“Our real estate clients operate in a constantly changing world of market forces, governmental regulations and economic challenges that affect their businesses. They turn to us for creative and sophisticated legal services that are delivered in a timely and cost-effective manner.”
Kirk L. James
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The ever-changing real estate market requires legal representation that is experienced in the practical needs of real estate professionals. The acquisition, management and financing of real estate involves timely decision making and large investments.
Our real estate attorneys pride themselves on providing informed, business-savvy advice to our clients coordinated with the clients’ time-sensitive needs. Our clients include real estate investors, developers, lenders, owners, operators, contractors, tenants and other users, as well as governmental entities and utilities.
We are involved in acquisitions, sales and leasing transactions of all types of real estate, construction projects, representation of major commercial, industrial and residential real estate developers, mortgage lending, sale/leaseback transactions, condominium projects, tax deferred exchange transactions and homeowner’s association disputes. We assist our real estate clients with zoning issues, permitting, ad valorem tax issues, title insurance issues and other non-litigation dispute resolution. Our close relationship with city government and our presence as a San Antonio-based firm for over 35 years provides significant benefits to our clients. We have extensive experience dealing with homeowners’ associations and other neighborhood groups as both an advocate and opponent of various projects.
Our real estate attorneys frequently assist our trial attorneys with all types of real estate litigation and controversies. We work with our business attorneys in the acquisition, sales and restructuring of businesses that own real estate, on financing transactions, including securitized loans, and we also work closely with our nationally recognized tax lawyers to structure complex real estate exchange transactions.
Our Expertise
Our firm has assisted clients on a wide variety of real estate transactions including the following:
- Acquisition/construction of Sea World of Texas Park, San Antonio, Texas.
- Acquisition of large sites for use in governmental and community projects.
- Acquisition and sale of large multi-story commercial and office complexes.
- Development and leasing of multi-tenant commercial retail centers.
- Representation of developers from land acquisition through platting and sale of parcels in commercial and residential properties.
- Property purchase and sale transactions, representing buyers and sellers, for a variety of properties including apartment complexes, retail properties, warehouse properties, office buildings and farm and ranch land.
- Financing single and multiple properties including securitized loans and creditor sensitive entity formation.
- Real estate litigation issues including easement interpretation, landlord/tenant disputes, contract issues, lien matters, interpretation and enforcement of restrictions, and condemnations.
- Representation of homebuilders in disputes with contractors and purchasers.
- Leasing transactions on behalf of landlords and tenants.
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