Christine O'Connell

Major investment bank:

• in the origination and disposition of a $590 million multiple tranche mortgage and mezzanine financing of certain office buildings leased to a top tier technology company in Silicon Valley, California;
• in the origination and disposition of a $475 million mortgage and multiple-layered mezzanine financing of an office condominium located in San Francisco, California;
• in a $133 million mortgage and mezzanine financing of the redevelopment of an office tower in Chicago, Illinois

Commercial real estate finance company:

• in a $185 million mortgage and mezzanine financing of the ground-up construction of The Spire, a 41-story residential condominium in Seattle, Washington;
• in a $70 million mortgage and mezzanine financing of the ground-up construction of a mixed-use office building in Redwood City, California;
• in a $46 million mezzanine construction loan to finance the construction of a creative-use office building in Los Angeles, California;
• in a $135 million mortgage and mezzanine bridge loan to finance the redevelopment of two historic office properties in San Francisco, California; and
• in a $56.4 million financing of the redevelopment of an office building in Denver, Colorado and subsequent note on note financing arrangement.

Christine O’Connell represents major investment banks, private equity funds and various institutional lenders across the full spectrum of real estate finance transactions. Her practice focuses on the origination and restructuring of balance sheet, construction and CMBS mortgage and mezzanine loans secured by hotels, office buildings, multi-family housing complexes and industrial facilities throughout the United States.

Christine brings extensive experience and industry knowledge to structuring and negotiating complex loan transactions, including the restructuring and the exercise of remedies under such loans. She is experienced in working on the formation of joint ventures, corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies in connection with her representation of developers, investors, property managers, and hotel owners in a variety of transactions that include the purchase, sale, and financing of various real estate assets. Leveraging her breadth of experience, Christine has successfully advised prominent real estate lenders through periods of significant market distress and has emerged as a go-to attorney in the field.