Margery Perlmutter counsels developers, architects and not-for-profit institutions on zoning and land use, development enhancement strategies, building code and related environmental issues. She also represents owners in obtaining special permits, variances, zoning map and text changes and other special approvals from governmental and quasi-governmental regulatory agencies, including the New York City Planning Commission, the Board of Standards and Appeals and the Department of Buildings. Prior to practicing law, Perlmutter was managing partner for more than 15 years of a private architecture practice in New York City. She has been a registered architect in New York since 1982.

Bar and Court Admissions

New York, 2000

Education

Fordham University, J.D., cum laude, Order of the Coif, 1999

Columbia University, Master of Architecture, 1979

Bennington College, B.A., 1976

Publications

• The Law of Green Buildings, Climate Change Adaptation, Ch. 13, M. Gerrard Ed., Eli Press, 2010
• Architects Newspaper, Museum Pieces, November 23, 2009
• Architects Newspaper, Architects Storm the Capitol!, March 4, 2009
• Architects Newspaper, Biennial Blahs, November 19, 2007
• Preservation and Development in Historic Districts in New York City, ICOMOS October 2005
• Regulations Enforcing Billboards Law of 2001 Still Outstanding, City Law, March/April 2003

Speeches and Seminars

• Conducts regular seminars in Zoning and Historic Preservation at various venues including Columbia University School of Architecture, the American Institute of Architects New York Chapter’s Center for Architecture, the Municipal Art Society, and the Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute
• Adjunct Professor, Columbia University School of Architecture and Planning, Historic Preservation Law 2010-2011
• ICOMOS, US Delegate to CIVVIH Conference in Istanbul, Turkey 2005
• Adjunct Professor, 2004, Masters in Urban Planning Program, Hunter College
• Midtown West/Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute: Columbia/Polshek Team, 2004, Participant for the redesign of New York City’s New West Side

Professional Affiliations

• American Institute of Architects, New York Chapter, Legislative Director, Board of Directors, 2008 to Present
• Storefront for Art and Architecture, Board of Directors, 2011 to Present
• Open House New York (OHNY), Advisory Board, 2011 to Present
• New York Architectural League, Member

Civic Involvement and Honors

• Manhattan Community Board 8, Member 2001-2006: Landmarks Committee Co-Chair
• American Institute of Architects – First Prize Winner, 2004, New Housing New York, Queens Site
• Fordham University School of Law – Member, Law Review, 1996-1999; Fordham Law School Prize, 2nd and 3rd years; Fordham Senior Prize; David Condon Prize for Legal History