Our clients rely on our firm to evaluate potential transaction structures and identify the most beneficial outcome for their often highly sophisticated real estate transactions, including:
- Acquisitions and disposition of assets;
- Zoning and land-use;
- Commercial and ground leasing;
- Design and construction;
- Financing of real property; and
- Real estate development.
Acquisitions and Disposition of Assets
Capell Barnett Matalon & Schoenfeld handles all aspects of asset acquisition and disposition including drafting and negotiating purchase and sale agreements, reviewing and clearing title, and closing the transaction.
Commercial and Ground Leasing
Our team advises and negotiates short-term and long-term leases on behalf of landlords and tenants, including ground leases and formation leasehold condominiums.
Financing of Real Property
Our firm has experience negotiating loan documents with institutional and private lenders.
Real Estate Development
Our firm handles small- and large-scale development projects including market rate and affordable multifamily housing, and educational institutions, as well as commercial and retail facilities.
Capell Barnett Matalon & Schoenfeld attorneys counsel clients on a variety of real estate-related matters, including acquisition, leasing, financing, zoning, and design and construction, with an eye to maximizing the real property and promote the best interests of their organizations.
Not-for-Profit and Religious Organizations
Capell Barnett Matalon & Schoenfeld understands the important role real estate plays in ensuring the long-term growth and sustainability of not-for-profits, religious, and other tax-exempt organizations. This includes evaluating all potential deal structures, large and small, to identify the most beneficial outcome for each real estate transaction with a particular focus on guiding our clients through our Mission Driven DevelopmentTM process.
Zoning and Land Use
Capell Barnett Matalon & Schoenfeld real estate attorneys advise and analyze the as-of-right potential of sites to prepare and negotiate zoning lot mergers to expand development sites and development rights transfers between properties. Our attorneys attend informational meetings with New York City Department of City Planning and other City agencies to justify rezoning certain properties to promote neighborhood growth, and interface with the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.
Design and Construction
Capell Barnett Matalon & Schoenfeld represents institutional owners on complex construction projects, throughout New York state, including large-scale commercial and residential development projects.
Our attorneys regularly advise owners in all legal aspects of construction, including counseling clients at the beginning of an engagement, by drafting and negotiating contracts (AIA documents and manuscript agreements), through its completion to mitigate potential disputes. In the event a client is involved in a construction-related dispute, we work closely with our Litigation practice group to resolve concerns and reduce exposure.
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Real Estate Development
Our firm handles small- and large-scale development projects including market rate and affordable multifamily housing, and educational institutions, as well as commercial and retail facilities.
Capell Barnett Matalon & Schoenfeld attorneys counsel clients on a variety of real estate-related matters, including acquisition, leasing, financing, zoning, and design and construction, with an eye to maximizing the real property and promote the best interests of their organizations.
Not-for-Profit and Religious Organizations
Capell Barnett Matalon & Schoenfeld understands the important role real estate plays in ensuring the long-term growth and sustainability of not-for-profits, religious, and other tax-exempt organizations. This includes evaluating all potential deal structures, large and small, to identify the most beneficial outcome for each real estate transaction with a particular focus on guiding our clients through our Mission Driven DevelopmentTM process.
Zoning and Land Use
Capell Barnett Matalon & Schoenfeld real estate attorneys advise and analyze the as-of-right potential of sites to prepare and negotiate zoning lot mergers to expand development sites and development rights transfers between properties. Our attorneys attend informational meetings with New York City Department of City Planning and other City agencies to justify rezoning certain properties to promote neighborhood growth, and interface with the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.
Design and Construction
Capell Barnett Matalon & Schoenfeld represents institutional owners on complex construction projects, throughout New York state, including large-scale commercial and residential development projects.
Our attorneys regularly advise owners in all legal aspects of construction, including counseling clients at the beginning of an engagement, by drafting and negotiating contracts (AIA documents and manuscript agreements), through its completion to mitigate potential disputes. In the event a client is involved in a construction-related dispute, we work closely with our Litigation practice group to resolve concerns and reduce exposure.
New York Real Estate Journal 2021 Year in Review