Davis & Gilbert offers one of New York City's preeminent real estate practices, representing clients in all real estate matters involving the ownership, leasing, conveyancing and financing of properties for commercial, retail, development, investment or residential use across the country.
Davis & Gilbert’s role in handling New York City’s largest retail, office and commercial leases on behalf of owners, landlords and lessees has earned the Real Estate Practice Group a ranking in the category Real Estate: Mainly Dirt for six consecutive years by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. The group was also recognized by “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News & World Report – Best Lawyers in the categories “National – Real Estate Law” (Tier 2) and “New York – Real Estate Law” (Tier 1) in 2013. In addition, Davis & Gilbert routinely handles many of Manhattan’s largest office lease transactions as ranked by Crain’s New York Business, including several of the top 50 transactions for 2011.
THE DAVIS & GILBERT ADVANTAGE
The Davis & Gilbert advantage lies in the depth and breadth of our practice. We have a unique industry perspective that enables us to provide advice on all real estate-related matters. Clients frequently involve us at the earliest stages of negotiations so that we can advise on the structure and terms of their transactions. The high volume of our work also enables us to provide cost-effective representation.
OUR CLIENTS
We routinely represent international banks, financial services companies, national and international retailers, law firms and major advertising agencies when they lease corporate headquarters and branch offices. We also represent pension trusts and the owners of many high-profile office buildings and complexes including Rockefeller Center, the Met Life Building, 230 Park Avenue, Carnegie Hall Tower and the Chrysler Center. Our unique expertise in retail leasing makes us among the most sought-after real estate firms for the retail and fashion industries.
OUR PRACTICE
Our national reputation flourishes as clients in many major metropolitan markets turn to Davis & Gilbert to accomplish their real estate-related objectives that involve office, industrial and retail leasing, acquisition, disposition, development, financing and restructuring. We structure and advise on agreements relating to all real estate matters including joint venture and partnership agreements and brokerage, financing and construction agreements. We also represent clients in land use planning, cogeneration of electricity, telecommunications development and redevelopment matters together with related environmental matters.
REPRESENTATIVE ISSUES ADDRESSED ON BEHALF OF OUR CLIENTS INCLUDE:
Commercial and Retail Leasing- Counsel on the structure and terms of real estate transactions.
- Negotiation of leases for "flagship" locations in New York and other U.S. and international cities for major fashion and other retail clients
- Representation of both landlords and tenants in telecommunications and switch facility holdings
- Representation of the owners of major buildings and office complexes, including Rockefeller Center, the Chrysler Building, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, 330 Madison Avenue, 645 and 650 Madison Avenue and many others
- Handling of all types of retail transactions and locations, including
- Central business districts and other "street" deals
- "Pad" sites
- Malls and strip centers
- Arenas
- Airports
- Hospitals
- Terminals
- Finalizing development plans
- Office, retail, residential and industrial buildings
- Shopping centers
- Real estate interests for pension trusts
- Acquisition of assets out of bankruptcy
- Air rights
- Partnership interests
- Architect's and contractor's agreements for the development and rehabilitation of various kinds of properties
- Review of various contracts and other agreements relating to design (architectural), construction, management, general contracting and subcontracting
- Traditional commercial and residential mortgage and construction loan financing
- Government subsidized housing financing
- Sale and leaseback transactions
- Joint ventures
- General and limited partnerships
- Participating mortgages
- Securitizations
For additional information on Davis & Gilbert's Real Estate Practice, please contact:
Mark E. Maltz
212.468.4882
mmaltz@dglaw.com
Donald E. Sonnenborn
212.468.4938
dsonnenborn@dglaw.com
OUR PRACTICE
Our national reputation flourishes as clients in many major metropolitan markets turn to Davis & Gilbert to accomplish their real estate-related objectives that involve office, industrial and retail leasing, acquisition, disposition, development, financing and restructuring. We structure and advise on agreements relating to all real estate matters including joint venture and partnership agreements and brokerage, financing and construction agreements. We also represent clients in land use planning, cogeneration of electricity, telecommunications development and redevelopment matters together with related environmental matters.
REPRESENTATIVE ISSUES ADDRESSED ON BEHALF OF OUR CLIENTS INCLUDE:
Commercial and Retail Leasing
- Counsel on the structure and terms of real estate transactions.
- Negotiation of leases for "flagship" locations in New York and other U.S. and international cities for major fashion and other retail clients
- Representation of both landlords and tenants in telecommunications and switch facility holdings
- Representation of the owners of major buildings and office complexes, including Rockefeller Center, the Chrysler Building, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, 330 Madison Avenue, 645 and 650 Madison Avenue and many others
- Handling of all types of retail transactions and locations, including
- Central business districts and other "street" deals
- "Pad" sites
- Malls and strip centers
- Arenas
- Airports
- Hospitals
- Terminals
- Finalizing development plans
- Office, retail, residential and industrial buildings
- Shopping centers
- Real estate interests for pension trusts
- Acquisition of assets out of bankruptcy
- Air rights
- Partnership interests
- Architect's and contractor's agreements for the development and rehabilitation of various kinds of properties
- Review of various contracts and other agreements relating to design (architectural), construction, management, general contracting and subcontracting
- Traditional commercial and residential mortgage and construction loan financing
- Government subsidized housing financing
- Sale and leaseback transactions
- Joint ventures
- General and limited partnerships
- Participating mortgages
- Securitizations
For additional information on Davis & Gilbert's Real Estate Practice, please contact:
Mark E. Maltz
212.468.4882
mmaltz@dglaw.com
Donald E. Sonnenborn
212.468.4938
dsonnenborn@dglaw.com
