David Szeker's practice involves all aspects of commercial real estate law, including the acquisition and disposition of commercial real estate, acting on behalf of borrowers in connection with the financing of commercial properties, the negotiation and formation of joint ventures, and acting for landlords and tenants in the leasing of office, industrial and retail space. David also assists clients in connection with the real estate aspects of corporate acquisitions and financings of privately held and publicly traded companies.
Work Highlights
- MRP Realty and Deutsche Asset Management in an approximately $238 million purchase of an office and retail property located at 405 Park Avenue in Manhattan.
- Sugar Hill Capital Partners in securing a $97 million construction loan and $30 million senior mezzanine loan from Mack Real Estate Credit Strategies for a condominium redevelopment project located at 1 Prospect Park West in Brooklyn, New York.
- Commerz Real in the acquisition and redevelopment of luxury shopping center Atlas Plaza and other retail centers in Miami Beach, Florida, for its open-ended real estate fund hausInvest.
- Macquarie Bank with respect to its acquisition and financing of Icon Parking Systems, the largest parking garage portfolio across New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts.
- L’Oreal USA in its 400,000-square-foot headquarters lease at Hudson Yards in Manhattan.
- Cushman & Wakefield in its acquisition of Massey Knakal Realty Services.
- Ivanhoé Cambridge in the acquisition of a large equity interest in two landmark office properties, including the U.S. Bank Tower, the Tabor Center and an adjacent development site in downtown Denver.
- A religious institution in the sale of a development site in midtown Manhattan for $48 million.
- A developer in connection with the purchase of several development sites on the Upper West Side in Manhattan for a planned mixed-use tower and negotiation of a joint venture with Extell Development.
- A real estate asset manager in the $28 million acquisition and financing of a commercial condominium on Park Avenue.
- A real estate developer in connection with construction financing and land use issues for a residential condominium and rental project in Dumbo, Brooklyn, and negotiation of a joint venture with Carlyle.
- A major financial institution in connection with the sale of several hotels across the United States.
- An institutional investor advised by Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers in the purchase of 551 Madison Avenue in Midtown Manhattan.
- Greenland Group in the purchase of a large equity interest in the Atlantic Yards Project in Brooklyn, New York.
- Federal-Mogul Corporation in connection with its acquisition of the engine valve business of TRW through stock and asset deals in ten jurisdictions around the world.