Acquisition and Development

• Rockpoint Group in the $465 million acquisition of an office building located at 1700 Broadway in Manhattan.
• The Witkoff Group and New Valley in the acquisition, financing and development of 701 Seventh Avenue in Manhattan.
• Paramount Group Real Estate Fund in the $1 billion sale of the Deutsche Bank headquarters building at 60 Wall Street in Manhattan.
• Blackstone Group in the acquisition of The Shops at SkyView Center in Flushing, Queens.
• Bridge Investment Group in the development of a premiere hotel and casino resort being built on the island of Tinian in the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
• The Related Companies in the equity joint venturing of a 1,200-acre master development community in Tuxedo, New York, and the joint venture development of a $200 million mixed-use residential project at 909 Half Street in Washington, D.C.
• Starwood Capital Group in the acquisition of the leasehold interest at 1372 Broadway in Manhattan.
• New Valley in the joint venture acquisition, financing and development of a high-end condominium and hotel project in West Hollywood, California.
• Hudson River Park Trust in a $100 million transfer of approximately 200,000 square feet of air rights from Pier 40 on Manhattan’s west side.
• Westbrook Partners in the sale of a 144,000-square-foot office building located at 31 W. 27^th Street in Manhattan. 

Capital Markets and Financings

• A consortium led by JDS Development in mortgage and mezzanine financing for the construction of a proposed high-end condominium project in South Beach, Miami, Florida.
• Starwood Capital Group in the acquisition and participation of mezzanine debt, and the acquisition, as mezzanine lender, of senior debt in default. 
• New Valley in a joint venture to acquire mortgage debt secured by a portfolio of California office buildings and a joint venture to acquire a multifamily portfolio in Maryland.
• Kalimian Family Trust in obtaining $250 million in highly structured mortgage and mezzanine financing on a multifamily rental building in Manhattan.
• The Related Companies in the mortgage and mezzanine construction financing of the Hilton West Palm Beach in Florida.

Gaming and Lodging

• The Related Companies in the sale of Snowmass development properties, including the Viceroy hotel and condominium project in Snowmass Village, Colorado.
• Penn National Gaming in a transaction involving the Plainridge Park Casino, a $225 million integrated racing and gaming facility located in Plainville, Massachusetts; and proposed gaming projects in New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania and California.
• New Valley/Witkoff Group in the joint venture acquisition of the Park Lane Hotel in Manhattan.
• Intercontinental Hotels Group in a transaction involving the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Times Square.
• Morgans Hotel Group in management agreements at properties in New York, Massachusetts and Florida.
• DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners in the development of a boutique hotel in Lower Manhattan.

Landlord Representation/Office and Retail

• The Related Companies/Oxford Properties in the one million-square-foot retail project at Hudson Yards, including the 250,000-square-foot lease to anchor tenant Neiman Marcus.
• Boston Properties in transactions involving 250 West 55th Street, 399 Park and 601 Lexington Avenue in Manhattan.
• Forest City Ratner in transactions involving One Pierrepont Plaza and 1 MetroTech Center in Brooklyn, New York, and Westchester’s Ridge Hill shopping center.
  

Tenant Representation

• WeWork in leases in Manhattan and Long Island City.
• Microsoft in its New York City headquarters lease.
• Société Générale in its New York City headquarters lease.
• Major League Baseball Properties in a transaction involving the MLB Network broadcast studio space in Secaucus, New Jersey.

Workouts and Restructurings

• Starwood Capital and LNR Partners in the modification of mortgage and mezzanine construction financing for a luxury condominium project in Manhattan.
• Borders Group with respect to the disposition of real estate assets throughout the country in its bankruptcy and liquidation.
• Capital Trust in the restructuring of a mezzanine loan, and a mortgage loan secured by property located in Miami, Florida.
• The Related Companies in the modification of mortgage loans secured by properties in New York, Michigan and Florida.

• Law360 Recognizes Kasowitz for Handling Largest New York City Public Real Estate Deal During First Week of January 2019 February 11, 2019
• Wallace L. Schwartz Recognized as a 2018 Distinguished Leader by the New York Law Journal June 15, 2018
• Kasowitz Represents Rockpoint Group in $465 Million Acquisition of Manhattan Office Building January 30, 2018
• The Real Deal Ranks Kasowitz as a Top Real Estate Law Firm in New York City October 04, 2017
• Kasowitz Names Cindy Caranella Kelly and Wallace L. Schwartz as Co-Managing Partners September 20, 2017
• Kasowitz Represents Hudson River Park Trust in $100 Million Transfer of Air Rights from Pier 40 May 01, 2017
• Kasowitz Represents Paramount Group Fund in $1 Billion Sale of 60 Wall Street February 08, 2017
• Kasowitz Client New Valley Joint Ventures with the Witkoff Group to Purchase Commercial Property in Times Square for $430 Million October 18, 2012