Commercial Real Estate
Diserio Martin’s Real Estate and Corporate and Finance Practice Groups provide clients with comprehensive services encompassing the full range of commercial real estate and development issues. In today’s economy, the knowledgeable purchase, development, financing, leasing and sale of property for business and investment purposes is the key to success. Our real estate attorneys have extensive expertise in all aspects of commercial real estate and real estate finance and regularly represent parties in the financing, acquisition, development, leasing and disposition of projects. We also help corporate clients with the lease, assignment, and sublease of commercial space and, when necessary, we help clients with restructurings and workouts.
Our Commercial Real Estate practice services the following areas:
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Purchases, sales, and leases for office, retail, hospitality, multi-family and industrial properties
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Purchasers and sellers of distressed properties and debt instruments.
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Developers and investors in joint venture transactions to develop, redevelop, operate and/or finance commercial properties.
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Borrowers, lenders and investors in the origination, modification, enforcement and workout of securitized and conventional commercial mortgage loans, revolving credit facilities, mezzanine loans and preferred equity.
Representative Matters
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Acquisition and financing of Blue Back Square in West Hartford, Connecticut consisting of 472,000 rsf of mixed use space on behalf of Starwood Retail Partners for $104.9MM.
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Acquisition and financing of 100 West Putnam Avenue in Greenwich, Connecticut consisting of 155,455 rsf commercial space on behalf of Antares Investment Partners for $160MM.
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Acquisition and financing of Marriott Courtyard in Stamford, Connecticut including entering into franchise agreement with Marriott International Inc.
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Acquisition and financing of Streets of Chester Shopping Center in Chester, New Jersey consisting of 104,682 rsf of retail space on behalf of Core Plus Partners.
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Acquisition of mixed use properties in California and Washington for St. John’s College (University of Oxford).
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Acquisition, financing and leasing of mixed use space throughout Fairfield County, Connecticut on behalf of Forstone Capital and ATCO Investment Management.
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Recapitalization of office, hotel and residential properties, together with the discounted purchase or workout of non- or sub-performing debt.
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Numerous commercial leasing matters throughout the U.S. for Diageo North America, Inc.
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Construction financing for numerous New York metro area office and retail projects.