Real Estate

At Barnes & Thornburg, we bring decades of experience and billions of dollars in successful transactions to help clients structure deals, mitigate risk, and maximize asset value in virtually any market. Our real estate attorneys advise REITs, financial institutions, private equity firms, land developers, and corporate investors across key areas:

Acquisitions and dispositions – Structuring and closing transactions across industrial, retail, and mixed-use.

Data centers and energy storage – Counseling on data center development, energy procurement, and energy storage.

Financing, fund formation and private equity – Structuring joint ventures, tax-advantaged investments, and securing traditional and alternative financing.

Land use and zoning – Advising on zoning, entitlements, and public-private partnerships, including large-scale urban redevelopment projects.

Leasing – Representing landlords and tenants in commercial leasing transactions across office, retail, industrial and mixed-use.

Multifamily Real Estate – Advising on acquisitions, financing, tax structuring, and portfolio management

Real estate development – Counseling on development agreements, financing structures, and regulatory compliance.

Tax credits and community investments – Structuring, financing, and implementing tax credit and incentive strategies, including new markets tax credits (NMTCs), low-income housing tax credits (LIHTCs), historic rehabilitation tax credits (HTCs), and renewable energy incentives.