Real Estate

For centuries, real estate has been a favored investment vehicle. This makes it subject to all kinds of legal nuances that are not always immediately apparent.

Clients

The Real Estate Practice Group at Falcon Rappaport & Berkman (FRB) provides legal counsel and support for the full range of real estate transactions. We work with:

• Buyers and sellers
• Lessors and lessees
• Sophisticated investors and first-time home buyers
• Individuals, corporate entities, private trust companies and syndicates
• Estates, executors and trustees

Services

At each step of the way, the FRB team seeks to streamline transactions for all parties involved to ensure that each real estate matter progresses as smoothly and efficiently as possible. We handle every detail, from start to finish. We work to identify and resolve potential issues before they arise to help our clients avoid expensive mistakes and costly delays.

Clients rely on FRB for legal support in:

• Commercial real estate transactions
• 1031 exchanges 
• Net leased (NNN) property purchases and sales 
• General counseling for investors, including
  • Private client, family offices & private trust companies
  • Private equity and venture capital concerns
  • Syndicates
• Commercial leasing for retail, offices, hospitality and the arts
• Residential real estate transactions, particularly those related to
  • Co-ops
  • Condos
  • Townhouses
• Estate sales
• Real estate infrastructure
• Litigation
• Development
• Zoning and land use
• Opportunity zones
• Complex financing structures

We collaborate closely with our clients’ other team members, including brokers, insurers, accountants, financial advisors and lenders to facilitate as smooth a transaction as possible.

Situations

The FRB Real Estate Practice Group is ready to support clients and their representatives when property is to be bought, sold or leased, or is involved in litigation. But that’s only part of what we do. We regularly field inquiries from individuals and organizations:

• Considering strategies for acquiring or selling investment real estate
• Seeking advice on using like-kind exchanges or other tax efficient strategies
• Confronting longer, term overlapping issues like retirement, estate planning and generational wealth transfer
• Selling property owned by an estate or held in a trust
• Exploring ways to replace management-intensive multifamily dwellings with alternative investment property types
• Seeking to stabilize cash flow through diversifying real estate investment holdings

Whatever your particular circumstances, we welcome the opportunity to discuss your goals and objectives. Please contact our Real Estate attorneys to discuss your matter today.