David S. Gordon

Results achieved in prior matters are not meant to be a guarantee of success as the facts and legal circumstances vary from matter to matter.

• Representation of a subtenant in the negotiation of a sublease for 600,000 square feet in a 1.1 million square foot newly constructed office tower on the “Gold Coast” in Jersey City
• Representation of a landowner/redeveloper in the sale and redevelopment of brownfields industrial site to public improvement authority, including ground lease, redevelopment agreement, general construction contract for $34.6 million multi-purpose entertainment facility (arena), and issues involved in related public financing
• Representation of an owner/developer of a 300-acre 18-hole private golf course including land acquisition, land use development, and environmental approvals, the construction contract for a $5 million clubhouse, and membership-related issues
• Representation of several affiliated entities of Frank A. Greek & Son, Inc. in over 9.5 million square feet of industrial leases
• Representation of a purchaser of an aging traditional, enclosed regional shopping mall with a national retailer pad owner, and negotiation for de-malling of the facility for conversion to a big box power center, including negotiation of ground leases with three national big box retailers
• Representation of a redeveloper of a three-building urban redevelopment project in Perth Amboy comprised of a 535-vehicle multi-level parking deck and 249 units of lower and moderate-income rental apartment units and approximately 60,000 square feet of ground-level commercial/retail space. The project involved ground and air rights leases, numerous cross-easements and operating covenants, equity investment by syndication of approximately $51,000,000.00 of investment tax credits, approximately $65,000,000.00 of construction financing, three permanent loans from the New Jersey Housing Mortgage Finance Agency (residential project - $13,200,000.00) and a direct investment loan by Bally’s Park Place, Inc. through the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority ($11,000,000.00-commercial project)
• Representation of a seller of 10-property, 1.4 million square foot, 15-building portfolio to a privately owned real estate investment trust; included work obtaining environmental approvals
• Representation of sellers of 5-property, 1.1 million square foot, 7-building portfolio to a privately owned real estate investment trust; included work obtaining environmental approvals
• Representation of borrowers in a $91 million composite real estate finance facility involving a 10-year flexible credit facility providing for LIBOR-based and commercial paper financing
• Representation of sellers of multi-location supermarket facilities including subleases and leaseback  arrangements
• Representation of a tenant in leasing of single user office building for a national headquarters facility and leasing of temporary operations space for use during relocation
• Representation of three separate pharmaceutical company tenants for office, manufacturing, and laboratory facilities in New Jersey, Massachusetts, and North Carolina
• Representation of a minor league hockey franchise in the negotiation of the license agreement for use of a multi-purpose arena as an “anchor” licensee
• Representation of approximately 19 general partnerships in the roll-up merger into 5 new limited liability companies, including related environmental approvals
• Representation of a borrower in restructuring of a $90 million secured credit facility involving multiple properties, turnover of several properties to the lender, and additional working capital credit facility, for capital improvements to retained properties
• Representation of a lender in the workout of a default by the owner/operator of a national flag hotel and office facility under a multi-million dollar refinancing and future development credit facility