Riker Danzig

OUR CLIENTS

Attorneys in Riker Danzig’s commercial real estate practice serve as counsel to, and understand the varying needs of, a wide variety of clients, from publicly traded companies to international lending institutions to midsized developers to community banks, in sophisticated leasing (office, retail, warehouse and tech startup), acquisitions, loans, construction contracts and all aspects of development projects.

• We assist owners, purchasers and developers in the sale and acquisition of commercial and industrial properties, including transactions contingent on complex approvals and transactions with contingent purchase prices and “kickers” payable to sellers on the disposition of completed units by purchasers.
• We advise commercial and industrial landlords and tenants in the preparation, review and negotiation of office and industrial leases.
• We have a strong focus on representing tenants in the emerging growth technology arena, with significant experience in the unique leasing issues faced by rapidly growing companies.
• We provide leasing counsel to retail tenants in their national expansion.
• We represent owners and developers before state and local agencies in obtaining zoning, planning and other developmental approvals and permits and in prerogative-writ litigation relating to approvals.
• Lenders rely on our team in all types of complex real estate financings and regularly draw on our extensive experience in complex real estate workouts and foreclosures.
• We represent leading public and private utility companies.
• We advise a variety of entities with respect to realty transfer taxes and the structuring of real property holdings.

PROJECT SPOTLIGHT

We provided counsel to 2020 Acquisitions in its “Central 9” logistics park development, which was named Industrial Deal of the Year at the 2024 NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Awards Gala. Described as a state-of-the-art industrial park, the logistics park spans 800 acres and will ultimately provide more than 4.2 million square feet over nine buildings when fully completed.  Central 9 has created over 2,000 jobs while enhancing the regional economy and was commended by NAIOP for fostering innovation, commerce and sustainable growth, and epitomizing forward-thinking development.

ONE MORE THING

As a full-service, client-driven law firm, Riker Danzig’s nationally recognized real estate attorneys have the benefit of working with specialists in all areas of law to collaborate on significant projects including our highly regarded environmental, corporate, governmental affairs, bankruptcy, lending and litigation attorneys. The combined skill and knowledge of our many focused practice areas allow us to be creative and nimble in addressing our clients’ needs as well as the intricacies of any project. As a result of our deep bench, we have worked with our clients on some of the most exciting and groundbreaking transactions in the office, industrial, retail and multifamily spaces, including substantial redevelopment projects, throughout New Jersey and beyond.