Julian B.
Buchbinder

Representation of agent/multi-national bank in connection with a $206 million syndicated first mortgage construction loan for a prominent high rise in Los Angeles, California.

Representation of agent/multi-national bank in connection with a $400 million syndicated construction loan for a multifamily rental project with ground floor retail on a ground lease in Manhattan, benefitted by tax incentives under the Affordable New York Housing Program and the Brownfield Cleanup Program and a transfer of air rights.

Representation of private equity fund as agent and lender in a $100 million syndicated construction loan for a mixed-use development in Denver, Colorado, including for-sale condominium, retail and residential apartment components, with additional funding from a subordinate loan made by a local municipality.

Representation of agent/multi-national bank in connection with a $100 million mortgage construction loan for the development of a hotel in Boston, Massachusetts, on a ground lease parcel granted by a local municipality.

Representation of senior mortgage lender in a $30 million construction loan, funded pari passu with mezzanine financing, for the construction of a mixed-use, office and retail development in Atlanta, Georgia, benefitted by a partial-tax abatement structured through a ‘bonds-for-title’ and sale-leaseback transaction.

Representation of lender in a $70 million first mortgage loan to refinance a New York City office building, featuring a ground lease and condominium structure to accommodate real estate tax exemptions for not-for-profit tenants, in addition to occupancy by for-profit tenants.

Representation of lender in a $26 million New York construction loan for a luxury condominium building, with additional capital sources including a mezzanine loan and convertible debt from prospective condominium unit purchasers.

Representation of lender in a $20 million term loan to a shopping center in Virginia subject to a ground lease with a government agency.

Representation of publicly-traded lender in a $100 million term loan to a New York luxury apartment building benefited by a PILOT Agreement and subject to a lease-leaseback structure with an industrial development agency.

Representation of agent/multi-national bank in a $115 million syndicated first mortgage loan to a luxury hotel in San Francisco, California, managed by an internationally-recognized brand.

Representation of European bank in connection with nine interest rate swaps, cross-defaulted and cross-collateralized by a portfolio of mortgage loans aggregating $180 million, encumbering nine properties in four states.

Representation of New York branch of European lender as letter of credit and interest rate swap provider with respect to $25 million of municipal bonds, with swap collateralized initially by a mortgage, and subsequently by an account pledge following termination of the letter of credit.

Representation of prominent sugar trading company in connection with commodity swaps and FX swaps.