REAL ESTATE
Leasing, Development, Sales and Acquisitions, Financing

The Firm has extensive experience in structuring, negotiating and documenting a variety of complex and sophisticated real estate transactions involving leasing, development, sales and acquisitions and financing.

Commercial Leasing
Our real estate practice group represents private and institutional developers, landlords, REITS, asset managers, investors and end-users in connection with their leasing of major commercial real estate properties throughout New York metropolitan area, including office buildings, shopping centers, retail stores and industrial properties. We also represent a select group of large national and multinational corporations in leasing matters for their corporate facilities throughout the United States.

Commercial Leasing Transactions

Development
A significant focus of our real estate practice is the representation of real estate developers in numerous development projects in the New York metropolitan area and thoughout the New York region, with an emphasis on shopping centers and affordable housing. Our experience includes site acquisition and control through options, ground leases and title transfers, preparation of reciprocal easement agreements and restrictive covenants, leasing of space to national and regional retailers and negotiating construction and payment loan documentation. In addition, the firm represents real estate syndicators and developers, including not-for-profit organizations, in connection with the sale of low-income housing tax credits.

Sales and Acquisitions
Our real estate group is involved in the acquisition and sale of office buildings, shopping centers, residential and mixed use buildings, industrial properties and undeveloped land. Many of these transactions have been accomplished by means of a like-kind (1031) exchange of real property.

Commercial Sale and Acquisition Transactions

Financing
The Firm has represented lenders and borrowers in all types of commercial lending and financing transactions, including construction loans, leasehold mortgage loans, mortgage loans secured by properties in numerous states, interim, bridge or mezzanine-type financing, permanent loans and subordinated financing and intercreditor transactions.

Commercial Real Estate Financing Transactions