connecticut Movers: New Partners and Practice Chairs, Connecticut Law Tribune, January 18, 2024
- Day Pitney Names New Chairs of Cannabis Practice Group - Attorney At Law Magazine, Attorney At Law Magazine, January 17, 2024
- Day Pitney Selects New Leaders For Cannabis Practice Group, Law360, January 17, 2024
- Day Pitney's Cannabis Practice Leaders, Law.com, January 18, 2024