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Overview

Elise Batsel is a Shareholder and a member of the Firm's Board of Directors. She focuses her practice on land use, zoning, permitting, and transactional real estate.

Elise represents national and local developers and property owners before local, state, and federal governments on land use and land development issues. She has extensive experience representing clients in a broad range of matters involving variances, rezonings, permitting, licensing, comprehensive plan amendments, and entitlements for multi-family commercial, industrial, hotel, master planned and mixed-use projects. She also has experience with economic development projects, as well as Public-Private Partnerships, and advises clients regarding the redevelopment of environmentally impacted sites and environmental and wetland permitting issues.

In the Real Estate arena, Elise represents property owners and developers in real estate acquisitions, dispositions, and complex development agreements.

Representative Experience

  • Represents the leading nonprofit health care provider in the Tampa Bay and West-Central Florida Regions in obtaining all development entitlements for a 773,582 sq. ft. medical facility, including a regional hospital, ambulatory care center, associated medical offices, and commercial outparcels.
  • Represents one of the largest home furnishing and accent retailers in Florida in the development of a 1,200,000 sq. ft. warehousing, distribution and regional headquarters, including a regional showroom, for their central Florida operations in Plant City. Lead land use and environmental counsel, working with the City on the annexation of property into the City, comprehensive plan amendments, rezonings and environmental impact and permitting issues.
  • Represents a full-service investment and development firm in obtaining a variety of land use approvals for a new mixed-use development located along the Gandy causeway. The waterfront development includes a mix of multi-family, townhome and commercial uses including 376 units, a dry storage marina with 245 slips, retail, restaurant and 225 accessory wet slips.
  • Represents a national real estate investment trust (REIT) that focuses on the acquisition, selective development, redevelopment and management of multifamily projects, in the infill redevelopment of an 18.5 acre parcel to a mixed-use waterfront and retail project, including over 650 multi-family residential units, a waterfront restaurant and public boardwalk amenities.
  • Represents real estate developer in a mixed-use project consisting of 243 multi-family residential units, a waterfront restaurant (with public boat slips and outdoor dining options), a 3,959 square foot co-working facility, 8,264 square feet of retail and significant public amenities, including a public park with open space, sidewalks, benches, a waterfront overlook, a new City seawall and enhanced public access to the water.
  • Represents a developer of luxury resorts and hotels, upscale resort communities, golf courses, and hotel-serviced residential and recreational properties, as property rights counsel and in numerous land use appeals regarding the development of a 124-acre waterfront property in Naples, Florida.  The project is a $2.2 billion mixed-used redevelopment project, including a five-star 220-room Four Seasons Hotel with residential condos, a golf course, spa, tennis center, retail space, a sports park, and various restaurants.

Professional & Community Involvement

  • Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Tampa Bay
    • Past-President, 2024
    • President, 2023
    • President-Elect, 2022
    • National Delegate, 2021-Present
    • Board of Directors, 2015-2019, 2021-Present
  • Housing Leadership Council of Tampa Bay, Board of Directors, 2024
  • National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), Tampa Bay Chapter, 2024-Present
  • University of Florida (UF) Bergstrom Real Estate Advisory Board, 2018-Present
  • Hillsborough County Bar Foundation, Board of Trustees, 2022

Recognition

  • Florida Trend, Legal Elite NOTABLE – Women Leaders in Law, 2023
  • Tampa Bay Business Journal, BusinessWoman of the Year Honoree, 2023
  • The Best Lawyers in America, 2018-Present
  • Florida Super Lawyers, 2017-2018, 2020-Present
  • Excellence Award, (CREW) Tampa Bay Sales Transactions, 2017

Publications & Presentations

Publications: Thoughtful Design
Invest: Tampa Bay|November 2023

Events: WEBINAR: SB102 “The Live Local Act”
Stearns Weaver Miller Webinar|May 2023

Events: Private Practitioners Panel
Fifth Annual Environmental and Land Use Law Conference|April 2023

Land Development News Update, Publications: What's Developing | Winter 2023
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|March 2023

Land Development News Update, Publications: Hillsborough County Proposes Significant Updates to Comprehensive Plan
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|October 2022

Land Development News Update, Publications: What's Developing | Summer 2022
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|September 2022

Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications: Hillsborough County Proposes Significant Updates to Comprehensive Plan
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|July 2022

Events: Best Practices in Planned Communities Design, Implementation & Financing
Stearns Weaver Miller/Kutak Rock Webinar|June 2022

Events: Fourth Annual HCBA Environmental and Land Use Law Conference
Hillsborough County Bar Association|May 2022

Land Development News Update, Publications: Spring Brings an End to Freezing Temperatures— and an Opportunity to Extend Your Development Permits
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|April 2022

Land Development News Update, Publications: Hillsborough County Studying Comprehensive Plan Updates to Facilitate Affordable Housing
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|July 2021

Land Development News Update, Publications: Update: Tampa Bay Local Governments Continue to Enact Burdensome Moratoria
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update |April 2021

COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications: COVID Legal Compass | Edition 25
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|March 2021

Land Development News Update, Publications: Hillsborough County Moving Quickly in Proposal to Take Away Density from Rural and Agricultural Landowners
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|March 2021

Land Development News Update, Publications: Tampa Bay Local Governments Forge Ahead in Limiting Property Rights with Burdensome Land Development Moratoria
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update |February 2021

Land Development News Update, Publications: Following Hillsborough County, City of Tampa to Consider Development Moratorium on February 4, 2021
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update |February 2021

COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications: COVID Legal Compass | Edition 24
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update |January 2021

COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications: COVID Legal Compass | Edition 23
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update |December 2020

Land Development News Update, Publications: City of Tampa Holds Important Workshop on Changes in Land Use and Development Policies
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|November 2020

COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications: COVID Legal Compass | Edition 22
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update |October 2020

COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications: COVID Legal Compass | Edition 21
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|September 2020

COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications: COVID Legal Compass | Edition 20
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|September 2020

COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications: COVID Legal Compass | Edition 19
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|September 2020

COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications: COVID Legal Compass | Edition 18
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|August 2020

COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications: COVID Legal Compass | Edition 17
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|July 2020

COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications: COVID-19 Legal Compass | Edition 16
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|July 2020

COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications: COVID-19 Legal Compass | Edition 15
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|July 2020

COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications: COVID-19 Legal Compass | Edition 14
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|June 2020

COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications: COVID-19 Legal Compass | Edition 13
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|June 2020

COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications: COVID-19 Legal Compass | Edition 12
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|June 2020

COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications: COVID-19 Legal Compass | Edition 11
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|June 2020

COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications: COVID-19 Legal Compass | Edition 10
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|May 2020

COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications: COVID-19 Legal Compass | Edition 9
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|May 2020

COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications: COVID-19 Legal Compass | Edition 8
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|May 2020

COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications: COVID-19 Legal Compass | COVID-19 Updates | Edition 7
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|May 2020

COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications: COVID-19 Legal Compass | COVID-19 Updates | Edition 6
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|May 2020

COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications: COVID-19 Legal Compass | COVID-19 Updates | Edition 5
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|April 2020

COVID News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications: Hillsborough County Forges Ahead to Consider Doubling Development Fees During COVID-19 Era
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|April 2020

COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications: COVID-19 Legal Compass | Timely and Significant COVID-19 Updates | Edition 4
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|April 2020

COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications: COVID-19 Legal Compass | Timely and Significant COVID-19 Updates | Edition 3
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|April 2020

COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications: COVID-19 Legal Compass | Timely and Significant COVID-19 Updates | Edition 2
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|April 2020

COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications: COVID-19 Legal Compass | Timely and Significant COVID-19 Updates
Stearns Weaver MIller News Update|March 2020

Land Development News Update, Publications: Hillsborough County Sets Aggressive Twelve Program to Remake Development Policies - and Increase Fees
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|February 2020

Land Development News Update, Publications: Hillsborough County Continues Discussion on Changes in Land Use and Development Policies to Prepare for Smart and Sustainable Growth
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|January 2020

Land Development News Update, Publications: Major Land Use and Development Policies Discussions Continue in Hillsborough County
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|January 2020

Land Development News Update, Publications: Major Evolution in Land Use and Development Policies Ahead in Hillsborough County
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|December 2019

Events: What's Ahead and Why - Comprehensive Planning and Growth Management
Annual Environmental Permitting Summer School|July 2019

Land Development News Update, Publications: Friday Deadline for Hillsborough County's Final Impact Fee Buyback Solicitation
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|July 2019

Land Development News Update, Publications: Important Land Development and Environmental Issues Following Florida's 2019 Legislative Session
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|July 2019

Land Development News Update, Publications: What's Developing | Summer 2019
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|July 2019

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