Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP's real estate and development team handles a range of high-value projects, complex transactions, and developments. The firm leverages its broad experience to assist clients with the acquisition, financing, and development elements of transactions. Adapting to the changing market, the firm is well-positioned to assist clients with their needs related to data centers, sustainable C-PACE financing, life sciences, and healthcare sectors, as well as distressed assets. Laurie Grasso leads the practice as co-chair of the global real estate practice, acting out of the New York office, with experience in transactions throughout the real estate market. Alongside Grasso is Brett Gross, also co-chair of the global real estate practice and based in the New York office, who is well-regarded for assisting lenders and investors and has a practice focusing on all aspects of secured financings. Based in the Dallas office, Howard Schreiber acts as co-chair of the global practice; he advises a variety of institutional investors and lenders, and is valued for his knowledge of construction, permanent lending, and office leasing mandates.
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‘Deep experience on numerous real estate issues ’
‘Deep knowledge and history of the role our company plays in the real estate transaction.’
‘Jill Parks is extremely hands-on and dedicated to a project team. She does an excellent job translating legal requirements to non-legal teaming partners so everyone understands the process.’
Key clients
- Landry’s
- Fairstead
- Industrial Logistics Properties Trust
- L+M Development Partners
- Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated
- Patrinely Group, LLC
- Pretium
- RMR Group
- Rockrose Development
- Savanna
Work highlights
- Representing Chirisa Technology Parks in connection with the development of a $1.5bn, 60-megawatt hyperscale data center in Chesterfield, Virginia, the first of a five-phase data center park development.
- Represented an affiliate of Landry’s Inc./Fertitta Entertainment Inc. in the acquisition of the mixed-use luxury shopping and dining complex in Houston, Texas commonly known as The River Oaks District.
- Represented a real estate developer and owner with the $370m sale of a landmark Art Deco building in the Financial District of Manhattan, which has since been converted into an apartment building with retail on the ground and basement floors.
Lawyers
Practice head
Howard Schreiber; Laurie Grasso; Brett Gross
Other key lawyers
Jill Parks