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Commercial Real Estate

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Harris Beach represents commercial developers, institutional lenders, corporations, partnerships, not-for-profits and other entities in the development, finance, sale, purchase and leasing of commercial real estate. We assist clients with shopping centers, hospitals, colleges, schools, office parks and industrial projects. Our clients rely on our knowledge and experience in both the private and public sectors in order to access and utilize various forms of financing and economic development grants and incentives. Our firm’s professional consultants also offer solutions to challenging community relations issues to help keep large commercial real estate projects moving forward to their successful completion.

Brownfield Redevelopment

Environmental Compliance

  • Advising clients on the responsibilities, exposures and liabilities that result from federal, state and local environmental legislation and regulations
  • Guiding clients through environmental impact review processes and the regulations relating to traffic patterns, air pollution, coastal areas and wetlands
  • Counseling on regulatory issues relating to land use, hazardous substances and asbestos

Financing, Incentives, Restructuring

Financing

  • Counseling in the formation of
    • Syndications
    • Joint ventures and partnerships
    • Construction and permanent financing
    • Tax-exempt and taxable bond financing options
    • Sale and leaseback transactions
    • Synthetic leases
    • Securitized or structured finance, such as REITs, REMICs and commercial mortgage-backed securities
  • Representing clients in a wide range of issues involving LIBOR or Eurodollar rate options, interest rate and currency swaps, participating (shared appreciation and convertible) mortgages, and real property tax abatements and exemptions

Economic Development Grants and Incentives

  • Helping clients access all available incentives to take advantage of all applicable financing options such as the New Markets Tax Credit, Low Income Housing Tax Credits, Brownfield Tax Credits and Historic Tax Credits

Financial Restructuring

  • Restructuring equity investments in, or debt on, distressed properties
  • Assisting in transactions that include “equity kicker” arrangements that allow for shared appreciation, or equity conversion for financial restructuring and workouts

Improving New York State Through Economic Development

Land Use and Zoning

Litigation

  • Representing clients in land title disputes, foreclosure actions, deed-in-lien transactions, tax assessment proceedings, condemnation actions, zoning appeals, landlord and tenant disputes and disposition of mechanic’s liens

Qualified Opportunity Zone Program

Retail Real Estate in New York State

Transactions

Project Development

  • Counseling clients on all aspects of site acquisition and zoning and development approvals
  • Coordinating the interests of developers and municipalities and working effectively with construction teams to conclude projects in a timely and cost-effective way
  • Assisting clients in balancing their needs with the many constituencies affected by large development projects
  • Working closely with zoning and planning boards

Property Acquisitions

  • Assisting clients with all aspects of property acquisitions, including:
    • Purchase and sale agreements
    • Zoning and development approvals
    • Equity or debt syndications
    • Formation of limited liability companies, limited partnerships and other entities
    • Architectural and construction contracts
    • Electric utility rate agreements
    • Construction and long-term financing
    • Tax deferral exchanges
    • Tax-exempt and taxable bond financing options

Due Diligence

  • Coordinating and managing all of the due diligence investigations and administrative details of a commercial real estate transaction, including:
    • Title review and the placement of title insurance
    • Analysis of property surveys, zoning and land use research and compliance confirmation
    • Review and analysis of all property related reports, such as environmental and engineering reports, and preparing all necessary documents

Pre-Closing Review and Title Insurance

  • Providing title services through our firm’s title insurance agency, which has the authority to write title insurance policies for some of the country’s largest title underwriters
  • Insuring property interests and arranging for the necessary title curatives to provide insurance in form and substance satisfactory to our clients
  • Served as counsel to a pharmaceutical company in a $26 million sale and leaseback transaction.
  • Represented a client in the acquisition of vacant land and the development of a 135,000 square foot industrial agricultural facility.  Later, represented the same client in a sale and leaseback transaction involving the same facility.  Also assisted the same client with leasing five distribution locations across New York State.
  • Represented borrower in connection with an $80 million financing of corporate acquisition and working capital requirements.
  • Represented real estate developer in multimillion dollar acquisition of apartment complexes.
  • Represented developer in financing of several student housing complexes.
  • Casino Free Tyre v. Town Board of Town of Tyre, 140 A.D.3d 1711 (4th Dept. 2016); Appellate Court affirmed dismissal of Article 78 proceeding upholding environmental review pursuant to New York State Environmental Quality Review Act for the del Lago Resort & Casino, a $425 million casino in Tyre, New York
  • Pittsford Canalside v. Village of Pittsford et al. 14-5753 2014 WL 6389972 (N.Y.Sup.): Decision and Order dated October, 2014: Co-lead counsel in a significant land use litigation brought by a developer client that successfully challenged municipal resolutions as invalid that rescinded previous project approvals under the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act.  This decision was affirmed by the Appellate Division Fourth Department by Decision and Order dated March 18, 2016 which also modified the trial court’s decision and order concerning other matters.
  • Town of Marilla v. Travis, 151 A.D.3d 1588 (4th Dept. 2017); successfully defended challenge to environmental review undertaken by Department of Environmental Conservation pursuant to New York State Environmental Quality Review Act for Part 360 Permit.
  • Represented an Erie County Local Development Corporation in a multimillion dollar brownfield site acquisition and remediation project to transform a component part of the former historical Bethlehem Steel Corporation facility located in Lackawanna, New York.
  • Provided Brownfields, SEQRA, and zoning services for client developing biomass fuel production facility on the former Griffiths Air Force Base located in Rome, New York.
  • Provided legal services related to SEQRA compliance for Seneca County IDA regarding biomass fuel production on former Seneca Army Depot as well as successfully defended approval of the project in an Article 78 proceeding.
  • Assisted developer of $300 million college campus extension in obtaining federal wetlands permits.
  • Provided SEQRA assistance to Steuben County IDA on the review and approval of four wind farm developments located on approximately 100 square miles.
  • Assisted the Town of Salina on a closure of its former landfill and defending the Town in EPA cost recovery matters concerning the cleanup of Onondaga Lake and the Lower Ley Creek CERCLA sites.
  • Represented a developer on Brownfield and land use development projects including the construction of an affordable housing development in the Bronx Borough of the City of New York.
  • Obtained multiple contested land use approvals and DEC permits and authorizations for upgrades to Fortune 250 company’s interstate natural gas pipeline.
  • Represented the renewables developer who filed the first ever solar-only Article 10 project at the New York State Public Service Commission.
  • Represented property management firm in renegotiation of partnership tax provisions of agreements with owners of shopping malls across the United States.
  • Advised a variety of owners, developers, investors, and lenders on the structuring and financing of projects generating federal and state historic rehabilitation tax credits.
  • Represented not-for-profit organization in connection with the sale of a senior housing facility.  Coordinated various federal and state regulatory approvals for the prepayment of the existing HUD loans.  Obtained approvals from the Attorney General for the sale of the facility, the dissolution of the organization and the distribution of the sale proceeds to an affiliated charitable organization.
  • Represented sand and gravel business in the acquisition of a mine, port facility and related parcels and negotiation of an easement agreement for access to the port facility.
  • Assisted a major national commercial and retail property developer in securitized or structured finance transactions in excess of $750 million that required handling rated single asset mortgage loans, servicing agreements and private REITs
  • Represented a Fortune 500 company in connection with its purchase of an approximately 570,000 square foot manufacturing facility
  • Assisted a large national real estate holding company in the refinancing and sale of a substantial industrial and office park with a purchase price of approximately $55 million

Practice Leader(s)

Charles Russell

Charles (Chip) W. Russell

Member

People

Javid Afzali

Javid Afzali

Member
Jordan Alaimo

Jordan C. Alaimo

Member
John Anzalone

John J. Anzalone

Member
Mathew Barry

Mathew P. Barry

Member
Robert Chanis

Robert J. Chanis

Member
Paul Coelho

Paulo M. Coelho

Associate
Michael Condon

Michael E. Condon

Member
Don Crittenden

Don R. Crittenden

Senior Counsel

Armand A. D'Alfonso

Associate
Michael-Discenza

Michael A. Discenza

Senior Counsel
Timothy Fitzgerald

Timothy M. Fitzgerald

Member
Seth Hiland

Seth T. Hiland

Member
Jared Kasschau

Jared A. Kasschau

Member
Gene Kelly

Gene J. Kelly

Member
Patrick Malgieri

Patrick M. Malgieri

Counsel
Melanie Marotto

Melanie C. Marotto

Member
Jack Martins

Jack M. Martins

Member
Sean McCabe

Sean M. McCabe

Senior Counsel
John Mcmanus

John T. McManus

Member
Adam Moss

Adam M. Moss

Senior Counsel
Robert Murray

Robert G. Murray

Member
Kevin Overton

Kevin L. Overton

Member
Anthony Pagano

Anthony F. Pagano

Member
Frank Pavia

Frank C. Pavia

Member
Andrew-Pawenski

Andrew E. Pawenski

Associate
Leon Sawyko

Leon T. Sawyko

Counsel
Sharon Schwartz

Sharon J. Schwartz

Member
Rajat Shah

Rajat R. Shah

Member
Marco Silva

Marco D. Silva

Senior Counsel

Linnea Spagnoletti

Associate
Jeremy Speich

Jeremy H. Speich

Member
Raymond J Stapell

Raymond J. Stapell

Counsel
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■ Profile

Harris Beach represents commercial developers, institutional lenders, corporations, partnerships, not-for-profits and other entities in the development, finance, sale, purchase and leasing of commercial real estate. We assist clients with shopping centers, hospitals, colleges, schools, office parks and industrial projects. Our clients rely on our knowledge and experience in both the private and public sectors in order to access and utilize various forms of financing and economic development grants and incentives. Our firm’s professional consultants also offer solutions to challenging community relations issues to help keep large commercial real estate projects moving forward to their successful completion.

■ Services

Brownfield Redevelopment

Environmental Compliance

  • Advising clients on the responsibilities, exposures and liabilities that result from federal, state and local environmental legislation and regulations
  • Guiding clients through environmental impact review processes and the regulations relating to traffic patterns, air pollution, coastal areas and wetlands
  • Counseling on regulatory issues relating to land use, hazardous substances and asbestos

Financing, Incentives, Restructuring

Financing

  • Counseling in the formation of
    • Syndications
    • Joint ventures and partnerships
    • Construction and permanent financing
    • Tax-exempt and taxable bond financing options
    • Sale and leaseback transactions
    • Synthetic leases
    • Securitized or structured finance, such as REITs, REMICs and commercial mortgage-backed securities
  • Representing clients in a wide range of issues involving LIBOR or Eurodollar rate options, interest rate and currency swaps, participating (shared appreciation and convertible) mortgages, and real property tax abatements and exemptions

Economic Development Grants and Incentives

  • Helping clients access all available incentives to take advantage of all applicable financing options such as the New Markets Tax Credit, Low Income Housing Tax Credits, Brownfield Tax Credits and Historic Tax Credits

Financial Restructuring

  • Restructuring equity investments in, or debt on, distressed properties
  • Assisting in transactions that include “equity kicker” arrangements that allow for shared appreciation, or equity conversion for financial restructuring and workouts

Improving New York State Through Economic Development

Land Use and Zoning

Litigation

  • Representing clients in land title disputes, foreclosure actions, deed-in-lien transactions, tax assessment proceedings, condemnation actions, zoning appeals, landlord and tenant disputes and disposition of mechanic’s liens

Qualified Opportunity Zone Program

Retail Real Estate in New York State

Transactions

Project Development

  • Counseling clients on all aspects of site acquisition and zoning and development approvals
  • Coordinating the interests of developers and municipalities and working effectively with construction teams to conclude projects in a timely and cost-effective way
  • Assisting clients in balancing their needs with the many constituencies affected by large development projects
  • Working closely with zoning and planning boards

Property Acquisitions

  • Assisting clients with all aspects of property acquisitions, including:
    • Purchase and sale agreements
    • Zoning and development approvals
    • Equity or debt syndications
    • Formation of limited liability companies, limited partnerships and other entities
    • Architectural and construction contracts
    • Electric utility rate agreements
    • Construction and long-term financing
    • Tax deferral exchanges
    • Tax-exempt and taxable bond financing options

Due Diligence

  • Coordinating and managing all of the due diligence investigations and administrative details of a commercial real estate transaction, including:
    • Title review and the placement of title insurance
    • Analysis of property surveys, zoning and land use research and compliance confirmation
    • Review and analysis of all property related reports, such as environmental and engineering reports, and preparing all necessary documents

Pre-Closing Review and Title Insurance

  • Providing title services through our firm’s title insurance agency, which has the authority to write title insurance policies for some of the country’s largest title underwriters
  • Insuring property interests and arranging for the necessary title curatives to provide insurance in form and substance satisfactory to our clients

■ Experience

  • Served as counsel to a pharmaceutical company in a $26 million sale and leaseback transaction.
  • Represented a client in the acquisition of vacant land and the development of a 135,000 square foot industrial agricultural facility.  Later, represented the same client in a sale and leaseback transaction involving the same facility.  Also assisted the same client with leasing five distribution locations across New York State.
  • Represented borrower in connection with an $80 million financing of corporate acquisition and working capital requirements.
  • Represented real estate developer in multimillion dollar acquisition of apartment complexes.
  • Represented developer in financing of several student housing complexes.
  • Casino Free Tyre v. Town Board of Town of Tyre, 140 A.D.3d 1711 (4th Dept. 2016); Appellate Court affirmed dismissal of Article 78 proceeding upholding environmental review pursuant to New York State Environmental Quality Review Act for the del Lago Resort & Casino, a $425 million casino in Tyre, New York
  • Pittsford Canalside v. Village of Pittsford et al. 14-5753 2014 WL 6389972 (N.Y.Sup.): Decision and Order dated October, 2014: Co-lead counsel in a significant land use litigation brought by a developer client that successfully challenged municipal resolutions as invalid that rescinded previous project approvals under the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act.  This decision was affirmed by the Appellate Division Fourth Department by Decision and Order dated March 18, 2016 which also modified the trial court’s decision and order concerning other matters.
  • Town of Marilla v. Travis, 151 A.D.3d 1588 (4th Dept. 2017); successfully defended challenge to environmental review undertaken by Department of Environmental Conservation pursuant to New York State Environmental Quality Review Act for Part 360 Permit.
  • Represented an Erie County Local Development Corporation in a multimillion dollar brownfield site acquisition and remediation project to transform a component part of the former historical Bethlehem Steel Corporation facility located in Lackawanna, New York.
  • Provided Brownfields, SEQRA, and zoning services for client developing biomass fuel production facility on the former Griffiths Air Force Base located in Rome, New York.
  • Provided legal services related to SEQRA compliance for Seneca County IDA regarding biomass fuel production on former Seneca Army Depot as well as successfully defended approval of the project in an Article 78 proceeding.
  • Assisted developer of $300 million college campus extension in obtaining federal wetlands permits.
  • Provided SEQRA assistance to Steuben County IDA on the review and approval of four wind farm developments located on approximately 100 square miles.
  • Assisted the Town of Salina on a closure of its former landfill and defending the Town in EPA cost recovery matters concerning the cleanup of Onondaga Lake and the Lower Ley Creek CERCLA sites.
  • Represented a developer on Brownfield and land use development projects including the construction of an affordable housing development in the Bronx Borough of the City of New York.
  • Obtained multiple contested land use approvals and DEC permits and authorizations for upgrades to Fortune 250 company’s interstate natural gas pipeline.
  • Represented the renewables developer who filed the first ever solar-only Article 10 project at the New York State Public Service Commission.
  • Represented property management firm in renegotiation of partnership tax provisions of agreements with owners of shopping malls across the United States.
  • Advised a variety of owners, developers, investors, and lenders on the structuring and financing of projects generating federal and state historic rehabilitation tax credits.
  • Represented not-for-profit organization in connection with the sale of a senior housing facility.  Coordinated various federal and state regulatory approvals for the prepayment of the existing HUD loans.  Obtained approvals from the Attorney General for the sale of the facility, the dissolution of the organization and the distribution of the sale proceeds to an affiliated charitable organization.
  • Represented sand and gravel business in the acquisition of a mine, port facility and related parcels and negotiation of an easement agreement for access to the port facility.
  • Assisted a major national commercial and retail property developer in securitized or structured finance transactions in excess of $750 million that required handling rated single asset mortgage loans, servicing agreements and private REITs
  • Represented a Fortune 500 company in connection with its purchase of an approximately 570,000 square foot manufacturing facility
  • Assisted a large national real estate holding company in the refinancing and sale of a substantial industrial and office park with a purchase price of approximately $55 million

■ People

Team Leaders

Charles (Chip) W. Russell

Member
(585) 419-8635
crussell@harrisbeach.com

Team

Javid Afzali

Member
(518) 701-2775
jafzali@harrisbeach.com

Jordan C. Alaimo

Member
(585) 419-8855
jalaimo@harrisbeach.com

John J. Anzalone

Member
(516) 880-8108
janzalone@harrisbeach.com

Mathew P. Barry

Member
(518) 701-2768
mbarry@harrisbeach.com

Robert J. Chanis

Member
(516) 880-8491
rchanis@harrisbeach.com

Paulo M. Coelho

Associate
(516) 880-8389
pcoelho@harrisbeach.com

Michael E. Condon

Member
(585) 419-8603
mcondon@harrisbeach.com

Don R. Crittenden

Senior Counsel
(607) 330-7726
dcrittenden@harrisbeach.com

Armand A. D'Alfonso

Associate
(585) 419-8793
adalfonso@harrisbeach.com

Michael A. Discenza

Senior Counsel
(212) 912-3605
mdiscenza@harrisbeach.com

Timothy M. Fitzgerald

Member
(585) 419-8967
tfitzgerald@harrisbeach.com

Seth T. Hiland

Member
(607) 330-7721
shiland@harrisbeach.com

Jared A. Kasschau

Member
(516) 880-8106
jkasschau@harrisbeach.com

Gene J. Kelly

Member
(518) 701-2740
GKelly@HarrisBeach.com

Patrick M. Malgieri

Counsel
(914) 298-3000
pmalgieri@harrisbeach.com

Melanie C. Marotto

Member
(716) 200-5230
mmarotto@harrisbeach.com

Jack M. Martins

Member
(516) 880-8399
jmartins@harrisbeach.com

Sean M. McCabe

Senior Counsel
(585) 419-8571
smccabe@harrisbeach.com

John T. McManus

Member
(518) 701-2734
jmcmanus@harrisbeach.com

Adam M. Moss

Senior Counsel
(516) 880-8111
amoss@harrisbeach.com

Robert G. Murray

Member
(716) 200-5180
bmurray@harrisbeach.com

Kevin L. Overton

Member
(585) 419-8729
koverton@harrisbeach.com

Anthony F. Pagano

Member
(607) 273-6444
apagano@harrisbeach.com

Frank C. Pavia

Member
(585) 419-8709
fpavia@harrisbeach.com

Andrew E. Pawenski

Associate
(716) 200-5150
apawenski@harrisbeach.com

Charles (Chip) W. Russell

Member
(585) 419-8635
crussell@harrisbeach.com

Leon T. Sawyko

Counsel
(585) 419-8632
lsawyko@harrisbeach.com

Sharon J. Schwartz

Member
(716) 200-5116
sschwartz@harrisbeach.com

Rajat R. Shah

Member
(716) 200-5109
rshah@harrisbeach.com

Marco D. Silva

Senior Counsel
(516) 880-8397
msilva@harrisbeach.com

Linnea Spagnoletti

Associate
(585) 419-8623
lspagnoletti@harrisbeach.com

Jeremy H. Speich

Member
(518) 701-2737
jspeich@harrisbeach.com

Raymond J. Stapell

Counsel
(716) 200-5137
rstapell@harrisbeach.com

Harris Beach and its subsidiaries provide a full range of legal and professional services for clients across New York state, as well as nationally and internationally. Harris Beach is among the country’s top law firms as ranked by The National Law Journal and is among the BTI Elite law firms based on in-depth interviews of more than 600 corporate counsel at the world’s largest and most influential companies. Our clients include Fortune 100 corporations, privately-held companies, emerging businesses, public sector entities, not-for-profit organizations and individuals. Principal industries we represent include education, energy, financial, food and beverage, health care, insurance, manufacturing, medical and life sciences, real estate developers, and state and local governments and authorities.

Industry Teams
Automotive and Vehicle Dealerships
Blockchain and Digital Assets 
Cannabis
Construction and Surety
Educational Institutions Higher Ed
Educational Institutions K-12
EMS and Fire Protection Providers
Energy
Financial Institutions and Capital Markets
Food and Beverage
Health Care
Industrial and Consumer Manufacturing
Medical and Life Sciences
Municipalities and Local Agencies
Nanotechnology
Photonics
Racing and Gaming
Real Estate Developers
Science and Technology
Telecommunications and Media
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
USA Collegiate Sports
Veterinary Medicine

Practices
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Appellate
Business and Commercial Litigation
Collection Law
Commercial Real Estate
Corporate
Cybersecurity Protection and Response
Diversity Compliance
E-Discovery (e-infoSM)
Employee Benefits
Employment Litigation
Environmental Law
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
Financial Restructuring, Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights
Government Compliance and Investigations
Health Law
Immigration Law
Insurance Coverage
Intellectual Property Law
International Trade Law
Internet Law
Labor and Employment Law
Mass Torts and Industry-Wide Litigation
New Markets Tax Credit
Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law
Product Liability and Comprehensive General Liability
Public Finance and Economic Development
Real Property Valuation Litigation
Residential Real Estate
Tax Law
White Collar Crime
Wills, Trusts and Estates

Consulting Services
HB Solutions LLC
Collegiate Sports Compliance
Data Privacy and Cybersecurity
Economic Development and Public Affairs
Educational Institution Assistance
EMRG® (E-Discovery Management Resources Group)
Energy
Health and Human Services
Human Resources
Information Technology
Marketing and Communication Services
Municipal and Local Agency Assistance

HB Cornerstone LLC
Owner Representation
Design Services
Facilities Consulting
Move Management

Caetra.io
CyMetric (Cybersecurity Regulation Compliance Software)

Offices throughout New York:

Albany
677 Broadway
Albany, NY 12207
518-427-9700

Buffalo
726 Exchange Street
Buffalo, NY 14210
716-200-5050

Ithaca
119 East Seneca Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-273-6444

Long Island
333 Earle Ovington Boulevard
Uniondale, NY 11553
516-880-8484

New York City
100 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
212-687-0100

Rochester
99 Garnsey Road
Pittsford, NY 14534
585-419-8800

Saratoga Springs
513 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
518-587-0551

Syracuse
333 West Washington Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
315-423-7100

White Plains
445 Hamilton Avenue
White Plains, NY 10601
914-683-1200

Offices also in:

New Haven, CT
195 Church Street
New Haven, CT 06510
203-784-3159

Newark, NJ
One Gateway Center
Newark, NJ 07102
973-848-1244

Washington, DC
800-685-1429

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Functional
Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features.
Performance
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.
Analytics
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Others
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