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Practice Areas Brownfields and Brownfield Redevelopment Environmental Remedies Senior and Retirement Housing Cooperatives, Condominiums and Common Interest Communities HUD/ FHA Practice and Procedure Representative Clients/Transactions Edinborough - Edina, MN Representation of all three developers of a major mixed-use development, including negotiation of development agreements with municipality, negotiation of construction contracts, closing of interim and permanent financing on various phases and documentation of condominium regimes. Coventry Townhouses - Edina, MN Representation of developer of upscale townhouse style development in Edina, MN. St. Paul Port Authority - St. Paul, MN Representation of development agency on several Brownfields sites, including negotiations with responsible parties, former owners or operators, securing of environmental assurances for redevelopers from Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and negotiation of environmental aspects of resale or other disposition of development properties to private developers and firms. Hopkins 7th Street Landfill - Hopkins, MN Representation of municipality in remediation of landfill gas and leachate problem from old municipal landfill, including negotiation of agreements with Minnesota Pollution Control Agency leading to eventual state assumption of responsibility for site; negotiations with neighboring landowners regarding temporary resident relocation during remedial activities and appearances at informational public meetings regarding landfill status. Becketwood Cooperative - Minneapolis, MN Representation of sponsor of upscale retirement housing cooperative in Minneapolis, including negotiations with contractor, architects and other team members, closing of FHA-insured financing, legal documentation of cooperative housing regime and assistance with construction-period issues. Edina Park Plaza and The Kenwood - Edina and Minneapolis, MN Representation of developer in development, construction and FHA-insured financing of retirement facilities in downtown Minneapolis, MN and Edina, MN, including assistance in negotiating contracts with municipalities, closing of financing and obtaining favorable property tax classification. Parkers Lake Redevelopment - Plymouth, MN Representation of housing developer in phased multifamily housing component of mixed-use project in Plymouth, MN over a seven-year period. The Parkers Lake redevelopment is one of the largest planned unit developments undertaken in the western suburbs of Minneapolis. Ceridian Corporation Corporate Headquarters - Bloomington, MN Representation of Ceridian in environmental matters related to the siting and development of its new corporate headquarters on the bluff of the Minnesota River in southeastern Bloomington, MN. Issues included the environmental assessment worksheet (EAW) process, as well as protection of Native American burials found on the development site. Minnesota Soybean Processors - Brewster, MN Negotiation of development contract, offsite improvement contracts and tax subsidy agreements for large producer-owned soybean crush plant in southwestern Minnesota. Land O'Lakes, Inc. - Condemnation of Kennedy Street Facility - Minneapolis, MN Representation of Land O'Lakes in condemnation of former feed mill in industrial neighborhood of Minneapolis, including negotiation of environmental indemnities with site redeveloper. Industry Multifamily Developments and Redevelopments Mixed-Use Projects Industrial Development Sites HUD/ FHA Housing Senior Housing
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