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Nearly every individual and business will encounter a real estate transaction – whether a purchase, sale, lease, development or financing.  The attorneys at McCormick Braun Friman, LLC are experienced in nearly every facet of real estate law and routinely represent developers, landlords, tenants, buyers, sellers, lenders, syndicators and investors in local and national transactions.  It is crucial, particularly in this day and age, to hire a real estate attorney who not only understands the nuances of the deal, your particular goals and the risks involved, but also can evaluate a transaction from experience gained at both sides of the table.  From a simple house closing to the development of a $100 Million mixed use high rise, our attorneys have done it all and are here to guide you through the process.  Our full range of real estate services includes:

Transactions

  • Development of acquisition strategies, title holding entities and negotiation of business deal points

  • Document acquisition or sale of improved and unimproved land, buildings, portfolio, and distressed properties, including office, retail, industrial, medical, hotel and residential projects

  • Complex mixed-use property development

  • Construction law, including general and sub-contracts, architecture, licensing, permitting, building code and zoning

  • 1031 exchanges, including reverse and build-to-suit exchanges

  • Owner/developer agreements and land use planning

  • Resolution of complex title problems

  • Condominium declarations, restrictive covenants and reciprocal easement agreements

  • Federal Interstate Land Sales Act and local governmental Compliance and Documentation

  • Condominium Association Management and FHA Eligibility Analysis

  • Residential purchases and sales

Leasing

  • Complex office, retail and industrial leases for tenants and landlords

  • Construction of tenant improvements

  • Stark Law Compliance for Medical Providers

  • Lease management advice

  • Workout agreements

  • Dispute resolution, lease enforcement, and judicial remedies

  • Property management counsel

Project Finance

  • Analysis of financing alternatives

  • Private Equity Raise documentation for real estate ventures

  • Loan Work-outs in Lieu of Foreclosure

  • Selection of ownership entity to achieve financial objectives

  • Negotiation of terms and conditions of construction, mezzanine, and permanent financing

  • Documentation of conventional and creative financing mechanisms

  • Lender counsel -  loan documentation and enforcement

  • Tax Increment Financing and Municipal Bond deals

 

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