Gary R. Eisenman joined Rosenberg & Estis, P.C. in 2021 and is Counsel with the firm’s Transactions Department. Eisenman’s real estate practice spans over 35 years as an attorney and of counsel for law firms and in-house counsel for state and federal government entities. His experience in real estate purchases and sales covers a broad section of asset classes including related financing (both mortgage, mezzanine and preferred equity), joint ventures, leasing of offices, retail and industrial spaces and the real estate components of M&A transactions.
Prior to joining Rosenberg & Estis, Eisenman was an Attorney with Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, Counsel to Nixon Peabody LLP, Senior Counsel to Loeb & Loeb LLP and Of Counsel to Brown & Weinraub PLLC.
Earlier, Eisenman served as the Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner and Deputy General Counsel for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Federal Housing Administration in Washington, D.C.
Notable Work
Represented a family office in
connection with the restructuring of its U.S. real estate portfolio and spinoff
of its U.S. management company.
Represented the owner-operator of
a Class A apartment building in Long Island City, NY in connection with a
preferred equity financing.
Represented the owner in
connection with the sale of an apartment building and development lot on
Eleventh Avenue, New York, NY.
Represented the developer in
connection with the negotiation of a development ground lease for land located
on Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn, NY.
Represented the developer in
connection with a joint venture to redevelop a large N.Y.C.H.A. apartment
complex in New York, NY.
Represented an investor in
connection with a joint venture to acquire and operate a portfolio of office
and retail properties located in New York, NY.
Represented the owner in
connection with the sale of a Class B office building located on Lafayette
Street, New York, NY to large educational institution for conversion to
dormitory space.
Represented the developer-operator
in connection with the sale-leaseback of a large sub-division for residential
development in Pocono, PA.
Represented the owner in
connection with a lease for a restaurant demising the entire ground floor
retail space and basement of a building located on MacDougal Street, New York,
NY.
Represented the owner in
connection with the master lease of apartments for use by a major educational
institution in an apartment building located in Long Island City, NY.
Represented the investor in
connection with a preferred equity transaction to recapitalize a community
shopping center in East Hanover, NJ.
Represented the owner-operator in
connection with the acquisition and refinancing of the office complex known as
the Centre at Purchase in Harrison, NY.
Represented the developer in
connection with the acquisition and redevelopment of an apartment building
located in Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, NY.
Represented the owner-operator in
connection with the acquisition of the Charlottesville Fashion Square Mall,
Charlottesville, VA.
Represented a publicly traded home
builder in connection with the acquisition of Shappel Industries, Inc, a CA
homebuilding company.
Represented the owner-operator in
connection with the acquisition of a mixed-use building located on Bowery
Street, New York, NY.
Represented the owner-operator in
connection with the acquisition of a Class A office building located on
Broadway, New York, NY.
Represented the developer in
connection with the acquisition of an apartment building located on Bradhurst
Avenue, New York, NY.
Represented the owner-operator in
connection with the acquisition of an office building located on West 27th
Street, New York, NY.
Represented the developer in
connection with the acquisition of an apartment building located on North 8th
Street, Brooklyn, NY.
Honors & Awards
Selected by City & State of
New York to The 2023 Real Estate Power 100
Selected by City &
State of New York The 2022 Real Estate Power 100
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