Commercial
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July 18, 2025
Fried Frank Advises SL Green's $1B NYC Debt Fund
SL Green Realty Corp. announced that the office landlord has raised more than $1 billion for its opportunistic debt fund under Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP's guidance, about half of which was committed by investors during the past week alone.
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July 18, 2025
Sidley-Led Stonepeak Plugs $1.3B Into Latham-Led PDG
Asia Pacific data center operator Princeton Digital Group, advised by Latham & Watkins LLP, on Friday revealed that it received a $1.3 billion investment from Sidley Austin LLP-led alternative investment firm Stonepeak to help support its continued expansion.
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July 17, 2025
Calif. Tribe Renews $700M Casino Suit With Lobbying Claim
A D.C. federal judge will let a California tribe amend its suit against the U.S. Department of the Interior for axing its eligibility to run a proposed $700 million casino on new claims that a competing tribe successfully orchestrated a politically influential lobbying campaign.
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July 17, 2025
NC Justices Urged To Let Property Foreclose In Debt Fight
A company on the cusp of wrapping up the foreclosure sale of a Cornelius, North Carolina, land tract that is planned to be part of a larger mixed-use development has implored the state Supreme Court not to temporarily stay the sale.
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July 17, 2025
Prologis Touts Future Leases After 'Maximum Uncertainty' Q1
Executives with industrial real estate investment trust Prologis said they're seeing signs of increasing demand with a leasing pipeline at a historic high, despite the "maximum uncertainty" that followed President Donald Trump's tariff announcements in April.
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July 17, 2025
Fla. Judge Rejects US Service Members' Timeshare Claims
A Florida federal judge sided with Holiday Inn Club Vacations Inc. and its timeshare financier on Thursday in a putative class action by two U.S. Air Force members alleging that their timeshare loan contracts violated the Military Lending Act.
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July 17, 2025
Mass. Appeals Court Affirms Toss Of Cell Tower Challenge
A Massachusetts intermediate appellate court affirmed the dismissal of a challenge to permits for a cell tower in the town of Essex, in an unpublished decision Wednesday.
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July 17, 2025
Tarter Krinsky Adds Real Estate Atty To New Texas Office
Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP has added a commercial real estate attorney who joined the firm from private practice following several stints of working with the firm on a contractual basis.
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July 17, 2025
Mass Deportations Could Raise Insurance Costs, Profs Say
The Trump administration's mass deportation program could increase costs for insurance carriers and homeowners by reducing the number of undocumented immigrants so critical to the construction industry, business and insurance professors say.
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July 17, 2025
Firm Named Lead Counsel For REIT Securities Fraud Class
The Rosen Law Firm PA will serve as lead counsel for a proposed class of Sun Communities investors who claim the real estate investment trust failed to disclose that its CEO received a loan from a board member's relatives.
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July 17, 2025
Equinix OKs $41.5M Settlement Of Capital Spending Claims
Data center developer Equinix has agreed to pay $41.5 million to settle class claims from a pension fund saying the company mislabeled spending on maintenance expenses over a five-year period to earn executives bonuses of $150 million.
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July 17, 2025
Minn. Property Tax Appeals Tossed For Lack Of Disclosures
Property tax appeals by three partnerships in Minnesota were dismissed by the state's tax court because the partnerships failed to provide the income and expense information required before making an appeal.
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July 17, 2025
Real Estate Finance Pro Returns To ArentFox Schiff In NY
ArentFox Schiff LLP has added a real estate finance partner in New York from Greenspoon Marder LLP who returns to the firm after seven years away, the firm announced this week.
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July 16, 2025
Sidley Guides Starwood Property Trust's $2.2B Net Lease Deal
Sidley Austin LLP and Latham & Watkins LLP are advising Starwood Property Trust Inc. 's $2.2 billion acquisition of net lease real estate operating platform Fundamental Income Properties LLC, according to an announcement made Wednesday.
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July 16, 2025
Chinese Investors' EB-5 Fraud Claims Dismissed
A Delaware federal judge has tossed a proposed class action lodged by Chinese investors claiming they were defrauded in a failed EB-5 hotel investment tied to a San Francisco property, finding that the investors' claims are time-barred and that the court lacks jurisdiction.
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July 16, 2025
Attys Tout 3 Real Estate Investment Wins In Federal Budget
Real estate investors can breathe a collective sigh of relief seeing the final version of the "One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act" that President Donald Trump signed into law this month, as it is largely favorable to the industry and keeps several much-admired tax breaks alive.
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July 16, 2025
Holland & Knight Guides $550M Seattle Overleverage Venture
Holland & Knight LLP advised the launch of Keelbase Capital, a venture to invest some $550 million in Seattle-area properties that are overleveraged, the real estate investment firm said in a Wednesday announcement.
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July 16, 2025
Related Nets $46M Loan For NY Residential Development
Related Companies obtained a $46.2 million senior secured loan for its 1,200-acre residential community project in Tuxedo, New York, the lender announced Wednesday.
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July 16, 2025
Rittenhouse Law Advises $344M Alterra Outdoor Storage Loan
Rittenhouse Law advised industrial outdoor storage firm Alterra IOS on a $343.6 million loan secured by 64 sites in nearly two dozen states.
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July 16, 2025
Armenia Ordered To Pay $439K In Real Estate Dispute
A D.C. federal judge has ordered Armenia to pay nearly $439,000 in costs owed to a real estate investor who won annulment in 2023 of an arbitral award nixing his claim against the country for allegedly not doing enough when he was defrauded by a local business partner.
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July 16, 2025
K&L Gates Hires CRE Finance Atty From Dechert
K&L Gates LLP has brought on an ex-Dechert LLP attorney who specializes in commercial real estate finance as a partner in its Charlotte, North Carolina, office, the firm announced Tuesday.
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July 16, 2025
Tango Taps New CAO To Head Legal Amid Leadership Shifts
Real estate software provider Tango announced that it has hired the general counsel for infrastructure consulting firm Halff as its new chief administrative officer, tasked with overseeing legal and compliance matters.
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July 16, 2025
Squire Patton Adds Burr & Forman Real Estate Atty In Tampa
Squire Patton Boggs LLP announced Wednesday that it picked up a new principal who is a self-described "switch hitter" for its global real estate practice in Tampa from Burr & Forman LLP.
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July 16, 2025
Could A Casino Zhuzh Up Coney Island?
Jodi Stein, a partner at Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, is advising The Coney, one of eight proposals vying for three New York state licenses to operate a full-fledged casino.
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July 16, 2025
HGI Lends $38M For Refi, Renovation Of 12-Story DC Office
Real estate investment firm Harbor Group International said it has provided $38.3 million to refinance a Washington, D.C., office building owned by Kairos Investment Management and help complete renovations of the property.
Expert Analysis
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How 3D Printing And Prefab Are Changing Construction
The growing popularity of trends like 3D printing technology and prefabrication in the construction industry have positive ramifications ranging from reducing risks at project sites to streamlining construction schedules, say Josephine Bahn and Jeffery Mullen at Cozen O'Connor.
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A Deep Dive Into High Court's Permit Fee Ruling
David Robinson and Daniel Golub at Holland & Knight explore the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling that a local traffic impact fee charged to a California property owner may be a Fifth Amendment taking — and where it leaves localities and real estate developers.
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What To Consider When Buying RE Promissory Notes
In light of recent distress in the real estate market, note purchases — in which an investor buys a promissory note and mortgage rather than actual property — can be a worthwhile alternative to traditional investments, but require careful contemplation of unique risks and strategic considerations, say Douglas Praw and Katelyn DeMartini at Holland & Knight.
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Consider 2 Alternative Exit Plans In RE Distress Scenarios
In the face of an impending wave of foreclosures, lenders and borrowers alike should consider two exit strategies — deed-in-lieu of foreclosure and consent foreclosure — that can mitigate potential costs and diminution in property value that could be incurred during a lengthy proceeding, say attorneys at BCLP.
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SEC Climate Rules Create Unique Challenges For CRE
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recently adopted final rules concerning climate-related disclosures for public companies are likely to affect even real estate companies that are not publicly traded, since they may be required to provide information to entities that are subject to the rules, says Laura Truesdale at Moore & Van Allen.
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New Proposal Signals Sharper Enforcement Focus At CFIUS
Last week's proposed rule aimed at broadening the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States' enforcement authority over foreign investments and increasing penalties for violations signals that CFIUS intends to continue expanding its aggressive monitoring of national security issues, say attorneys at Kirkland.
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How Retail Tenants Can Avoid Paying Rent Prematurely
When negotiating leases for spaces in shopping centers, retail tenants should ensure that the language specifies they only need to begin paying rent when the center is substantially occupied as a whole, as it can be difficult to modify leases that are executed without co-tenancy requirements or termination rights, say Joshua Bernstein and Benjamin Joelson at Akerman.
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Weisselberg's Perjury At Trial Spotlights Atty Ethics Issues
Former Trump Organization executive Allen Weisselberg’s recent guilty plea for perjury in the New York attorney general's civil fraud trial should serve as a reminder to attorneys of their ethical duties when they know a client has lied or plans to lie in court, and the potential penalties for not fulfilling those obligations, say Hilary Gerzhoy and Julienne Pasichow at HWG.
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Climate Disclosure Mandates Demand A Big-Picture Approach
As carbon emissions disclosure requirements from the European Union, California and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission take effect, the best practice for companies is not targeted compliance with a given reporting regime, but rather a comprehensive approach to systems assessment and management, says David Smith at Manatt.
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Trump's NY Civil Fraud Trial Spotlights Long-Criticized Law
A New York court’s recent decision holding former President Donald Trump liable for fraud brought old criticisms of the state law used against him back into the limelight — including its strikingly broad scope and its major departures from the traditional elements of common law fraud, say Mark Kelley and Lois Ahn at MoloLamken.
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$175M Bond Refiled By Trump Is Still Substantively Flawed
The corrected $175 million bond posted by former President Donald Trump on Thursday to stave off enforcement of the New York attorney general's fraud judgment against him remains substantively and procedurally flawed, as well as inadequately secured, says Adam Pollock of Pollock Cohen.
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Calif. Ruling Shows Limits Of Exculpatory Lease Clauses
A California court's recent decision in Epochal Enterprises v. LF Encinitas Properties, finding a landlord liable for failing to disclose the presence of asbestos on the subject property, underscores the limits of exculpatory clauses' ability to safeguard landlords from liability where known hazards are present, say Fawaz Bham and Javier De Luna at Hunton.
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Payment Provision Lessons From NJ Construction Ruling
A New Jersey appellate court's decision in Bil-Jim v. Wyncrest, holding that an American Institute of Architects contract was not an installment contract, highlights both the complexities of statute of limitations calculations and the significant consequences that can arise from minor differences in contract language, say Mitchell Taraschi and Zac Brower at Connell Foley.