The lawyers in
Barrett McNagny's Real Estate Group provide legal services and counsel to
commercial and residential real estate developers, residential and commercial
building contractors, financial institutions, municipal entities, retail,
commercial and industrial businesses, real estate agents, and individual home
and property owners.
In addition,
most real estate matters encompass more than real estate law. Barrett McNagny
has significant depth and experience in other disciplines that apply to both
the simplest and the most complex real estate matters. Those include
environmental, tax, governmental, municipal, corporate, bankruptcy, estate
planning, insurance, and litigation experience.
Acquisitions
and Sales
Care and
attention is given to our clients by attorneys who are well versed in issues
arising from the time real estate is acquired to the time it is sold. This
representation includes negotiation of purchase and sale contracts, review of
survey and title work, environmental assessments and wetland delineations, soil
testing, inspection and engineering issues, closing document preparation,
closing settlement statements and services, and clearing any title problems.
Real
Estate Finance
Lawyers in the
Real Estate Group regularly represent owners of real estate, borrowers, banks,
insurance companies, and other lenders in connection with the negotiation and
preparation of documentation for routine to complex real estate loan
transactions. Transactional matters include negotiation of loan commitments,
construction and permanent financing transactions, mortgage warehousing,
development financing, and other mortgage-backed secured transactions.
Land
Use Regulation
Our lawyers are
experienced in the regulatory environment affecting the redevelopment of
improved real estate or the development of unimproved land for multi-use
commercial projects, shopping centers, residential projects, industrial
projects, and office parks. This includes an understanding and experience in
all aspects of land-use planning such as zoning, subdivision, annexation,
eminent domain, environmental law, and applicable federal, state, and local
permitting requirements for real estate development and redevelopment.
Real
Estate Development and Use
Our Real Estate
Group represents developers of all types of real estate, including unimproved
land, brownfields, commercial office and industrial buildings, hotels,
residential projects, and shopping centers. Our work includes drafting and
negotiating purchase contracts, ground leases, site development agreements,
restrictive covenant and easement agreements, and related documents pertaining
to the development and use of unimproved or improved real estate.
Leasing
Our lawyers
practice all types of commercial and residential real estate leasing, including
office buildings, shopping centers, industrial projects, communications towers,
and apartment buildings. We represent both landlords and tenants in all aspects
of lease negotiations, including equity participations and complex tenant
construction issues.
Construction
Law
The lawyers in our
Real Estate Group assist our clients with all aspects of construction projects,
from the initial planning stage and design to the actual construction and
post-construction period. This expertise includes the negotiation of design and
construction contracts, construction delay claims, design defects, mechanics
liens, warranty issues, performance bond and insurance issues, environmental
concerns, coordination of various regulatory agency requirements, contractor's
default and insolvency, and related matters pertaining to the interests of both
the owner and the contractor in commercial, industrial, and residential
construction projects.
