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Steven Dimitt

Partner

Licensed In Texas

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469.915.5933
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Steven Dimitt

Partner

Licensed In Texas

[email protected]
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469.915.5933
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Meet Steven

Steven’s practice focuses on representing local, regional, and national commercial clients on matters relating to real estate, land use/zoning, and construction. Beginning with site selection and continuing throughout the construction, lease-up, and ultimate sale of the project after final completion, Steven deals heavily with all aspects of real estate development. Steven was previously a partner at one of the largest law firms in Texas. However, he moved to Platt Richmond to partner with other ex-big law attorneys to continue to provide high quality service while being more cost effective for his clients.

Steven represents clients in connection with the acquisition, development, and sale of various asset types across the country, including industrial, office, retail, and multifamily. This representation includes negotiation of purchase and sale agreements, loan documents, development agreements, and property management agreements.

Steven also helps landlords and tenants negotiate commercial leases, including mid-level and high-rise office leasing, retail strip-centers, and industrial leasing from single-tenant parcels to large multi-tenant industrial parks.

In addition to his leasing practice, Steven also represents clients throughout the zoning and planning process. As a former litigator, he uses his experience to advocate for real estate developers and property owners on a variety of land use issues, including zoning changes, specific use permits, abandonments, annexation, signage, permitting, and planned development districts.

He also has extensive experience negotiating and drafting construction contracts for developers, general contractors, and subcontractors to allow them to minimize risk exposure before starting a construction project.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

Represented several homebuilders regarding land use and zoning issues and site selection in various cities, including properties located in cities’ extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ).

Represented the seller in the sale of approximately 450 acres of raw land across five separate transactions totaling between $350 million and $400 million to data center developers. This involved rezoning the properties, coordinating initial infrastructure installation, and negotiating with a major power provider to ensure sufficient power supply to the sites.

Managed all construction contracts, equipment purchase agreements, and professional services agreements for a $1 billion data center development in North Dakota.

Advised on the initial stages of a multi-hundred-million-dollar development involving two multifamily towers near Dallas City Hall, representing the first major development in that area of downtown Dallas in decades.

PUBLICATIONS AND “IN THE NEWS”

“The City of Dallas Bolsters Its Regulations on Construction in the Public Right‐of‐Way,” June 2019

“Dallas Court of Appeals Holds Municipalities Cannot Enforce Building Codes in Their ETJs,” June 2018

“The Texas Tree Mitigation Fee Credit Bill is Resurrected from the Dead,” September 2017

“RLUIPA and Islamic Society of Basking Ridge v. Township of Bernards: Defining and Protecting the Intersection of Property Law and Religious Freedom for All Faiths,” Real Estate, Condemnation, and Trust Section of the Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association, July 2017

“A Prevailing Party May Now Recover Attorney’s Fees in a Vested Rights Dispute,” June 2017

“Tips for Handling a RLUIPA Lawsuit,” American Bar Association, April 2017

“Texas Supreme Court Affirms Property Owners’ Rights Within the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction,” September 2016

Education

Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, J.D. (cum laude)

Texas Tech University, B.B.A. Business Management

Affiliations

Best Lawyers in America, Selected 2023-2024

Dallas Builders Association

D Magazine “Best Lawyers in Dallas” (Land Use & Zoning: 2016 – 2019, Real Estate: 2022)

State Bar of Texas

Texas SuperLawyers “Rising Star” in Real Estate (2022)

The Real Estate Council

TREC Associate Leadership Council (2018)

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