Leonard W. Levine & Associates, Inc.
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GET TO KNOW LEN LEVINE | SATISIFIED CLIENTS | ROAD AND PROPERTY ISSUES | TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT | WORKING WITH GOVERNMENT | CONTACT | |
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Helping Commercial Developers Work with Government Officials The Reason My Property Was Acquired Successfully Negotiated Long-term Lease with the State Helping Businesses Resolve Infrastructure Issues with Government |
Len Levine knows the importance of personally visiting the site with all parties involved when discussing land acquisition and road improvement matters. |
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Len Levine is considered an expert in land use, zoning and right-of-way acquisition matters. As a member of the St. Paul City Council he was the chief sponsor of the City's Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, the first to be passed in more than fifty years.
Helping Commercial Developers Work with Government Officials You demonstrated a clear vision on the issues and sought a resolution that was supportive of my goals to establish a commercial development along highway 169. Without the two access points of highway 169, this development would not have happened. Your insight and contacts with MN/DOT representatives was instrumental in solving these critical issues. I would highly recommend your services to anyone in a similar situation as mine. Harold Gramstad The Reason My Property Was Acquired Joy to the world and especially to you because I firmly believe you are the only reason why the sale of my property occurred. Because of your determined effort and concern my future looks a lot brighter. I will be debt free for the first time in many years, my house will be paid for and I will have money to sock away for retirement, a gift that will keep on giving. I appreciate how easy you were to work with and your sense of humor. I'm still impressed that you handled my calls personally. Best wishes to you and know that I deeply appreciate what you did for me. Mrs. Millie Freeman Successfully Negotiated Long-term Lease with the State I am writing you this letter in appreciation of your diligent efforts on our behalf in renewing our long-term parking lease with the State of Minnesota. Without your patience and managerial skills, the results would have been very difficult to obtain. Gary L. Tankenoff Helping Businesses Resolve Infrastructure Issues with Government Please accept my thanks and deepest appreciation for the exceptional job that you have done in working with our engineers and construction people to assist us in planning the appropriate infrastructure which is so critical to the success of our casino and related operations. Stanley M. Taube |
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In the fall of 2005, my wife and I relocated to San Francisco for my work and we put our house in Minneapolis up for sale. Even though the house had numerous showings every month, at times more than five a week, it remained unsold for over a year. The house was designated for eventual acquisition by the State of Minnesota for expansion of Highway 100 just behind the property. We received several offers, but all were retracted because of the uncertainty of the start date of the highway expansion project. We asked the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) for an early acquisition of our property because our inability to sell the house was a heavy financial burden that prevented us from buying a home in San Francisco. Our request was denied, and we were informed that early acquisition was not possible because of insufficient funding. We appealed to the Governor’s office, and contacted our State Representative, but got the same response. We also consulted a real estate lawyer, but were told that he did not know how to help us. We were disheartened and did not know what to do next, particularly since we no longer lived in Minnesota and had already dropped the asking price for the house by a substantial amount. We contacted Len Levine in June 2006. After explaining our situation, Len assured us that he felt certain he could help us because the reasons for early acquisition were justified. We hired Len as our representative to persuade Mn/DOT to grant an early acquisition. After some initial inquiries with Mn/DOT, Len informed us that our situation was difficult but not insurmountable and that we should not give up hope while he continued to work on our behalf. We received regular updates from Len over the next twelve months on his progress with Mn/DOT, and the State finally agreed to an early acquisition in June 2007. We were happy to get a fair market-value price for our property. My wife and I are very fortunate that Len Levine decided to take on our case. Without his political acumen, his vast knowledge and experience with Mn/DOT and the workings of the Minnesota state government, we could not have accomplished the early acquisition. His fee is reasonable and more than justified in our situation. We are truly impressed and grateful for his perseverance and willingness to represent the average man against big government bureaucracy. Thank you, Len Levine! Alan & Lucilla Crew |
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Leonard W. Levine & Associates, Inc. 2136 Ford Parkway, #360 St. Paul, Minnesota 55116 Phone: 651-405-9330 (rolls over to mobile) Fax: 651-405-9331 e-mail: len@levinecanhelp.com |
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