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McDonald Hopkins LLCMember
Walter Charles Arfons II

Walter Charles Arfons II

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600 Superior Avenue, East, Suite 2100, Cleveland, OH 44114-2653

Colleges and universities, Real Property Law, Commercial finance and 4 more

About Walter Charles Arfons II

Walter Charles Arfons II is a lawyer practicing colleges and universities, real property law, commercial finance and 4 other areas of law. Walter received a B.A. degree from The University of Akron in 1994, and has been licensed for 29 years. Walter practices at McDonald Hopkins LLC in Cleveland, OH.

Walter Charles Arfons II (Cleveland, Ohio)

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Services

Areas of Law

  • Energy
  • Real Estate 1
    • Real estate
  • Other 5
    • Colleges and universities
    • Real Property Law
    • Commercial finance
    • Economic development and finance
    • Solar energy development

Practice Details

  • Payment Information
    Payment & Cost Features
    Fixed hourly rates
    Fixed fees available
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Member
    Firm Name
    McDonald Hopkins LLC
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Representative Cases/Matters: Represented an institution of higher education in all aspects of its $35 million rehabilitation
    modernization of a historic building, including development agreements, construction documents, commercial debt financing, obtaining
    syndicating federal historic rehabilitation tax credits, state historic rehabilitation tax credits
    new markets tax credits, applying for
    complying with the requirements of state
    federal grants
    subsidies
    assisting with capital campaign activities
    Represented publicly-traded financial institutions in equity investments in,
    secured construction loans
    bridge loans for, historic rehabilitation projects
    Represented owner in the development of a LEED Platinum boutique hotel
    conference center, utilizing new markets tax credit financing
    Represented a purchaser in structuring
    negotiating a pre-paid power purchase agreement
    in all aspects of the 2.2MW solar photovoltaic project, including negotiating
    documenting the project site lease, bridge loan financing, security interests,
    interconnection agreement
    reviewing the EPC contract
    operation
    maintenance contract
    Represented national financial institutions in numerous real estate, asset-based
    historic rehabilitation tax credit
    new market tax credit loan financing transactions
    Represented a leading private liberal arts college in the redevelopment of a historic theater for use as a modern commercial movie theater
    for educational advancement purposes financed in part with federal historic rehabilitation tax credits, state historic rehabilitation tax credits
    new markets tax credits
    Represented Ohio universities in the complete rehabilitation of historic dormitories utilizing federal historic rehabilitation tax credits
    state historic rehabilitation tax credits to supplement the universities' capital campaigns
    Represented a national banking association in multistate acquisition, leasing
    sale
    lease-back of bank branch offices
    Represented a financial institution in numerous loans made to a joint venture of a national developer
    a publicly traded institutional investor for the acquisition
    development of retail, multi-family residential
    mixed-use real estate projects throughout the country
    Represented local developer in redevelopment of historic urban office buildings

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1997, Ohio
    United States Tax Court
    Memberships

    Professional Membership

    •Ohio State Bar Association
    •Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
    •Case Western Reserve University School of Law (Adjunct Professor)

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Tulane University Law School
    Class of 1997
    J.D.
    Other Education
    The University of Akron
    Class of 1994
    B.A.
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1971
    January 9, 1971

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