COOL PROJECTS – A Love Affair Revisited
Adaptive Reuse Of Underutilized Real Estate Cool Projects – A Love Affair Revisited We are entering a new frontier for adaptive re-use. The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has left the urban commercial landscape in tatters. Shuttered vacant commercial…
OPPORTUNITY ZONE INVESTMENT – 2019 – In a Nutshell
Opportunity Zones are among the hottest of Hot Topics in real estate investment today. With the December 22, 2017 enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that added Section 1400Z to the Internal Revenue Code, Opportunity Zones were authorized as a…
A PASSION FOR (REAL ESTATE) BUSINESS
Lawyers are like most other business professionals. We want your business and we want your referrals – we just don’t always know the best way to ask for either. Take me for example. I’ve been handling commercial real estate transactions and business…
NEW BOOK – Illinois Commercial Real Estate
I’m happy to announce that the website for my new book, Illinois Commercial Real Estate is now live. Visit www.Illinois-CRE.com for a book excerpt. Illinois Commercial Real Estate, Due Diligence to Closing, with Checklists, is intended as a…
AIR RIGHTS DEVELOPMENT – Chicago, Illinois
WHY DEVELOP AIR RIGHTS? Prime commercial land is limited. Prices per square foot can be astronomical. Demand for efficiency to maximize return on investment is growing. No wonder developers and property owners are looking to the sky, with varying degrees…
DUE DILIGENCE CHECKLISTS for Commercial Real Estate Transactions
2016 Updat Are you planning to purchase, finance, develop or redevelop any of the following types of commercial real estate in the USA? A KEY element of successfully investing in commercial real estate is performing an adequate Due Diligence…
COMMERCIAL LANDLORD-TENANT – Part 2 – The Covenant of Quiet Enjoyment
This is Part 2 of a multi-part series of articles discussing the duties, rights and remedies of commercial real estate tenants in Illinois. Part 1, entitled “Getting It Right” discussed the importance of clarity in lease drafting, and the potential for…
10 Things to Know About Commercial Real Estate Development Agreements
I was invited recently to speak at the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education Annual Real Estate Short Course to discuss what every lawyer should know about commercial real estate development agreements. In preparing for the presentation,…
ICSC RECon 2014 – SPOTLIGHT: MONEE, ILLINOIS
ICSC RECon 2014 is in full swing as the largest retail real estate convention in the world. Every year, retail owners, investors, developers, lenders and other commercial real estate professionals converge on Las Vegas, NV to network, discover, promote…
IN PRAISE OF REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS – Let’s Do Lunch!
This article is being republished as a welcoming salutation to many of my long-lost Real Estate Developer friends. You have been missed over the past several years. Call me. Let’s do lunch! Did I happen to mention I love Real Estate…