Real estate is a core focus of our law firm and our attorneys share a deep commitment to every segment of the industry. Whether it’s Commercial or Residential, you need an experienced real estate legal professional.
Real Estate Law
The practice of real estate law encompasses a wide range of transactions, from the buying and selling of residential, retail and commercial properties to representation of clients with the respect to the financing and leasing of real estate. Our knowledgeable extensive experience in these types of transactions, as well as in the acquisition and development of housing developments, shopping centers, hotels, restaurants, assisted living facilities and apartments, works to our client’s benefit, ensuring that each of our clients are well protected and well informed. We are very knowledgeable and very experienced in structuring, negotiating, and documenting complex real estate transactions of all kinds.
Real Estate Sales & Acquisitions
At Gerstein Grayson & Cohen, we have earned a reputation for providing our clients with the highest level of representation. We have represented clients in some of southern New Jersey’s largest and most prominent real estate projects. We have negotiated and prepared agreements of sale, conveyancing documents, financing documents and multiple-party exchange agreements. We have closed sales and financing in transactions ranging in size of up to seventy five million dollars.
Real Estate Development
The Sagemore Corporate Center, The Promenade At Evesham, Holiday Village East, Short Hill Farms, The Beagle Club, Montebello and the Sunrise Assisted Living Centers in Mount Laurel and Woodbury are just a few of the real estate development projects with respect to which we have represented our clients. From shopping centers and housing developments to apartments and retirement communities, we have extensive knowledge of the steps required for the successful creation and development of residential, commercial and mixed-use properties.
Financing
The real estate attorneys at Gerstein Grayson & Cohen represent and advise construction and permanent financing lenders as well as owners and developers of construction projects seeking real estate financing. Our knowledge and experience in the various methods of structuring and documenting commercial, retail and residential, financing transactions, like kind exchange transactions, and leasebacks has facilitated major transactions throughout New Jersey.
Leases
Our clients include both landlords and tenants. We routinely negotiate, prepare and review leases and subleases with respect to retail and commercial buildings. Our expertise in leasing transactions covers a wide range of leasing, including shopping center leases, ground leases, build-to-suit leases, office leases, industrial leases and subleases.
Land Use Approvals
For developers, builders and various property owners in need of obtaining land use approvals, such as subdivision approvals, site plan approvals and variance approvals, the knowledgeable experienced zoning and land use attorneys at Gerstein Grayson & Cohen have a successful record of preparing and obtaining such zoning and land use approvals.
Litigation
The accomplished trial lawyers at Gerstein Grayson & Cohen have experience in AAA arbitration and in all types of litigation involving real estate transactions whether it be prosecuting a claim for a client or defending a claim against a client of ours, such as for specific performance, foreclosure or breach of contract, and whether in Federal or State Court.
We also have extensive experience with respect to partner disputes of litigation and shoreside disputes and litigation involving entities that own and/or develop real estate.
Tax Appeals
Why pay more real estate taxes than you have to? If your property is over accessed improperly assed, the real estate attorneys at Gerstein Grayson & Cohen can file a real estate tax appeal on your behalf and seek to to reduce your real estate taxes to what the real estate tax should be. We have reduced real estate tax assessments by more than one million dollars for onr of our clients.
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