Richard Morehouse is an attorney in KJK’s Real Estate practice group with a background that includes over two decades of experience working in commercial real estate. Rich brings a unique perspective that combines years of data fueled real estate market research and analysis, valuation experience, multi-state property tax and incentives experience and skilled legal knowledge that allows him to achieve favorable results for clients. Rich is valued for his distinctive blend of legal and quantitative skills that give him an understanding not only of what is legally permissible, but also physically and financially feasible while maximizing productivity for real estate development opportunities. Rich leverages his ability to analyze leases, transactions, physical real property and market data from a valuation perspective with his legal prowess to deliver excellent results for clients.
Rich is experienced with a wide array of asset types and has worked with a variety of professionals including contractors, architects, engineers, appraisers and economists on construction, design, valuation, compliance and zoning for historic preservation and other incentive programs. Rich has had experience with many state and local development and brownfield remediation incentive programs in Ohio. He is also experienced as counsel on community development, small business, contract, copyright and trademark, non-profit and other matters.
Rich holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration/Finance from the University of Akron, where he graduated magna cum laude, and earned his Juris Doctorate from University of Akron School of Law.
A real estate developer himself, Rich is passionate about helping developers understand and unlock the opportunities that so many historic buildings hold for communities throughout Ohio.
The recipe for residential apartment success in Cleveland’s central business district has seen significant changes, primarily because a substantial portion of its traditional demand base—those employed in downtown Cleveland's office buildings—has yet to return....
In January, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) and the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) announced a new cooperative agreement to allocate $12.4 million in Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI) funds to small and mid-size food producers in...
On November 16, 2023, Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH-10) and Mikie Sherill (D-NJ-11) reintroduced the bipartisan Brownfields Redevelopment Tax Incentive Reauthorization Act (H.R. 6438) (BRTIRA). BRTIRA is designed to provide greater incentives for brownfield...
