TabsetOverviewBar & Court AdmissionsBar Admissions: California BarDistrict of Columbia BarEducation: Georgetown University Law CenterJD James Madison College, Michigan State UniversityBA SteveAtkinsonCounselSan Francisco, CA 415.805.7971 steve.atkinson@arentfox.com Download vCard Steve specializes in land use and development law, including issues under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and local, state, and federal development entitlements. His clients include developers of residential, multi-family, office, hotel, and retail projects. Steve regularly represents clients in San Francisco on affordable housing requirements and transferable development rights transactions. As a former attorney with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington DC, Steve has in-depth knowledge of toxic substances, hazardous substances, remediation, and waste incineration. He was active in the development of the EPA’s new chemical review program under the Toxic Substances Control Act as well as the Superfund program. He continues to advise clients on hazardous substance contamination issues. Previous WorkPrior to joining Arent Fox, Steve was senior counsel in the San Francisco office of a global law firm. He has practiced land use law in San Francisco for 30 years. Client WorkSteve’s clients include developers from an array of projects, including hotel, retail, office, residential, mixed-use, industrial, technology, and education spaces, as well as large-scale master planning. His representative former projects include the Mountain House new town project in Tracy, CA; the Lafayette Town Center in Lafayette, the 101 Second Street project; the Infinity residential project on Rincon Hill, and the 10th and Market Street project, in San Francisco. Steve also has experience with entitlements for historic San Francisco buildings, including One Market Street and 150 Powell Street. Representative Projects Urban Office 55 2nd Street, San Francisco 101 2nd Street, San Francisco The Pacific Center, San Francisco One Market Street, San Francisco 300 Grant Avenue, San Francisco Several "small cap" office projects, San Francisco Residential NEMA, 10th and Market Streets, San Francisco The Infinity, San Francisco 750 2nd Street, San Francisco The Metropolitan, San Francisco 45 Lansing Street, San Francisco 325 Fremont Street, San Francisco Oak Knoll Naval Hospital Conversion, Oakland 829 Folsom Street, San Francisco 80 Natoma, San Francisco 650 Eddy Street, San Francisco 950 Gilman Street, San Francisco 150 Powell Street, San Francisco Hotel The Pacific Center, San Francisco M-31 Hotel, San Francisco Retail 300 Grant Avenue, San Francisco The Pacific Center, San Francisco 150 Powell Street, San Francisco Oak Knoll Naval Base Conversion, Oakland REI, 840 Brannan Street, San Francisco Technology Internet Service Exchange, 160 Harrison Street/365 Main Street, San Francisco Telecom Exchange Project, 100 Harrison Street, San Francisco Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Mission Bay, San Francisco NASDAQ Entrepreneurial Center, San Francisco Historical Buildings One Market Street, San Francisco The Pacific Center, San Francisco 300 Grant Avenue, San Francisco 150 Powell Street, San Francisco Transferable Development Rights transctions, San Francisco Suburban, Ex-urban, Town and Resort Office Lafayette Town Center, Lafayette Menlo Gateway, Menlo Park Station 1300, Menlo Park Burlingame Point, Burlingame Housing Lafayette Town Center, Lafayette Bishop Ranch, Monterey Taube-Koret Campus for Jewish Life, Palo Alto Neary Lagoon Affordable Housing, Santa Cruz Schaefer Heights, Dublin 201 Mountain Wood Lane, Woodside Station 1300, Menlo Park Nine Lot Subdivision, Los Altos Hills Hotel/Resort Ballena Isle Hotel/Office, Alameda Breakers Inn, Mendocino County Mission Hills Resort, Rancho Mirage Retail Lafayette Town Center, Lafayette Morro Bay Shopping Center, Morro Bay Williams-Sonoma, Sonoma Technology, Industrial, Educational and Institutions Seguin Moreau, Napa County Montessori School, Park Merced, San Francisco Shinnyo-En USA Headquarters, Burlingame The Bridge School, Hillsborough 24 Hour Fitness Club, Redwood City Bay Club, Santa Clara NASDAQ Entrepreneurial Center, San Francisco Large-Scale Master Planning Oak Knoll Naval Base Conversation, Oakland Mountain House Community Plan, San Joaquin County Publications, Presentations, and RecognitionsSteve’s publications include: “Airbnb Isn’t Under Attack Just Yet” – Daily Journal, May 6, 2014 “Fee Abatement to Stimulate Development” – The Registry, Bay Area Real Estate Journal, October 2009 Co-author, “Is San Francisco Serious About Meeting Its Housing Needs?” – San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association Newsletter, Report 412 Professional Activities California State Bar Association San Francisco Housing Action Coalition, Executive Committee The Bridge School, Board of Directors Newsroom Date Type Title 4 / 28 / 2015 Press Release Not stickyArent Fox Welcomes Powerhouse Real Estate Team Led by Timothy A. Tosta to Growing San Francisco Office Practice Area Leadership:
