Examples of Michael’s experience include:

Acquisitions

• Represented private pension fund in acquiring an apartment project and marina in Connecticut for $115,500,000.
• Represented foreign investor in purchasing trophy office building in Richmond, Virginia, for $233,000,000 and obtaining a $135,900,000 loan.
• Represented public pension fund in acquiring two apartment projects in Illinois for a purchase price of $57,650,000 and assuming the existing loans encumbering the two properties.
• Represented private pension fund in acquiring an apartment project in Florida for $93,750,000 and obtaining a $62,500,000 loan.
• Represented public pension fund in acquiring an apartment project in Virginia for $68,725,000 and adding the property to an existing $200,000,000 loan portfolio.
• Represented institutional client in acquiring an apartment project in Florida for $136,000,000.
• Represented institutional client in acquiring an apartment project in Illinois for $118,000,000.

Leasing

• Represented tenant in leasing 600,000 square feet in an undeveloped first-class office building in Manhattan.
• Represented large accounting firm in leasing approximately 125,000 square feet of office space in New York and New Jersey.
• Represented two spin-off entities from institutional banks in leasing their New York City headquarters, and after execution of the leases, helped clients navigate lease-related spin-off issues.
• Represented landlords in connection with the lease-up of commercial office and retail space.
• Represented New York City landlord in connection with leasing its building to hotel and restaurant tenants.
• Represented clothing distributor in leasing its primary retail space in New York City.

Financing

• Represented public pension fund in refinancing eight apartment projects in five states for $171,500,000.
• Represented private REIT in refinancing 13 apartment projects in nine states for $405,000,000.
• Represented public pension fund in obtaining a $200,000,000 loan, which was secured by the pledged stock of the borrower in 22 single-purpose entities.

Sales

• Represented private REIT in its sale of 22 apartment projects in five states for approximately $600,000,000.
• Represented foreign investor in selling trophy office building in Houston for $235,000,000.
• Represented seller in the sale and leaseback of a prominent office building in Manhattan for $175,000,000.
• Represented institutional clients in selling commercial properties in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Utah.

Development

• Represented joint venture partner in development of mixed-use projects in New York City boroughs.