Real Estate
Phillips Nizer’s Real Estate practice is diverse, substantial and wide-ranging. Our Real Estate lawyers work closely with institutional and entrepreneurial real estate investors, developers of affordable housing projects and brownfield sites, banks and other real estate lending institutions, commercial landlords and tenants, corporate owner-occupants and high net worth families and individuals in achieving their real estate goals. We are skilled at handling the most sophisticated and unique transactions, as well as traditional real estate transactions.
Highlights of our extensive experience include:
- Acquisition and sales of office, commercial and multi-family residential properties, including tax-deferred transactions under Internal Revenue Code §1031.
- Commercial real estate financing, including acquisition, construction, mezzanine, leasehold and permanent financing transactions, workout negotiations and restructurings on behalf of lenders, owners and tenants.
- Representation of cooperative housing corporations and residential and commercial condominium associations.
- Private and public offerings of real property investment interests.
- Retail, showroom, office, warehouse, triple net and other commercial leasing transactions on behalf of a broad spectrum of clients, including fashion and apparel designers, energy companies, medical practices, investment groups and real property owners.
- Zoning and other governmental regulation of land use, including licensing for restaurant and entertainment facilities.
- Tax certiorari proceedings and defense of eminent domain proceedings on behalf of real property owners and tenants.
- Estate planning for family-owned real estate, including creation of trusts, family limited partnerships and limited liability companies and structuring transactions, including gifts, annuities and sales.
- Resolution of real estate disputes, including loan work-out transactions, receiverships and prosecuting and defending commercial foreclosures, environmental and lender liability matters.
- Residential real estate transactions on behalf of individuals, cooperative corporations and condominium sponsors.
Skilled Counselors
Our Real Estate practice consists of attorneys with a broad range of skills and experience. The partners are well-known in their fields and are members of related bar association committees and professional associations.
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