FL represents national, regional and local real estate developers, property owners and cannabis operators. He is recognized statewide as a seasoned commercial real estate attorney focusing on acquisitions and development, land use, zoning, commercial leasing and financings, public-private partnerships, real estate and development-related litigation and general corporate matters. FL’s legal experience spans numerous asset classes including cannabis, retail, office, hospitality, multifamily, industrial, residential health care and skilled nursing facilities. He previously served as a real estate partner at one of the country’s leading cannabis boutique law firms, Director of Legal for Litigation and Operations for a private REIT and as Director of Development for the Mid-Atlantic for a family office power center and hotel developer and owner.
- Counsel to operators, investors and landlords in cannabis real estate and work-out transactions in CA, NM, CO, Ill, MA, NJ, CT, VT, NY, MN, MS, FL, OK, AR, MO, TX, AZ.
- Representation of non-profit developer on a ground up affordable housing project comprising of 7 buildings, 164 units, 25 parcel land assemblage, zoning approvals, construction and permanent financing; capital stack included 13 tranches of debt and equity including low-income housing tax credits.
- Representation of non-profit developer on a ground up affordable housing project comprising 64 units, construction and permanent financing; capital stack included 10 tranches of debt and equity including low-income housing tax credits.
- Representation of purchaser in 780,000 sf urban redevelopment project including acquisition, zoning approvals, brownfield clean-up program agreement, 3 phase IDA PILOT agreement and approval of foreign trade zone for property.
- Representation of seller in sale of 24 property commercial and
multi-family portfolio. - Representation of owner’s representative in construction litigation involving the design and construction of an $85 million aircraft manufacturing facility.
- Representation of shareholders in corporate judicial dissolution action
of commercial real estate holding company. - Representation of buyers and sellers in 1031 Exchanges; source potential property replacements in
multi-property, multi-state 1031 Exchange. - Representation of family real estate holding company in multi-entity corporate reorganization
and restructuring. - Representation of county Industrial Development Agencies in purchase and sale transactions,
financings and general real estate matters. - Representation of Local Development Corporations in the sale of county-owned nursing homes.
- Zoning and entitlement work for ground-up developments and re-use and rehabilitation of existing properties.
- Representation of buyers and sellers in obtaining required governmental approvals from county legislatures, State University of New York, New York State Canal Corporation, New York State Public Service Commission, New York State Department of Health as well as compliance with the New York State Public Authorities Accountability Act ("PAAA").
- Acquisitions and financing of properties in connection with ground up and existing retail, recreational, industrial and multi-family properties.
- Draft and negotiate commercial leases and reciprocal easement agreements.
- Lease enforcement actions, evictions, mortgage foreclosures and bankruptcies.