Kurt Steinhouse

Kurt Steinhouse
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Kurt Steinhouse

Kurt Steinhouse

Associate

Kurt Steinhouse
  1. People /

Kurt Steinhouse

Kurt Steinhouse

Associate

Kurt Steinhouse

Associate

New York

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Biography

Kurt Steinhouse is an associate with the U.S. Planning and Zoning Practice in the firm’s New York office. He focuses his practice on all aspects of land use, zoning and real estate development in New York City.

Before joining the firm, Kurt served as general counsel to the New York City Board of Standards and Appeals. As such, he worked on numerous complex projects involving residential, commercial and community facility development and advised city agencies and the private sector on New York’s reticulated zoning, construction codes and environmental review requirements. He drafted hundreds of resolutions for board adoption, participated in public hearings, developed litigation strategy and oversaw outside counsel defending the city in litigation. Kurt also coordinated with governmental agencies and officials and represented the agency before the New York City Council.

Before joining the Board of Standards and Appeals in 2016, Kurt worked as an assistant general counsel with the New York City Department of Buildings, where he represented the agency in interpretive appeals before the Board of Standards and Appeals, and as a postgraduate fellow in the legal department of New York City Economic Development Corporation.

Kurt teaches planning law at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation as an adjunct professor, and he chairs the New York City Bar Association’s Land Use Planning and Zoning Committee.

Kurt received his J.D. from Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, and his B.A., summa cum laude, from The College of William and Mary, where he was a James Monroe Scholar.

REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED DECISIONS:

Civic Involvement & Honors

  • Crain's New York Business, 40 Under 40, 2024
  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, Land Use and Zoning Law-New York, 2024
  • New York Road Runners, NYC NYRR 60K, 10th Place, 2015
  • Front Runners New York, Achievement Award, 2014

Professional Affiliations

  • Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Adjunct Professor, 2022
  • New York City Bar Association, Incoming Chair, Land Use Planning and Zoning Committee, 2017–present; Secretary, New York City Charter Revision Task Force, 2018–2019

Admissions

  • New York, 2013

Education

  • Columbia University, J.D., 2012
  • College of William and Mary, B.A., summa cum laude, 2008

Resources

Speaking Engagements

Related Insights

Awards
Nov 04, 2024
Crain’s NY Business names Kurt Steinhouse as a 2024 40 Under 40 Honoree
Awards
Aug 17, 2023
The Best Lawyers in America® 2024
News
May 17, 2023
Lawyer to serve as panelist at ABA Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development
Insights
Jan 20, 2023
Mayor Announces “Get Stuff Built” Plan to Streamline Building and Land Use Processes
News
Apr 18, 2022
BCLP Land Use Team Makes Key Hire