Representative Transactions
Represent a local trucking company in connection with the sale, purchase and lease of industrial zoned facilities throughout the United States
Represent a national bank in foreclosing upon property owned by residential developers, located across multiple states, and the bank’s sale of such foreclosed upon property to third parties
- Represent a national bank as local counsel in connection with the sale of a number of its bank branches, including the real estate and improvements thereon
- Represent a landlord in connection with the leasing of mixed use buildings within a local shopping center development
- Represent a local tech company in connection with its acquisition of real estate within an industrial park in St. Louis County to serve as its new headquarters location
- Represent a local florist in connection with the sale of its business, including the underlying real estate and all leased and owned improvements, in Ladue, Missouri
- Represented a multi-national Chilean real estate company in connection with forming a U.S. investment vehicle and reviewing and negotiating documents pertaining to its investment in a U.S. real estate fund
- Represent American Multi-Cinema, Inc., a theater company with over 300 locations, as national real estate counsel in AMC's theater development, purchases, sales, leasing, and other real estate matters
- Represent developers in the acquisition, construction, leasing, or operation of hundreds of strip shopping centers, power centers, lifestyle centers, and enclosed malls throughout the United States
- Represent purchasers nationwide, such as Leggett & Platt, Inc. and Reuters America, Inc., in commercial and industrial property acquisitions in the context of bankruptcy-asset sales ranging in size from $5 million to $46 million
- Represent the University of Missouri in connection with a property exchange and the public/private redevelopment of one property into an approximately 230,000 square foot, mixed-use apartment, retail, and office building and the other property into the headquarters of a charitable organization
- Represent Bank of America and other regional and national lenders in financing more than 50 commercial and industrial property transactions ranging in size from $3 million to $100 million
- Represent Kansas City area developer, Executive Hills, Inc., in its development, acquisition, ownership, financing, leasing, tenant finish construction management and operations of its office building portfolio in Missouri and Kansas (currently consisting of approximately 30 buildings)
- Represent Walpert Properties in the purchase, sale, development and financing of more than 15 shopping centers, properties located in five states
- Represent an international restaurant franchisor in hundreds of real estate acquisition, leasing, development, and disposition transactions throughout the United States, including sale-leaseback, build-to-suit and reverse build-to-suit projects
- Represent Westfield, LLC in connection with the redevelopment and expansion of multiple regional malls across the United States
- Represent St. Louis's bioscience and technology district in more than 20 real estate acquisition and disposition transactions concerning industrial, lab, and office properties, including complex long-term ground leases; federal, state, and local public incentives; and multi-party, public-private partnership development and infrastructure agreements
- Represent developers in the acquisition, development, leasing, and sale of prominent office buildings in downtown Kansas City, MO, including the development and leasing of Town Pavilion (1,199,990 sq. ft.), 1201 Walnut Building (480,000 sq. ft.), and One Kansas City Place (866,660 sq. ft.)
- Represent Israel-based information technology company in numerous lease and data center transactions in multiple states across the United States and in Canada
- Represent Helzberg Diamond Shops, Inc. as national real estate counsel
- Represent Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc. (HOK Architects) in the lease of its headquarters in St. Louis, MO and more than 15 regional offices throughout the United States and Canada
- Represent a regional developer in connection with its application to the Port Authority of Kansas City, MO for tax exemptions as well as other development incentives and city approvals, relating to the $40,000,000 redevelopment and expansion of a historic building in downtown Kansas City, MO, to provide for over 132,000 square feet of office space and 12,000 square feet of retail space, as well as a new seven-story parking garage plus surface parking
- Represent Breckenridge Material Company in the acquisition of more than 20 locations throughout the St. Louis region
- Represented the University of Missouri in its acquisition and construction of a 245-unit residence hall located at Hospital Hill in Kansas City; the transaction, which closed in September 2013, was fast-tracked for the anticipated completion of the $30,000,000 building before the fall 2014 semester began for UMKC students
- Represent a distribution company in the leasing and development of five 100,000 sq. ft. warehouse/distribution facilities throughout the United States
- Represent Westfield, LLC and other national and regional developers with respect to their negotiations with movie theater operators
- Represent a major St. Louis medical center in the development of new buildings and expansions of medical facilities, sale/leaseback of medical office buildings, acquisition of new buildings, construction projects, and leases
- Represent several real estate developers in the acquisition, financing, joint-venturing, development, and procurement of public incentives and entitlements of multi-family projects throughout the United States
- Represented a developer in financings of $22,300,000 of TIF bonds and $11,800,000 of CID bonds for Summit Fair, a 55-acre shopping center development in Lee's Summit, MO containing 500,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space
- Represented a national charcoal manufacturer and a fireplace log company in the purchase of a log and kiln plant in southwest Missouri and a construction contract for plant expansion
- Represent a developer in obtaining TIF and community improvement district (CID) incentives for Summit Place, a 43-acre retail shopping center that will consist of approximately 355,000 square feet when fully developed
- Represent Fred Weber, Inc. in connection with the development of underground limestone mines in Illinois and Missouri and related production mining
- Represent a developer in connection with rezoning, platting, TIF, and other development matters for Barry Towne, a 346-acre, mixed use project involving national retailers, apartments, and office uses
- Represented U.S.-based independent pet food company in negation of lease of office, warehouse, and cold storage facility in Lincoln, NE
- Represent a developer in all aspects of rezoning, platting, and negotiation of agreements between the owner and the City of Lenexa, KS for Lenexa City Center, an 81-acre, mixed use project involving retail, office space, residential development, a civic center, and hotels and will contain over two million square feet when fully developed
- Represented the owner of two office buildings in CMBS financing
- Act as general counsel for several Kansas City-area CIDs, including the Summit Fair Community Improvement District, the Adams Dairy Landing Community Improvement District, the Liberty Corners Community Improvement District, and the Antioch Center Community Improvement District
- Represented a U.S.-based data center owner in negotiating lease for data center space in Waco, TX
- Represented a developer in the acquisition, development, ground leasing, and air rights of the Plaza Colonnade, a large, mixed-use development in Kansas City, MO, consisting of a branch of the Kansas City public library, retail shops, an office building, and parking garage
- Represented a U.S.-based managing underwriter of representations and warranties insurance policies in underwriting a policy for a transaction in which underlying assets included a radio transmission tower and other real property assets
- Represent the seller of an enclosed mall and adjacent shopping center with 800,000 square feet of retail space and 70+ acres in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area, including REA amendment and other agreements with national retailers
- Represented a national wholesaler of electrical supplies with the purchase, sale, and leasing of offices and distribution centers throughout the United States
- Represent a regional refining and fertilizer company as local real estate counsel in connection with the acquisition and management of its refineries, oil pipeline interests, and fertilizer plant
- Represented Manley's Might Mart, a regional chain of convenience stores and gas stations in Binghamton, NY, in the sale of its stores to Mirabito Energy Products
- Represent developers, businesses, and other property owners and occupants in land use planning, zoning, platting, permitting, tax increment financing (TIF), tax abatement, and from development and business recruitment incentives from governments in Missouri and Kansas
- Represented the owner of a commercial real estate company in CMBS refinancing of 11 shopping centers and of a 438,000 square foot strip shopping center, in St. Louis, MO and eight other national markets
- Represent shopping center developers in connection with reciprocal easement agreement (REA) negotiations with major department stores, including Nordstrom, Macy's, Dillard's, J.C. Penney, Sears, and Von Maur
- Represented a national health insurer in the sale/leaseback of its regional headquarters in St. Louis
- Represent a national capital management company in connection with its monetization of commercial loans within numerous acquired portfolios, including documenting loan modifications, handling judicial/non-judicial foreclosures, handling UFTA litigation and other collection matters, and assisting with the disposition of REO property
- Represented SRAM, LLC in the lease of a new 80,000 square foot corporate headquarters space in a new, large office building under construction in Chicago, IL
- Represent banks and other financial institutions on various lending transactions, including loans secured by exotic collateral packages
- Represented a real estate developer in the acquisition, development, and procurement of public incentives for a multi-purpose project, including a hospital and a retail center, in Poplar Bluff, MO
- Represented SRAM, LLC in a new 50,000 square foot office/warehouse/light manufacturing space in Colorado Springs, CO and two additional office warehouse facilities in San Luis Obispo, CA
- Represent many developers and real estate owners with respect to the negotiation of contracts for design, design/build, construction, and construction management of their real estate projects
- Represented Lowe's Home Centers, Inc. in the development of more than 100 Lowe's-anchored shopping centers comprising more than 13 million square feet of retail space in 14 states
- Represent owners of all types of real estate projects, with respect to construction loans, permanent loans, mini-perm loans, Freddie Mac loans, Fannie Mae loans, and HUD loans
