Leech Tishman’s Real Estate Practice Group is skilled in handling a broad range of sophisticated and complex commercial real estate transactions involving purchases, sales, leases, development, financing, construction and tax credit structures. Representing buyers, sellers, lenders, developers and investors in areas such as architecture, automotive, banking/finance, commercial/multi-family/residential real estate, construction, environmental/brownfield development, government, non-profit healthcare, higher education, hospitality, manufacturing, public companies and infrastructure, telecommunications, retail, technology and utilities, our Real Estate Practice Group assists clients from the ground-up. We are focused on closing client deals involving everything from housing developments to industrial parks and office buildings, to shopping centers and mixed-use projects.
Our Real Estate team regularly utilizes the skills of the firm’s other practice groups, and in particular, our Government Relations and Taxation teams. As so many real estate and development transactions involve a government component, the experience of our Government Relations team ensures that we are positioned to offer high-quality representation and address any potential legal issues before they become roadblocks to successful completion of transactions and developments. Similarly, in the challenging financing market existing today, state and federal tax credit programs have become a critical catalyst. The knowledge of our Taxation team enables us to help develop and close these complex transactions.
Our Real Estate Practice Group has experience in the following areas:
Purchase and Sale of Property
Complex and Timely Due Diligence
Structured Purchases/Sales (Lease to Sale/Sale Leaseback Transaction)
Complex Land Planning/Approval Transactions
Environmental Clearance Assistance/Alternative
Environmental Approaches
Development
Owner/Developer Representatives (Office/Industrial/Retail)
Complex Build-to-Suit Transactions
Construction Management Representatives
Government Bidding/Alternate Procurement
Government Affairs Assistance (Approvals/Funding)
Unique Mixed Use Transactions
Tax Credit Representatives
Financing
Standard and Complex Financing Structures (Owner/Borrower Representation)
Sale Leaseback Financing Transactions
Securities Compliance/Shariah/Capital Raising Structures
Construction Financing
Complex Loan Restructuring and Government Financing/Work-Outs
Land Use Zoning and Planning Approvals
Leasing
Owner/Manager Representations
- Office: Single Tenant/Multi-Tenant/Office High Rise
- Industrial: Single Tenant/Multi-Tenant/Industrial Parks
- Retail: Big Box, Strip Malls, Malls
- Mixed-Use Developments
Tenant Representations
Condominium/Planned Developments
Standard and Complex Residential Transactions
Industrial and Office Park Associations
Mixed-Use Associations/Unique Condominium Transactions
Tax Credit Developments
New Market Tax Credits
Historic Tax Credits
Enterprise and Empowerment Tax Credits
Low Income Housing Tax Credits
Complex Bundling of Tax Credit Programs
Environmental
Regulatory Compliance
Assessment/Liability Protection
Remediation/Development
Alternative/Insurance Solutions
