Cases
Representative Matters: Representation of foreign equity investors in connection with a joint venture
hotel management agreement with an international hospitality company for development of a new upscale hotel in New York City.
Representation of real estate developer in connection with its franchise
management agreements for the Cambria Hotel, on the Avenue of the Arts in Center City Philadelphia.
Restructuring the ownership of a nationally flagged hotel property in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
sale of a fifty percent tenant-in-common interest in that property.
Represented Shelbourne Capital LLC in its new joint venture with Red Lion Hotels Corporation, a Spokane, Washington-based public company, involving the acquisition, equity
debt financing,
a capital improvement program for twelve hotels located in Washington, California, Oregon, Idaho,
Utah as well as hotels in Baltimore, MD, Washington, DC
Atlanta, GA.
Represented Red Lion Hotels Corporation in financing for its acquisition of a hotel br
from Wyndham Hotel Group.
Counsel to equity investor in a joint venture, formed with an affiliate of a national hospitality firm, to acquire the Renaissance Hotel in Syracuse, N.Y. Developed
documented a multi-party, multi-level equity structure for the acquisition of the first-lien mortgage debt
deed in lieu of foreclosure. H
led the financing for the acquisition by the joint venture, change of hotel franchise
product improvement plan (PIP). Developed with tax counsel a transaction structure addressing the potential tax implications for the transaction.
Managed the team of attorneys that h
led, on behalf of Icahn Partners LP for its first-lien financing of multiple casino properties in New Jersey, all of the real-estate elements of the plan of reorganization in the chapter 11 proceedings of Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc.
Representation of the majority owner in a joint venture to acquire ownership of one of the largest office buildings in downtown Wilmington, Delaware by a highly structured acquisition of the existing mortgage documents
deed in lieu of foreclosure. The acquisition included third party bridge financing
preferred equity.
Represented a senior housing developer of assisted living/memory care facilities in approximately $250 million in aggregate private equity funding
acquisition, construction
working capital financings for nine new construction facilities located in seven states.
Representation of senior housing development joint venture in the sale of completed
stabilized assisted living facilities in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas
Maryl
.
Completion of a joint venture between a senior housing developer
the affiliate of a senior housing public REIT for the construction of a new assisted living/memory care facility in Bergen County, New Jersey.
Counsel to Kaiserman Company in a structured sale of controlling interests in partnerships owning a 700,000 square foot portfolio of commercial buildings in the Independence Hall area of Philadelphia, including the historic Bourse Building.
Counsel to Abington Friends School, a suburban Philadelphia non-profit private school (K-12), for development of its new gymnasium
exp
ed outdoor athletic facilities, including all zoning
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development approvals, design
construction agreements,
tax-exempt bond financing for the project.
Represented the Philadelphia Zoo in connection with zoning approval for its new 20,000 square foot indoor/outdoor restaurant facility.
Preparation of the condominium documents for Eastern Tower, a 20-story, 200,000-square-foot mixed-use project of community-based non-profit Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corp. at 10th
Vine streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Eastern Tower is the largest new construction project to be built in the Chinatown section of downtown Philadelphia.
Restructuring the vertical subdivision governing documents of mixed-use office/retail building in the downtown Chicago, Illinois to accommodate the future development of the property's air-rights.
Representation of Philadelphia-based private non-profit university in real estate matters involving exemptions
abatements from real estate taxes for the university's facilities.
Transaction counsel for sale of stock of multi-family real estate management company.
Counsel to U.S. bank on loan restructure for residential development.
Negotiation
documentation for the sale of a principal's controlling interest in nationally-recognized architectural firm headquartered in southeastern Pennsylvania.
Counsel to BLT Architects (executive architect
architect of record) for the $2.5+ billion beachfront casino entertainment resort along the Atlantic City boardwalk.
Counsel to purchaser of multiple retail triple net lease drug/convenience store locations in New Jersey, Massachusetts
Connecticut as part of Section 1033 transaction following acquisition of stock of a corporation whose previously held real estate in New York was the subject to condemnation for public development.
Counsel for the acquisition of multiple parcels in Center City, Philadelphia, Pa., for the site of Lenfest Hall of the Curtis Institute of Music.
Representation of real estate development/management firm in joint venture for new construction LEED (Leadership in Energy
Environmental Design) Certified multi-building office complex acquisition in Washington, D.C. area. Project is more than 300,000 square feet.
Representation of primary equity syndicator in $70 million acquisition of interests in 460,000-square-foot regional East Coast retail outlet shopping center. Structured acquisition to avoid transfer-tax exposure on acquisition. Created ground lease
distribution loan structure to facilitate primary
mezzanine-level securitized acquisition financing
meet commercial mortgage-backed securities rating-bureau st
ards.
Representation of a major real estate opportunity fund in its major equity investments in the real estate projects
developments nationwide - including recent acquisition of multi-complex apartment properties portfolio with more than 4,000 units
assisted-living facilities, residential waterfront development
urban telecom-switching facilities.
Representation of equity general
limited partners in real estate investment partnerships in connection with joint-venture on regional performing arts center private parking facility in Philadelphia
various suburban office buildings.
Representing a private golf club partnership in its parcel assemblage, l
acquisitions
zoning
development approvals for development of a second 18-hole golf course
accompanying housing sites in Chester County, Pa. Also served as real estate counsel for the l
acquisition, design
construction of the client's first 18-hole course.
Counsel to a regional home-builder in connection with all of its corporate, financing
development activities as well as its sale of company assets to a national home-builder.
Representation of a regional urban residential developer of market housing for its joint ventures for the development of urban sites.
Serve as corporate
business counsel to a multi-site amusement
water park owner
operator ranked among the top ten amusement park companies in the United States.
Representation of architectural firm in the negotiation of design contracts for a hi-rise office Philadelphia tower, multi-phase waterfront residential development,
other private
public development projects.
Representation of partners in a shopping mall developer with regard to a transfer of partnership interests to a public real estate investment trust.
Representation of purchaser of mixed use residential
retail high-rise building in transaction with planned condominium conversion for the residential component of the building.
