Commercial

  • June 12, 2025

    Domino's Seeks To Shake Suit Over Performance Statements

    Domino's Pizza Inc. pushed for the dismissal of a proposed securities class action alleging the pizza giant knew that a major franchisee would underperform when the company made positive, forward-looking statements to shareholders, arguing that the claims are based on assertions over which the chain can't be sued.

  • June 12, 2025

    Locals Approve $3B Plan To Lure NHL Team Back To Atlanta

    Officials in Forsyth County, Georgia, north of Atlanta, have signed off on a $3 billion mixed-use plan anchored by an arena, which developers hope will draw a professional hockey team back to the region.

  • June 12, 2025

    Insurer Says $30M Counterclaims Against Builder Not Covered

    An insurer says it owes no coverage for nearly $30 million in counterclaims against a construction company that allegedly violated its contract for a Texas project, telling a Tennessee federal court that the counterclaims either didn't involve covered bodily injury or property damage or were otherwise excluded.

  • June 12, 2025

    3 Firms Help Sixth Street Partner With Housing Developer

    Sixth Street Investment, advised by Latham & Watkins LLP and Nixon Peabody LLP, has teamed up with L+M, led by Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP, to support the real estate firm's housing development and investment efforts across the U.S.

  • June 12, 2025

    Firms Seek Luxury Or Stay Put In Tight Real Estate Market

    A reduction in new construction and office vacancy has led more firms to renew their office leases in recent years, while others are spending significantly more than the original asking price on leasing new luxury offices, according to a recent report.

  • June 12, 2025

    Casino Plan Gets Nod From NYC Council With Mayor's Help

    The New York City Council set the groundwork for the state Legislature to earmark a portion of a Bronx park for Bally's proposed casino project, overriding opposition from the district's city councilmember with Mayor Eric Adams' support.

  • June 12, 2025

    Castle Peak Raises $315M, With Wyoming Resort Its First Buy

    Investment firm Castle Peak Holdings on Thursday said it raised $315 million in its second vehicle, acquiring the Snow King Resort in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in the fund's first purchase.

  • June 12, 2025

    Pa. Panel Says Borough Didn't Break Law In Condemning Mall

    A Pennsylvania appellate panel affirmed a decision backing the borough of West Mifflin's condemnation of a local mall, rejecting the property owner's argument that its due process rights were violated.

  • June 12, 2025

    Maine Gives 2 Years To Fight Tax Debt Biz Property Takings

    Maine won't allow challenges to governmental takings of commercial real estate for nonpayment of property taxes after a statutory two-year period ends, under a bill signed by the governor.

  • June 12, 2025

    Retail REIT InvenTrust Closes $306M Sale Of Calif. Properties

    A retail-focused real estate investment trust has unloaded five California retail properties for $306 million and plans on using the money to reinvest in "key Sun Belt markets," the REIT announced on Thursday.

  • June 11, 2025

    EB-5 Investor Suit Belongs In Arbitration, Fla. Court Hears

    The developers of a mixed-use real estate project in Boca Raton have asked a Florida federal judge to send to arbitration a proposed class action by foreign investors seeking EB-5 immigrant visas, who claim their money was reinvested without their consent.

  • June 11, 2025

    South Korean CRE Mezz Lenders Push Back

    South Korean investors that piled into the U.S. commercial real estate market — often in the form of mezzanine debt on trophy office buildings — are taking a more aggressive approach to resolving troubled assets, as segments of the office market show signs of life.

  • June 11, 2025

    Mo. House Passes $1.5B Stadium Bill To Keep Chiefs, Royals

    The Missouri House of Representatives voted Wednesday to approve tax and other incentives worth $1.5 billion to help build or upgrade stadiums for Kansas City's MLB and NFL franchises, on the last day of a special legislative session ordered by Gov. Mike Kehoe.

  • June 11, 2025

    Developer Of Historic Detroit Hospital Campus Files Ch. 11

    The developer of a historic hospital campus in Detroit has launched Chapter 11 proceedings in New York bankruptcy court, listing up to $10 million both in assets and liabilities and disclosing that it fell behind last year on commitments in its agreement with the city.

  • June 11, 2025

    Green Energy Co. Lands $206M For Geothermal Project

    Fervo Energy announced Wednesday that it has secured $206 million in additional capital to aid with the ongoing development of a 500-megawatt geothermal power plant in Beaver County, Utah, with commitments from new and existing partners.

  • June 11, 2025

    Mandarin Can Get Reserves, Reinsurance Info In COVID Row

    "All risks" property insurers for Mandarin Oriental Inc. must turn over documents related to their reinsurance and reserves to the luxury hotel chain, which claims it incurred over $223 million in business interruption losses from the COVID-19 pandemic, a New York federal court ruled.

  • June 11, 2025

    Legal Hurdles To Watch For On Real Estate Secondary Deals

    Advising real estate investors and fund managers on secondary transactions can be relatively painless if you know what to do. Here are some of the most important legal issues attorneys say they must work out when helping clients in this space.

  • June 11, 2025

    Firms Plug $190M Into Luxury Hospitality Biz Cipriani

    Private equity firm Beach Point Capital Management LP, advised by Sidley Austin LLP, and multistrategy investment manager Sparta Capital Management Ltd. on Wednesday announced that they have agreed to provide a $190 million financing loan to luxury hospitality company Cipriani, led by Paul Hastings LLP, to support its growth.

  • June 11, 2025

    Trade Groups Revive Suit Over Colo., Denver Efficiency Rules

    A collection of trade groups renewed their arguments in Colorado federal court against rules set by the state and city of Denver establishing energy efficiency standards for buildings and limiting the use of natural gas appliances after the policies underwent a recent revision.

  • June 11, 2025

    Greenspoon Marder Atty Says Hotels Are 'Scared To Death'

    Months into President Donald Trump's trade war, hotels are largely not yet feeling the effects of tariffs but are "scared to death" at what could come, Greenspoon Marder's hospitality leader told Law360 Real Estate Authority.

  • June 11, 2025

    Ares Wraps Inaugural $2.4B Japanese Data Center Fund

    Private equity giant Ares Management Corp. said Wednesday that it wrapped its first fund dedicated to data center investment and development after securing $2.4 billion of investor commitments.

  • June 11, 2025

    Assura Backs Sweetened £1.7B KKR, Stonepeak Offer

    Healthcare property manager Assura said Wednesday that it has backed a sweetened £1.7 billion ($2.3 billion) final offer from U.S. private equity shops KKR and Stonepeak, ending a months-long bidding war with a British real estate investment trust.

  • June 10, 2025

    Fla. Fraud Suit Cited In Threat To $300M Project's Ch. 11 Plan

    The debtors of a $300 million real estate development in Florida cited challenges in working through its Chapter 11 case on Tuesday, telling a federal bankruptcy judge that an insurance heiress's state court lawsuit against her former financial adviser threatens to derail a restructuring plan.

  • June 10, 2025

    9th Circ. Revives Real Estate Investor Securities Suit, Again

    The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday once again revived a proposed securities class action accusing investment guru Grant Cardone of making misleading social media statements to sell interests in his companies' real estate investment funds, holding, among other findings, that the complaint sufficiently alleged Cardone "subjectively disbelieved" certain stated projections.

  • June 10, 2025

    NYC Says Hotel Chelsea Holdups Not Politically Motivated

    New York City urged a federal court to ink an end to allegations that agencies improperly held up construction work on the storied Hotel Chelsea, arguing that city officials reasonably believed the hotel's owners needed a specific certificate to continue with renovations.

Expert Analysis

  • 7th Circ Joins Trend Of No CGL Coverage For Structural Flaws

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    The Seventh Circuit, which recently held potential structural instability did not count as property damage under a construction company's commercial general liability policy, joins a growing consensus that faulty work does not implicate coverage without tangible and present damage to the project, say Sarah Abrams at Baleen Specialty, and Elan Kandel and James Talbert at Bailey Cavalieri.

  • Criminal Enforcement Considerations For Gov't Contractors

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    Government contractors increasingly exposed to criminal liability risks should establish programs that enable detection and remediation of employee misconduct, consider voluntary disclosure, and be aware of the potentially disastrous consequences of failing to make a mandatory disclosure where the government concludes it was required, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

  • The Often Overlooked NY Foreclosure Notice Requirements

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    As multifamily real estate defaults mount, New York foreclosing parties should be aware of pitfalls and perils that can await the litigant who is not prepared to ensure adherence with tenant notice requirements under the Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law, say Christopher Gorman and John Muldoon at Rosenberg & Estis.

  • A Case Study For Calif. Cities In Water Utility Takeovers

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    With growing water scarcity and drier weather looming, some local governments in California have sought to acquire investor-owned water utilities by eminent domain — but the 2016 case of Claremont v. Golden State Water is a reminder that such municipalization attempts must meet certain statutory requirements, say attorneys at Nossaman.

  • Lower Courts May Finally Be Getting The Memo After Ciminelli

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    A year after the U.S. Supreme Court again limited prosecutors' overbroad theories of fraud in Ciminelli v. U.S., early returns suggest that the message has at least partially landed with the lower courts, spotlighting lessons for defense counsel moving forward, says Kenneth Notter at MoloLamken.

  • A Framework For Investigating Commercial Loan Fraud

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    As commercial loan transactions are increasingly subject to sophisticated fraud schemes, lenders must adopt dynamic strategies to detect, investigate and mitigate these schemes, say attorneys at Baker Donelson.

  • Yellow Corp. Lease Assumption Shows Landlord Protections

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    Yellow Corp.’s recent filing of a motion to assume unexpired leases is a helpful reminder to practitioners to maintain a long-term approach about what is most beneficial for an estate and to not let a debtor's short-term cash position dictate business decisions, says Kyle Arendsen at Squire Patton.

  • How A Bumblebee Got Under Calif. Wildlife Regulator's Bonnet

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    A California bumblebee's listing as an endangered species could lead to a regulatory quagmire as California Department of Fish and Wildlife permits now routinely include survey requirements for the bee, but the regulator has yet to determine what the species needs for conservation, says David Smith at Manatt.

  • The Clock Is Ticking For Fla. Construction Defect Claims

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    Ahead of the fast-approaching July 1 deadline for filing construction defect claims in Florida, Sean Ravenel at Foran Glennon discusses how the state's new statute of repose has changed the timeline, and highlights several related issues that property owners should be aware of.

  • It's Time To Defuse The Ticking Time Bomb Of US Landfills

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    After recent fires at landfills in Alabama and California sent toxic fumes into surrounding communities, it is clear that existing penalties for landfill mismanagement are insufficient — so policymakers must enact major changes to the way we dispose of solid waste, says Vineet Dubey at Custodio & Dubey.

  • Ohio Tax Talk: The Legislative Push For Property Tax Relief

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    As Ohio legislators attempt to alleviate the increasing property tax burden, four recent bills that could significantly affect homeowners propose to eliminate replacement property tax levies, freeze property taxes for longtime homeowners, adjust homestead exemptions annually for inflation, and temporarily expand the homestead exemption, say Raghav Agnihotri and Rachael Chamberlain at Frost Brown.

  • Tips For Advising CRE Owners Affected By Houston Storms

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    As Houston residents begin the arduous process of recovery after this month's devastating storms, attorneys should guide commercial real estate owners and managers toward immediate action under their insurance coverage to facilitate restoration and a return to normalcy, says Justin Ratley at Munsch Hardt.

  • How Real Estate Cos. Can Protect Their IP In The Metaverse

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    The rise of virtual and augmented reality creates new intellectual property challenges and opportunities for real estate owners, but certain steps, including conducting a diligence investigation to develop an understanding of current obligations, can help companies mitigate IP issues in the metaverse, says George Pavlik at Levenfeld Pearlstein.