Travis Allen, Associate

Represented G4 Capital Partners in connection with the $130 million construction and mezzanine loans to affiliates of The Jay Group for the development of a residential building located at 101 Fleet Place in Brooklyn.

Represented the institutional equity investor in a joint venture to acquire, finance and develop a 146,000 square-foot 176-unit multifamily project, including related amenities, in Durham, North Carolina. The debt and equity on the project was approximately $36 million.

Represented Centennial Bank on a $65 million construction loan secured by property located at 200 Montague Street in Brooklyn. The borrower intends to construct a 121-unit residential apartment building with retail space of approximately 7,000 square feet above grade and 5,000 square feet below grade.

Represented a private lender on an $18.5 million loan in Montauk, New York (the easternmost end of Long Island). The property is an expansive waterfront property with sunset views over Lake Montauk, which the borrower plans to redevelop into a condominium complex with a marina, spa, fitness center, pool, restaurant and event space.

Represented Community Preservation Corporation in connection with a joint venture with Xenolith Partners LLC, a certified minority- and women-owned business enterprise (M/WBE) company, to develop a seven-story permanent supportive and affordable housing residence located at 1366 East New York Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. The building will contain forty-four units of permanent supportive housing for formerly incarcerated individuals and their families, twenty-nine units of affordable housing, as well as on-site social services provided by The Women’s Prison Association and other non-profit organizations.

Represented Community Preservation Corporation in connection with a joint venture with Xenolith Partners LLC, a certified minority and women-owned business enterprise (MWBE) company, to develop the first phase of a supportive housing and social services community center with the YWCA located in Schenectady, New York.

Represented both Migdal Insurance Company Ltd. and Menora Mivtachim Insurance Ltd., two of the largest Israeli insurance companies, in the negotiation of a joint venture with Silverstein Properties to acquire the U.S. Bank Tower in downtown Los Angeles, California for a purchase price of $430 million. The deal involved tax structuring, negotiation of partnership agreements, as well as oversight of the acquisition and loan documents.

Represented a private lender on a $20 million refinancing secured by a newly-constructed self-storage facility located in Staten Island, New York. 

Represented Muss Development in its sale of two fee parcels and one development rights transfer as part of an assemblage on the Upper East Side that, along with the other five fee parcels and three development rights transfers involved, totaled over $165 million.

Represented a joint venture of prominent real estate companies in connection with the acquisition of unused development rights from a neighboring property through zoning lot merger, along with a related light and air easement and construction license. The development rights will facilitate the redevelopment of a significant Manhattan property. 

Represented Centennial Bank in a $51 million construction loan for the construction of a mixed use building intended to be converted into a condominium, providing for a charter school and community organization located in the Bronx, NY.

Represented the U.S. real estate arm of a large global conglomerate headquartered in China on the approximately $17.65MM acquisition of an apartment complex in St. Petersburg, Florida, as well as related agency financing.