Cases
Representative Matters: Represented the Goldfield Corporation (a provider of electrical construction
maintenance services in the energy infrastructure industry) in the real estate components of its $7.25 million acquisition of C
C Power Line, Inc. (a full service, union electrical contractor).
Complex acquisition
development of a five-star luxury hotel, apartment, condominium
retail facility in Boston as part of an existing urban multi-use development built over a freeway. The acquisition has been structured as a purchase, with separate construction obligations for each of the parties,
with a multiparty cross-easement agreement to tie in the project with the surrounding development.
Counsel in the development of a two-phase multifamily condominium development in Brookline, Massachusetts, including site assemblage
acquisition, zoning approvals, condominium documents, environmental issues
construction contracts, as well as obtaining both acquisition, construction
mezzanine financing for the project.
Counsel to seller in the sale of a three-building office complex in suburban Boston for $60 million in an auction-style sale.
Counsel to a health, swimming
tennis club
summer camp on property in Concord, Mass., in a complex series of real estate transactions totaling approximately $15 million. The original camp site was no longer adequate,
the client sought to relocate to a larger, undeveloped site elsewhere in Concord. Relocation was structured as a tax-free like-kind exchange, with the company selling its existing site to a residential developer
purchased the new site from a pension fund, which was redeveloped for its new facility.
Counsel to a wealthy individual dedicated to the preservation of l
in his hometown in Massachusetts in the protection
conservation of nearly 200 acres of significant natural areas. We were retained to assist the client in purchasing a large woodl
parcel that had been slated for development as senior housing, working through various efforts to buy out the developer,
ultimately taking title at a foreclosure sale. We also assisted the client in acquiring another property containing farml
woods by settling claims with a prior developer, acquiring title, putting in place a permanent conservation restriction
donating most of the l
the town, while selling the existing farmhouse. These transactions were precedent-setting in the community
led to the revitalization of the town's l
trust.
Representation of the founder of a real estate
development company in a $16 million buyout of his longtime partners in the business. The transaction was structured as a leveraged buyout, with the company borrowing funds in a blanket loan against the company's real estate interests,
using the funds to buy out the partners.
Representation of architectural firm in its move into international markets, including restructuring its ownership entity, preparing contract forms
negotiating contracts, master planning
l
scape planning services for large developments in China
Saudi Arabia.
Counsel to owner of a multi-building office complex in Concord, Mass., in a $26 million disposition matter. The sale was structured as a merger into a publicly traded REIT, which acquired the properties by merging our client's corporation into the REIT in exchange for stock in the REIT.
Counsel to a real estate company that owns an historic building in the center of Harvard Square in Cambridge, Mass. A major tenant wished to exp
its commercial business space. We negotiated
executed a new lease to accommodate the expansion
created a mechanism to permit the expansion to occur while the store continued in full operation,
while major structural alterations to the building were being performed.
Counsel to specialized finance company in the restructuring of a construction loan made by the client for the conversion of a factory into senior housing. The borrower was in default
without sufficient funds to complete the project or pay off the client. Restructuring was arranged, providing additional funds from another lending source
permitting the creation of a condominium
further protections
security for the client.
