Brach Eichler's real estate clients include some of the largest, most well-respected owners of investment properties in the region.
Our real estate practice has a long history and reputation for combining a business-minded approach with creative solutions to give our clients a competitive edge. Our personal experience and deep understanding of the issues that drive real estate transactions allow us to render advice that is legally sound and practical and, importantly, consistently achieves our clients’ business objectives.
We serve professional real estate investors, operators, and developers as well as real estate lenders in the purchase, sale, leasing, and financing of land, land for development, office buildings, malls, multifamily complexes, retail centers, and industrial properties. While we handle all types of properties and transactions, we are particularly well known for our expertise in apartment building development, acquisition, sales, and financing, closing a substantial number of transactions all over the country. Our team is also comprised of several attorneys dedicated to handling tax appeals of commercial and residential properties.
We have been told by our clients that they appreciate our experience and ability to get the deal done – done right and done quickly. Brach Eichler has one of the deepest benches in the state, with 12 lawyers and 7 paralegals solely dedicated to real estate, covering virtually all kinds of matters. Our tax department is particularly skilled in all aspects of real estate taxation, including tax appeals, 1031 exchanges, and finding creative solutions to minimize the impact of federal, state, and local taxes on the transaction. Rounding out our team are our environmental and land use attorneys who advise clients on environmental law, assisting with challenging land use, natural resource, and site remediation concerns, including dispute resolution.
Our real estate team has distinguished itself from other real estate practices by spotting and resolving the key issues and moving deals forward quickly to completion. Brach Eichler’s attorneys have extensive experience in sophisticated and complex transactions, including:
Apartment building development, acquisition, sales, and financing
Retail and commercial leasing, development, sales, acquisition, and financing
Commercial real estate finance and lending, including mortgage finance, structured finance, mezzanine and preferred equity finance
Real estate joint ventures and equity syndications
Zoning, land use, development, and planning
Regulatory and code compliance
Condominium, cooperative, and other planned unit development communities