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- Represented the Warmington Group of Companies in connection with the
acquisition of apartment projects in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Area containing
approximately 2,500 units.
- Represented Sumitomo Realty & Development CA., Inc. in acquiring
a one-half interest in two twelve story office buildings containing
500,000 square feet in Arlington, Virginia valued at $130,000,000 and
in related joint venture with pension adviser who acquired the other
one-half interest.
- Represented a major Southern California home builder and their principals
in restructuring $300,000,000 of secured debt with four major commercial
banks and obtaining relief from $200,000,000 in personal guarantees.
- Negotiation and preparation on behalf of numerous residential developer
clients of limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture,
participating loan, and participating development management agreements
for one or more investor partners, or landowners, to provide the equity
to our developer client for a particular for-sale housing project.
- Negotiation and preparation on behalf of investor clients of participating
loan agreements with developers constructing for-sale residential, multi-family
residential, commercial and retail real estate projects.
- Negotiation on behalf of residential developer clients of participating
loan agreements, participating development management agreements, limited
liability company agreements, and limited partnership agreements, with
various CALPERS program sponsors.
- Preparation of private offering documents including securities compliance
filings for limited partnership and limited liability company offerings
associated with the purchase, construction, rehabilitation and ownership
of retail centers, commercial centers, and multifamily residential developments
located both within and outside California.
- Represented the sellers of a large mobile home park to a syndicate
headed by Merrill Lynch in a transaction valued at approximately $40,000,000.
- Represented a major golf course developer in the development and
sale of golf courses and golf course communities in both Southern and
Northern California.
- Represented general partners in $7,000,000 restructure of the partnership
owning the Anaheim Hilton.
- Prepared documentation for creation of $100,000,000 mortgage pool.
- Represented large technology company, as tenant, in connection with
a 74,000 square foot lease with The Irvine Company for its software
development facility adjacent to the University of California at Irvine,
and for a 43,000 square foot companion facility leased from another
landlord in the Silicon Valley.
- Represented Nature's Best, as tenant, in connection with the renewal
of a 184,000 square foot warehouse and distribution facility lease and
a new 53,000 square foot build-to-suit lease for a companion adjacent
facility.
- Represented major health plan in connection with a 119,000 square
foot office lease transaction for its corporate headquarters in Long
Beach.
- Represented Xerox Corporation, as owner, in connection with its renewal
and restructuring of several existing office leases and new office lease
transactions totaling approximately 87,000 square feet of space.
- Represented Sumitomo Realty & Development CA., Inc., as landlord,
in connection with major restaurant leases with El Torito, Benihana,
Stuart Andersen's Black Angus Grill and Tony Roma's.
- Represented numerous home builders in the structuring and creation
of master planned communities including land use matters, and processing
through state and federal agencies including the Department of Real
Estate, Veterans Administration, and Department of Housing and Urban
Development.
- Representation of property owners in long term ground lease transaction
with major Southern California amusement park owner and operator which
involved public financing of infrastructure and park improvements.
- Representation of large land owners in the South Coast Plaza area
of Orange County in connection with the long term planning and development
of a 45 acre multi-family and mixed use commercial site.
- Represented a large regional Southern California homebuilder in the
acquisition of lots in two master planned communities in the City of
Irvine valued in excess of $50,000,000.
- Represented a national apartment developer in the acquisition of
an apartment site overlooking a marina with a land value in excess of
$80,000,000 and a $130,000,000 construction loan from a pension fund
related thereto.
- Representation of a developer in public-private venture with the
United States Navy involving 5,000 housing units for the construction
of new Navy housing and the rehabilitation and management of existing
Navy housing.
- Represented a large national apartment developer in connection with
the acquisition and construction of 270 luxury apartment units in downtown
Los Angeles.
- Representation of a national apartment REIT in connection with the
sale of recently completed luxury apartment complex in La Jolla.
- Representation of large landowners in the City of Oxnard in connection
with the long term planning, entitlement and development of 430 acres
of industrial and commercial properties.
- Represented a large regional homebuilder in a $24 million acquisition
of lots in a master-planned development in the Bay Area. The acquisition
of these lots, which are located on a former oil and asphalt refinery
site, included the resolution of significant environmental issues.
- Represented Orange County land developer in the acquisition of a
13 acre parcel of property in coastal Orange County from a former defense
contractor for $23 million including resolution of significant environmental
issues.
- Represented automotive dealer in connection with the acquisition
of a nine acre site in the Irvine Spectrum and the development on this
site of the Irvine BMW and Irvine Mini dealerships.
- Represented Greystone Homes in connection with its acquisition of
the 108 acre Torrey Highlands master planned community in the City of
San Diego and the development and disposition of approximately 196 homes
and associated retail sites within this community.
Real Estate Department
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