Fredrikson & Byron PA - Real Estate Attorneys: Minneapolis MN

Fredrikson & Byron, a Minneapolis law firm, has built a reputation as the firm where law and business meet by bringing business acumen and entrepreneurial thinking to our work with clients. We are business advisors and strategic partners as well as legal counselors.

Fredrikson & Byron PA
200 S 6th St #4000
Minneapolis MN 55402-1425
Tel: 612 492-7000
Fax: 612 492-7077

Real Estate

When it comes to real estate, vision and determination can lead to extraordinary results. But, dreams and project realities are often separated by complex issues, which can slow or stall projects of all types and sizes.

At Fredrikson & Byron, our attorneys help clients from the ground up. Not only have we negotiated hundreds of purchase, sale, lease, development, finance, and construction deals in virtually all market segments, we get those deals done. The result? Over 60 years of successfully closing client deals for everything from industrial parks and office buildings to shopping centers, housing developments, and mixed-use projects. In fact, our ability to help clients complete deals was recognized by Midwest Real Estate News, which placed Fredrikson & Byron as the top Minnesota law firm for the second year in a row.

Services

Our Real Estate practice group offers a comprehensive range of services, including:

* Purchases and Sales. We advise sellers and buyers on all issues related to the sale and purchase of real estate, including contract negotiation, due diligence, title examination, physical condition of properties, zoning and regulatory matters, environmental matters and closing the transaction.

* Financing. We regularly represent both lenders and borrowers in structuring, documenting and closing loans and other credit facilities. In addition, our nationally recognized public finance practice gives us the expertise to act as bond counsel, lender's counsel or borrower's counsel in bond financings.

* Workouts and Foreclosures. We have successfully negotiated and implemented a multitude of reorganizations and other loan restructurings. Because we have represented many different interests in troubled real estate projects, we offer practical advice to clients who want to preserve maximum value in an adverse situation.

* Condominiums/Townhouses/Cooperatives. We have extensive experience in structuring residential and commercial common interest communities. We help our clients create large mixed-use commercial/residential master association developments, or convert previously occupied properties into commercial, residential, or mixed-use common interest communities.

* Construction. We have experience in all aspects of the construction process, including negotiation and drafting of design and construction contracts, project finance, bid issues, change orders, extension of time and disruption claims, mechanics' liens, bond claims, mediations, arbitrations, litigation, and project close-outs.

* Land Use and Environmental. We regularly advise clients on land use development and redevelopment challenges, municipal zoning appeals, environmental review and compliance issues, and environmental disputes and claims. This includes guiding clients through the sale, purchase, financing or development of contaminated "brownfield" sites.

* Leasing. We represent landlords and tenants in all types of lease transactions, including retail, office, industrial, ground, and warehouse space leases. Our attorneys skillfully help clients achieve their goals in a cost-effective way.

* Multifamily Housing. We provide a full range of services related to multifamily and senior citizen housing, including land acquisition, land use and environmental approvals, real estate tax analysis and planning, structuring the appropriate ownership entity, and arranging financing. Our attorneys understand complex multi-layered financing structures involving HUD, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac loans or credit enhancements, subordinate debt, and local, state, and federal grants.

* Real Estate Tax Planning. We provide tax planning advice to clients, which helps them reduce or eliminate the tax consequences of real estate transactions. Click here for more details.