Matters

Clear Results
$185 Million Construction & Condo Inventory Loan
Represented a debt fund in connection with a $185 million construction and condo inventory loan for the completion of construction of a luxury residential condominium building in midtown Manhattan.
KPR Centers – $180 Million Multi-State Retail Portfolio
Represented KPR Centers in connection with acquiring a $180 million multi-state portfolio of eight shopping centers through a joint venture structure. The portfolio includes retail centers in Florida, Wisconsin and Missouri comprising more than 1.5...
Joint Venture for Mixed-Use Development – Chelsea, Manhattan
Represented a joint venture comprised of a prominent real estate development company and a global holding company, as borrower, in connection with a construction loan to facilitate the development of a 7-story mixed-use building in the Chelsea...
Joint Venture for Mixed Use Development – Manhattan
Represented a joint venture comprised of a prominent real estate development company and a global holding company in connection with the development of a 23-story mixed-use building in the Midtown East neighborhood of Manhattan. This representation...
Michman Basad – Hotel Financing
Represented Michman Basad, an Israel-based financial services company, in a proposed loan to an international hospitality company and hotel developer.
KABR Group – $120 Joint Venture for 600 Columbus Avenue
Represented KABR Group in the $120 million joint venture to acquire 600 Columbus Avenue, a 14-story multifamily building plus additional air rights on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The property, spanning the block between 89th and 90th Streets,...
Major New York Bank – $47.6 Million Loan
Represented a major New York bank as lender on a $47.6 million loan to a New York based real estate investment firm, collateralized by underlying mortgage and mezzanine loans in the aggregate amount of $68.6 million secured by residential...
Major University – Manhattan Leasing
Represented a major university as the tenant in connection with a lease of approximately 50,000 rentable square-feet of space within an office building in Manhattan. The lease also provides the university with a right of first offer with respect to...
Non-profit – Secured Dismissal of Discrimination Claims
The New York State Division of Human Rights granted a complete dismissal of claims in favor of the non-profit, finding that its former employee was not subject to discrimination on multiple grounds. This was a pro bono matter. 
Beekman East Condominium Board – Hoarding Dispute
Represented the condominium board of the Beekman East, a 141-unit condominium in midtown Manhattan, in a hoarding case against a shareholder for breach of contract and various equitable relief. The board was granted a preliminary injunction...
Acquisition of 216 Plymouth Street, Brooklyn
Represented the Charles F. Parker Revocable Trust and its affiliate in connection with the acquisition of a building in Dumbo located at 216 Plymouth Street, Brooklyn, New York, which took approx. two years of negotiations with the relevant...
Valley National Bank – $252 Million Construction Loan
Represented Valley National Bank on a $252 million syndicated construction loan for a property located in Coney Island, Brooklyn. The planned development includes a three-tower complex with 499 luxury rental units, 38,276 square feet of street-level...
In re Urban Commons 2 West LLC (Bankr. SDNY)
Representing secured and DIP lenders in the bankruptcy of real estate developer and hotelier, Urban Commons 2 West LLC and certain affiliates (“Urban Commons”), which defaulted on hotel loans during the COVID-19 pandemic and filed for...