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The purchase, sale, development, use and management of real property require a team of skilled and experienced professionals, including sophisticated legal counsel. The lawyers at Carlton Fields provide in-depth understanding of all aspects of real property acquisition, development, financing, leasing, ownership, use and transfer. We strive to be an integral part of the team of professionals required by our clients, and we value understanding our clients’ business practices, so that we can provide the most meaningful legal services possible.
Carlton Fields’ real estate lawyers assist clients with every major aspect of real estate development and investment, including:
- Land acquisition and finance
- Application for governmental permitting and regulatory approvals
- Financing of the costs of improvements
- Construction of facilities
- Complex commercial leasing matters
- Managing and operating commercial properties
- Disposition of real estate assets
Because of Carlton Fields' breadth of experience in the real estate area, the firm is prepared to handle the wide variety of real estate-related legal issues facing clients in today’s changing marketplace. Carlton Fields provides its clients with critical advice and guidance for the development, management, and operation of a wide variety of projects, including:
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Office buildings
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Office parks
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Mixed-use projects
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Hotels and resorts
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Condominiums
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Timeshare and vacation ownership resorts and facilities
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Residential planned communities and subdivisions
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Golf courses
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Sports stadiums and entertainment venues
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Convention centers
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Warehouse and industrial projects
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Shopping centers
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Hospitals and other health care facilities
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Apartment complexes
The firm’s real estate clients include landowners, developers, investment trusts, pension fund advisors, architects, construction companies, brokers, lenders, banks, property management firms, major tenants, and government authorities.
In fact, our dual experience – representing certain government offices as well as representing clients before government – has proven especially useful in helping foster solid working relationships. For example, the success of many projects hinges on cooperation with government authorities and elected officials on potentially contentious issues including land use regulations, environmental concerns, permits and ad valorem tax challenges. We are experienced in formulating public-private partnerships to develop and manage complex mixed-use projects, some of which require creative financing mechanisms including municipal tax-exempt and taxable financing.
Many projects also present title issues that require counsel to obtain and analyze title insurance coverage or resolve title disputes. Our lawyers understand the role of title insurance in complex commercial real estate transactions. And as agents for the major national title insurance companies, they have extensive contacts and relationships in the title industry.
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