We have the depth and knowledge to provide clients with a full range of real estate services.
Our clients include local and national businesses ranging from small entrepreneurs to large companies. We represent property investors and owners, developers, private equity funds, banks and financial institutions, real estate investment trusts, commercial landlords and retail tenants. We work to ensure all aspects of a transaction, including choice of entity and taxation issues, are properly structured to best meet the client’s needs. We emphasize superior service and creativity at a great value.
Practice Areas Include:
Real Estate Acquisition, Development and Land Use
As illustrated by the representative clients listed below, we take pride in our consultation to various real estate investors and developers, construction companies, home builders, lenders and real estate brokers. Whether the acquisition of property is for investment or high-end residential, commercial or multi-use development, Messner Reeves’ experience in this area is diverse. We have experience in contract negotiation, land use, zoning, environmental compliance and due diligence, real estate due diligence, covenant-controlled and common-interest communities, value-added office redevelopment, real estate as alternative investment and more.
Real Estate Lending and Finance
Incident to most real estate transactions are commercial lending and finance aspects. We assist real estate clients with financing transactions including investment, construction and development loans in the form of both temporary and permanent financings.
Commercial Leasing
Commercial leasing is a central component of our Real Estate Practice Group. We assist landlords and tenants on a local and national level in shopping center, mixed-use retail and office leasing. We have developed specially tailored forms and procedures that are invaluable to our retail leasing clients. Our unique experience in this area lends credibility to our clients and often overcomes obstacles where they occur. We are able to anticipate and address the myriad of issues inherent in commercial lease transactions in a creative, proactive manner.
Environmental
Messner Reeves has experience representing clients in real estate transactions concerning property with environmental issues. We have facilitated the effective transfer of impaired properties by drawing upon tools such as federal and state “Brownfield” funding, claims against responsible parties and claims against insurers. The firm has represented the owners of property containing underground storage tanks (USTs), with a variety of issues specific to those property owners. The firm also has expertise in Superfund (CERCLA) cost recovery litigation and in analogous state litigation.
Foreclosures and Creditor Representation
We have extensive experience with creditor representation, including an extensive foreclosure practice and experience in workout and bankruptcy proceedings.
Title and Surveys
We have extensive experience relating to title examination, conveyance, review of title insurance and surveys.
Easements and Licenses
We have extensive experience in the negotiation of many easement and license agreements.
Litigation
We work closely with Messner Reeves’ litigation department relative to quiet title matters, judicial foreclosures and issues relating to adverse possession, prescriptive rights, boundary disputes and unlawful detainers.
