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Acquired the 500 acre site and prepared sale/leaseback documentation to finance construction of the Chrysler Technology Center, now the Chrysler World Headquarters in Auburn Hills.
Assembled a city park and 231 platted lots covering 15 city blocks in downtown Detroit and obtained zoning, development plan approval, street vacations and permitting for the MGM Grand Detroit Hotel and Casino.
Organized 1300 Lafayette East Cooperative and on its behalf negotiated the purchase and financing from HUD and conventional refinancing of a 392 unit, 28 story apartment project in downtown Detroit.
Negotiated the sale of several former convent and school facilities in Michigan and Illinois.
Obtained zoning and development plan approval for planned unit redevelopment of a 70 acre academic campus and negotiated construction contracts and architectural services agreements for $50 million in LEED certified building renovations.
On behalf of institutional lenders, documented mortgage loans for shopping centers, industrial parks, office buildings, apartment projects and mixed use developments and negotiated the sale of foreclosed properties.
On behalf of building owners, negotiated purchase and sale, financing and leasing transactions for several office buildings in Detroit, Farmington Hills and Southfield.
On behalf of tenants, negotiated office lease transactions in Ann Arbor, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Livonia, Southfield and Troy, Michigan, New York City and Washington, D.C.
Negotiated reductions in real property assessments for commercial property resulting in millions of dollars in tax refunds.
REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS
Chrysler LLC
Citicorp Leasing, Inc.
Dow Jones & Company
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
MGM MIRAGE and subsidiaries
Michigan State University Foundation
Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
AREAS OF PRACTICE EMPHASIS
Corporate
Gaming
Real Estate
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business-Real Estate
Best Lawyers in America-Real Estate
Michigan Super Lawyers
PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT
Fellow, American College of Real Estate Lawyers
Member, International Association of Attorneys and Executives in Corporate Real Estate
Adjunct Professor, Real Estate Planning, University of Detroit School of Law (1975-1980)
Chairperson, State Bar of Michigan, Real Property Law Section Council (1998-1999)
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Chairman of the Board, Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Condominiums, Planned Communities and Urban Development, Lorman Education Services, 2005
Casino Financing, American Land Title Association, 2000
EDUCATION
Princeton University, A.B. 1965
University of Michigan, J.D. 1970.
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