Real Estate Acquisition & Financing

We represent owners, developers and financial institutions in all aspects of land acquisition and disposition. Our services cover a broad range of transactions on a local, state and national level, including commercial and residential construction, leasing and management. The firm also handles real estate tax appeals for all types of property. We represent borrowers and lenders with respect to construction, permanent financing and refinancing of commercial real estate projects.

• Represents various owners and operators of largest residential apartment community in the State of Ohio, including creation of strategic plan for equity, construction financing and permanent loan for project.
• Represents real estate developers in site selection, acquisition, land use approval process and development in connection with multiple hotel projects.
• Represented an investor group and event planning company in the proposed acquisition of an up-scale, 1,000 plus acre, multiple golf course and hotel resort, spa and conference center and the corresponding funding in a transaction valued in excess of $50 million.
• Represented McDonald’s and Hilton Hotel franchise operators in the sale and purchase of multiple McDonald’s restaurants and Hilton Hotels in multiple states in asset purchase and sale transactions valued in excess of $10 million.

Case Study

Client: Growing local apartment building owner and operator.

Issue: Client sought to acquire multiple large scale properties in order to benefit from economies of scale. When the client was presented with numerous acquisition opportunities in a short time frame, which if taken advantage of would significantly exceed client’s own fast growth strategy, our client sought our firm’s counsel and advice in structuring and financing the acquisitions.

Solution: Structured multiple lease to own transactions as well as traditional purchases, along with interim financing from traditional lenders and outside investors and long term financing through the securitized markets in order to lock-up all of the properties, but spread out the equity and debt needs over a period of time.

Result: Our client added six large scale properties and restructured debt on four large scale properties in a period of one year.