Sheppard MullinOf Counsel

Joan Hamstra Story

About Joan Hamstra Story

Joan Hamstra Story is a lawyer practicing real estate, energy, land use & environmental, public-private partnerships, real estate acquisitions and dispositions and 6 other areas of law. Joan received a B.A. degree from Occidental College in 1965, and has been licensed for 49 years. Joan practices at Sheppard Mullin in San Francisco, CA.

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Areas of Law

  • Other 9
    • Real Estate, Energy, Land Use & Environmental
    • Public-Private Partnerships
    • Real Estate Acquisitions and Dispositions
    • Real Estate Development
    • Commercial Lending and Financial Transactions
    • Healthcare
    • Hospitality
    • Multifamily Housing
    • Wine

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Of Counsel
    Firm Name
    Sheppard Mullin
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Representative Transactions: Represented Chevalier International Holdings, Ltd., a publicly traded Hong Kong company, in connection with its acquisition of assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing
    independent living facilities in Oregon, North Carolina
    Michigan,
    medical office buildings in New York, Pennsylvania
    Rhode Isl
    , negotiation of third party operating leases, financing of the facilities, re-financings under a HUD-insured loan program
    related property management matters.
    Represented MacArthur Transit Community Partners, an affiliate of BRIDGE Housing Corporation, in developing the MacArthur BART Transit Village. The 624 residential unit project included the construction of a BART Garage on l
    to be acquired for BART
    a 90-unit, below-market rental phase to be constructed on l
    ground-leased from BART

    three market-rate phases with market-rate
    below-market condominiums, 4,500 sq. ft. of retail
    commercial space, 5,000 sq. ft. of community space,
    related off-site improvements. Funding for the project derived from a combination of Proposition 1C grants, a federal transportation grant, tax-increment financing
    private debt capital.
    Counsel to the Transbay Joint Powers Authority in connection with the negotiation of the master asset management agreement for,
    individual tenant leases for all retail, restaurant
    entertainment spaces in, the new Salesforce Transbay Transit Center.
    Represented DHL Express in the ground lease, construction, tax-exempt financing
    several expansions of its main hub facility at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.
    Represented DHL Express in connection with a major expansion of a primary hub at Wilmington, OH, the financing of the expansion through private activity bonds issued by the Dayton Montgomery County Port Authority
    the subsequent divestiture of the hub facility.
    Represented DHL Express in ground-leasing, constructing
    financing a number of regional distribution
    sortation facilities, including the development, installation
    financing either through private activity bonds or leveraged leases of state-of-the-art sort systems.
    Represented Lend Lease Corporation in connection with the development of the Watermark luxury high-rise condominium project
    the negotiation of a development
    disposition agreement
    related ground lease for the development of a proposed mixed-use cruise ship terminal facility to be located on Piers 30-32 in San Francisco.
    Represented investment groups acquiring
    selling commercial real estate assets
    portfolios, including ownership interests in the Santa Barbara Biltmore Hotel, the Parker House in Boston
    the Parc 55 Hotel in San Francisco.
    Represented major international spirits companies in connection with the acquisition, sale
    lease of vineyard properties
    wineries in the Napa
    Sonoma Valleys
    elsewhere in California, including the sale
    leaseback under a long-term lease of 18 vineyard
    winery properties in the Napa Valley. Recently concluded the representation of Diageo plc in the sale of its U.S.
    British wine units to Australia's Treasury Wine Estates for $552 million.
    Transactions
    Representative Transactions: Represent Chevalier International Holdings, Ltd., a publicly traded Hong Kong company, in connection with its acquisition of assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing and independent living facilities in Oregon, North Carolina and Michigan, negotiation of third party operating leases, financing of the facilities, re-financings under a HUD-insured loan program and related property management matters.; Represent MacArthur Transit Community Partners, an affiliate of BRIDGE Housing Corporation, in developing the MacArthur BART Transit Village. The 624 residential unit project includes the construction of a BART Garage on land to be acquired for BART; a 90-unit, below-market rental phase to be constructed on land ground-leased from BART; and three market-rate phases with market-rate and below-market condominiums, 4,500 sq. ft. of retail and commercial space, 5,000 sq. ft. of community space, and related off-site improvements. Funding for the project derived from a combination of Proposition 1C grants, a federal transportation grant, tax-increment financing and private debt capital.; Counsel to the Transbay Joint Powers Authority in connection with the negotiation of the master asset management agreement for, and individual tenant leases for all retail, restaurant and entertainment spaces in, the new Salesforce Transbay Transit Center scheduled to open in 2018.; Represented DHL Express in the ground lease, construction, tax-exempt financing and several expansions of its main hub facility at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.; Represented DHL Express in connection with a major expansion of a primary hub at Wilmington, OH, the financing of the expansion through private activity bonds issued by the Dayton Montgomery County Port Authority and the subsequent divestiture of the hub facility.; Represented DHL Express in ground-leasing, constructing and financing a number of regional distribution and sortation facilities, including the development, installation and financing either through private activity bonds or leveraged leases of state-of-the-art sort systems.; Represented Lend Lease Corporation in connection with the development of the Watermark luxury high-rise condominium project and the negotiation of a development and disposition agreement and related ground lease for the development of a proposed mixed-use cruise ship terminal facility to be located on Piers 30-32 in San Francisco.; Represented investment groups acquiring and selling commercial real estate assets and portfolios, including ownership interests in the Santa Barbara Biltmore Hotel, the Parker House in Boston and the Parc 55 Hotel in San Francisco.; Represent major international spirits companies in connection with the acquisition, sale and lease of vineyard properties and wineries in the Napa and Sonoma Valleys and elsewhere in California, including the sale and leaseback under a long-term lease of 18 vineyard and winery properties in the Napa Valley. Recently concluded the representation of Diageo plc in the sale of its U.S. and British wine units to Australia's Treasury Wine Estates for 552 million.

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1977, California
    Memberships

    Memberships

    •Member, Port of Oakland Board of Port Commissioners
    President 2017-2018
    •Member, American College of Real Estate Lawyers
    •Member, Lambda Alpha, the honorary land economics society
    •Formerly Member, Real Estate Law Advisory Committee, Practicing Law Institute
    •Formerly Member, Advisory Board, California Real Property Journal

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of California, Davis
    Class of 1977
    J.D.
    Other Education
    Occidental College
    Class of 1965
    B.A.

    University of California, Los Angeles
    Class of 1967
    M.A.
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