Our lawyers provide full service counsel for development, construction and redevelopment of real estate projects, including office buildings, industrial facilities, retail buildings and malls, condominiums, hotels, apartment buildings, residential communities, entertainment facilities, sports arenas, golf courses, marinas and mixed use projects combining several of these uses. For such projects, we provide counsel pertaining to entity structuring; land acquisition; financing and equity investment; contracts with architects, engineers, construction contractors and other professionals; and sale or lease of the finished product. Our Land Use, Government Relations and Environmental practices are often involved at the inception of these development projects, offering counsel for issues such as zoning, land use, government entitlements, permits and impact fee negotiation. Together, the Real Estate and Land Use groups have developed one of the most experienced, specialized and effective real estate development practices in Florida.

Our Real Estate attorneys routinely provide counsel in the purchase and sale of commercial real estate assets, including office buildings, industrial facilities, retail buildings and malls, condominiums, hotels, apartment buildings, residential communities, entertainment facilities, mixed use projects combining several of these uses and raw land. We frequently provide counsel in the acquisition or disposition of real estate portfolios exceeding $100 million in value, including some portfolio transactions exceeding $1 billion in value.

Bilzin Sumberg routinely provides counsel to lenders, servicers and borrowers in real estate based commercial financing transactions, including conventional mortgage loans, refinancings, loan assumptions, mezzanine and equity financing, complex loan structuring, workouts, commercial mortgage backed securities, real estate mortgage investment conduits and implementation of securitization and servicing programs. We have developed particular expertise in highly complex and multi-state financing transactions.

We represent owners, developers and lenders in every aspect of condominium and condo/hotel development, including Florida and Federal law compliance and construction loans. We work closely with our Land Use and Environmental Groups concerning governmental and regulatory issues. Our attorneys have substantial experience in the creation of condominium regimes, the acquisition of fractional condominium projects, either through a direct purchase or a purchase of the underlying indebtedness, developer-to-owner turnover of associations and developer closings of units.

We consistently represent both landlords and tenants in leasing office and retail space, industrial properties and specialty properties. Our extensive leasing experience results in efficient and expeditious legal counsel critical to this practice area.

The Real Estate Group has developed substantial experience in serving the telecommunications and internet industries. We work closely with the Technology & Telecommunications Group to counsel clients redeveloping existing buildings into telecom/internet facilities designed to house and support sophisticated equipment necessary to relay telecom/internet traffic. We also provide counsel in the highly specialized leasing of telecom/internet facility space to a variety of tenants.

Bilzin Sumberg has substantial experience representing clients in the hospitality industry.  From the creation of joint ventures and other strategic partnerships to acquisitions and mergers, to all of the land use, real estate and contractual aspects of development, management or ownership, our attorneys have the depth and breadth of experience to assist and advise clients in the industry.  Our attorneys also have significant experience in the financing of hotels and hotel loan restructurings, as well as the servicing of CMBS loans for the industry.  We have advised clients for hospitality projects across the United States and in the Caribbean.

Bilzin Sumberg attorneys from the Real Estate, Corporate, Land Use, Tax and Litigation Groups work as a team to assist owners, investors and developers in the marina industry in virtually every aspect of their business. Our experience includes acquisition, financing, development, leasing and disposition, and our attorneys were at the forefront of the recent trend to "condominiumize" or "dockominiumize" marina slips. We have also represented lenders in connection with financing for the marina industry.