Businesses and individuals can be subjected to a vast array of challenges in a real estate transaction, such as financing and insurance issues, estate planning concerns, and taxation matters. As often the largest assets in any portfolio, real estate transactions require dedicated attention and an expansive range of skills to address effectively.

At Jaffe, we provide sophisticated legal services in the areas of commercial, industrial, retail, and residential real estate to private and institutional developers, builders, REITs, management companies, real estate brokers, and individuals. We pride ourselves on the quality of our work, quick response, innovative ideas, personal service, and a broad range of expertise in all areas of real estate. We are a full-service real estate practice group: If it has been done, we have done it.

We regularly counsel clients with respect to a wide range of matters, including land development, construction, land use, acquisition, sale, financing, joint ventures, troubled loans, loan workouts, leasing and property rights issues for commercial real estate that ranges from major office and manufacturing facilities, hotels, manufactured home communities and apartments to outlet malls, storage facilities, shopping centers, senior housing facilities, vacant land and mixed-use projects. 

Jaffe’s real estate attorneys manage all aspects of the sale and purchase of real estate for developers and investors. We work on single-asset and portfolio sales and acquisitions from beginning to end. In representing our real estate clients, we often involve our Tax, Estate Planning, Environmental, and Corporate practice groups in evaluating and counseling clients in every aspect of a transaction. From beginning to end and beyond, our Real Estate attorneys partner with you to achieve your investment goals.

Service Index 

• Broker agreements
• Letters of intent
• Entity formation & tax structuring 
• Operating agreements and joint-venture agreements
• Purchase agreement drafting and negotiation
• Title insurance and survey review
• Zoning and environmental review
• Management agreements
• Lease reviews
• Operating agreements and joint-venture agreements
• Section 1031 exchange matters
• Closing documentation
• All financing-related matters, including review and negotiation of loan documentation