The CLM Real Estate Group has recognized expertise in all aspects of real estate transactions and is regularly consulted for transactions ranging from the purchase or sale of a single family home, coop or condominium residence, to the acquisition, disposition or leasing of office buildings, shopping centers, warehouses, industrial buildings and apartment buildings. CLM lawyers are in the forefront of transactions utilizing the tax benefits of Section 1031 like-kind exchanges and have expertise in, and represent both borrowers and lenders in all matters involving the financing of real estate transactions, including residential and commercial acquisition and refinancing loans, construction and permanent mortgage financing, secondary financing, loan workouts, and loans financed by bonds issued or guaranteed by local and federal agencies, including the Small Business Administration and the Industrial Development Agency.

     In addition, CLM attorneys are recognized leaders in the field of commercial leasing and are privileged to represent some of New York City’s most sophisticated property owners in their commercial leasing transactions. CLM’s real estate attorneys are able to provide added efficiency and service to its real estate clients by coordinating their real estate transactions with CLM’s other legal departments, including tax and estate planning. By providing dedicated, focused and zealous legal services to its real estate clients, CLM attorneys are able to efficiently and timely navigate through the most sophisticated real estate transactions, thus assuring that CLM clients successfully achieve their short and long range business and financial goals, while at the same time avoiding the dangers presented by the complexities of the real estate marketplace.