Commercial Real Estate

Representation of institutional investors in loan acquisition and modification, joint-venture restructuring, and ultimate disposition of office portfolio project totaling over $500 million.

A $135 million sale of a mixed-use retail, office and apartment project in downtown Chicago, Illinois.

Representation of developer of 150,000 square foot medical office building in suburban Minneapolis, Minnesota in pre-development activities, including land acquisition, tax increment financing arrangements and project leasing.

A $50 million redevelopment and conversion of a national headquarters building for a publicly traded company into a mixed- use project featuring retail and amenity space and the first office condominium project in downtown Chicago, Illinois, including negotiating the land acquisition contract and joint-venture agreements, and supervising preparation of the reciprocal easement agreement and condominium declarations for the project.

Representation of owner participant in $100 million leveraged sale-leaseback for multiple site retail portfolio, including approximately 50 refinancings of separate properties, including securitized financings, subleasing, property management, redevelopment, build-to-suit sale and related development matters, property disposition, as well as lessee and rent restructurings.

A $20 million municipal acquisition of theater and entertainment facilities in multi-story condominium building, including, among other things, representation of municipality in condominium platting, preparation and negotiation of relevant condominium declarations, and purchase contract negotiations with developer.

Representation of owner participant in $40 million multiple-site retail portfolio, including acquisition, financing and refinancing transactions, sale, sublease and property management matters, and property dispositions.

A suburban $130 million lifestyle center in the Minneapolis, Minnesota area, which involved the leasing of 400,000 square feet of retail space and the sale of numerous outlots.

A $125 million Target/Lowe’s-anchored power center in Rochester, Minnesota, including preparation and coordination of competing project declarations and off-site improvement covenants, and negotiation of land acquisition contracts, municipal off-site infrastructure improvement agreements, leases for 600,000 square feet of retail space, the sale of numerous outlots, and the sale and master lease of the project to an institutional buyer.

A $75 million Target/Roundy’s-anchored power center in suburban Milwaukee, Wisconsin, including 300,000 square feet of retail space.