REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

Representative Real Estate Matters

Purchase and Sale

• Represents a national shopping center owner in transactions across the U.S. involving the purchase and sale of shopping centers and related outparcels, negotiating and enforcing cross access easements and restrictive covenants; and preparing, negotiating, and enforcing retail lease provisions.
• Represents national banking institutions, regional banks, and credit unions in negotiating numerous land purchase and sale agreements.
• Represented the purchaser of 1,600 apartment units spanning five apartment projects in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area.
• Represented the purchaser of a 14,174 foot industrial warehouse property in Houston with complex survey and environmental issues.
• Represented the owner in the sale of property to TXDOT as part of the Highway 99 toll road expansion; negotiated an annexation agreement with the municipal utility district for development of owner’s remaining property; assisted the owner in platting, developing, and negotiating utility easements to develop the property; prepared and filed deed restrictions for future uses of the property; assisted the owner in selling a portion of the land to a fast-food franchise; and assisted the owner in negotiating financing for the development of the property.
• Represented the purchaser of a 43,617 square foot multi-tenant office building in Houston, Texas.
• Represented the seller of a 41.56 acre industrial property with rail access in Pasadena, Texas.
• Represented an investor in the formation of a limited liability holding company and several limited liability subsidiaries to acquire retail centers in Houston and to purchase a 9,440 square foot multi-tenant retail center.
• Represented several family limited partnerships in the purchase of retail and office centers in Texas and negotiated bank financing documents and limited guarantees on behalf of principals.
• Represented the developer of a 1,100 lot master planned community in North Fort Worth in the sale of paper lots to multiple large regional homebuilders with multi-phase multi-year takedown requirements.
• Represented the developer of a 1,336 lot master planned community in Austin in negotiating and documenting the acquisition, entitlement, and development of the community, including, the resolution of title and survey issues, the creation of a Homeowners Association and Architectural Control Committee, and the negotiation of development agreements and reimbursement agreements with local municipalities.
• Represented the developer of a 638 lot residential planned community in Dallas-Fort Worth in negotiating and documenting the acquisition, entitlement, and development of the community, including, the resolution of title and survey issues, the creation of a Homeowners Association and Architectural Control Committee, and the negotiation of development agreements and reimbursement agreements with local municipalities.
• Represented the developer of a 1,200 lot master planned community in North Austin in negotiating and documenting the acquisition, entitlement, and development of the community, including, the resolution of title and survey issues, the creation of a Homeowners Association and Architectural Control Committee, and the negotiation of development agreements and reimbursement agreements with local municipalities.
• Represented the developer of a 582 lot residential planned community in Austin in negotiating and documenting the acquisition, entitlement, and development of the community, including, the resolution of title and survey issues, the creation of a Homeowners Association and Architectural Control Committee, and the negotiation of development agreements and reimbursement agreements with local municipalities.
• Represented the developer of a 476 lot residential planned community Northwest of Fort-Worth in negotiating and documenting the acquisition, entitlement, and development of the community, including, the resolution of title and survey issues, the creation of a Homeowners Association and Architectural Control Committee, and the negotiation of development agreements and reimbursement agreements with local municipalities.
• Represented the developer of a 609 lot planned community with over 30 acres of commercial reserve in a community Northeast of Fort Worth in negotiating and documenting the acquisition, entitlement, and development of the community, including, the resolution of title and survey issues, the creation of a Homeowners Association and Architectural Control Committee, and the negotiation of development agreements and reimbursement agreements with local municipalities.
• Represented the developer of a 1,250 lot master planned community Southeast of Houston in negotiating and documenting the acquisition, entitlement, and development of the community infrastructure, including, the resolution of title and survey issues, the creation of a Homeowners Association and Architectural Control Committee, and the negotiation of development agreements and reimbursement agreements with local municipalities.
• Represented the developer of a 140 lot planned community West of The Woodlands in negotiating and documenting the acquisition, entitlement, and development of the community, including, the resolution of title and survey issues, the creation of a Homeowners Association and Architectural Control Committee, and the negotiation of development agreements and reimbursement agreements with local municipalities.
• Represented the developer of a 550 lot master planned community with 35 acres of mixed-use development North of Houston in negotiating and documenting the acquisition, entitlement, and development of the community, including, the resolution of title and survey issues, the creation of a Homeowners Association and Architectural Control Committee, and the negotiation of development agreements and reimbursement agreements with local municipalities.
• Represented the developer of a 1,200 lot master planned community in North Austin in negotiating and documenting the acquisition, entitlement, and development of the community, including, the resolution of title and survey issues, the creation of a Homeowners Association and Architectural Control Committee, and the negotiation of development agreements and reimbursement agreements with local municipalities.

Leasing

• Represents national banking associations, regional banks, and credit unions in negotiating ground leases, office leases, retail leases, and ATM leases.
• Represents tenant franchisee owners in negotiating leases, tenant buildouts, financing, and related documents for retail space in shopping centers and malls.
• Represented an oil and gas company as tenant in the negotiation of an 87,000 square foot office lease and the architect and construction contracts for a multi-million dollar tenant buildout of the space spanning three floors of a high rise building to relocate company headquarters.
• Represented the landlord of a 10,500 foot office/warehouse building in a triple-net lease with a sports training company.
• Represented a multi-national industrial services company as tenant in the negotiation of a 17,400 square foot industrial lease.
• Represented a family trust in the negotiation of multiple ground leases with national food chains.
• Represented the owner of an outdoor living retail and construction company in several retail leases of approximately 3,500 square feet each and prepared sales and construction forms for use with its customers.
• Represented a restaurant owner in the negotiation of a 7,500 square foot retail shopping center lease.
• Represented two major hospital systems in Houston on numerous physician office leases, surgery center leases, and time share license agreements.
• Represented a large Texas credit union in negotiating a 121,068 square foot office lease and the architect and construction contracts for a multi-million dollar tenant build of the space spanning eight floors to relocate company headquarters.

Corporate

• Represented an investor in the negotiation of a Limited Liability Company Agreement for a multi-million-dollar investment in a multi-phase climate-controlled self-storage and light industrial and vehicular storage development in Colorado.
• Represented the seller in the sale of a mid-sized Air-Conditioning and Heating Company with a short-term seller consulting agreement and leaseback of the office-industrial building to purchaser.
• Represented founder in the formation of a multi-member limited liability company for a Houston print magazine company.
• Represented the owner of several residential and commercial construction companies in restructuring the company for liability and tax considerations, prepared real property and equipment leases between the various companies, and prepared contractor and vendor agreements for the company.
• Represented the owner of mid-sized insurance company in restructuring the company and adding executive compensation plans and employee stock benefits for retention of top sales staff.
• Represented an individual in the creation of various holding companies and related subsidiaries for liability and tax considerations to own different franchise locations across Texas.
• Represented a multi-national company in negotiating distribution agreements for the sale and distribution of products in Latin America.
• Represented a company in negotiating a collaboration agreement with a large steel company for the sale of metal tubing used in the oil field industry.
• Represented an investor in the formation of a holding company and several subsidiaries to invest in various companies, hold property, and lend money for liability and tax considerations.
• Represented a purchaser in the asset purchase of a sheet metal and fabrication business.
• Represented an owner of a flooring company in a dispute with a partner over the sale of his membership interest in the company to the partner.