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Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use

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Dorsey & Whitney LLP

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  • Deep expertise in corporate real estate (corporate campuses, manufacturing facilities, Tier III data centers, distribution centers) and the health care industry (hospitals, medical office buildings, clinics, ambulatory surgery centers, assisted living facilities, skilled nursing facilities).​
  • Counsel to some of the most significant companies in the United States and this region, including United Health Group, U.S. Bank, Wells Fargo, Honeywell International Inc., Travelers, United Properties, Trammell Crow, Investors Real Estate Trust, Fairview Health Services and Ryan Companies.
  • Deep expertise in public private partnerships, sale-leasebacks, tax credit deals and multi-state financings.
  • We are known for handling large and complex deals, often involving multiple properties.

Clients (3)

  • United Properties Development LLC
  • U.S. Bank National Association
  • Fairview Health Services

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Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use - Minnesota

What the Team is Known For
Dorsey & Whitney LLP has a strong offering in the commercial real estate arena, attracting a notable client base of blue-chip corporates headquartered in Minnesota and throughout the USA. It is recognized as a go-to practice for real estate transactions originating in the healthcare sector, among others, and noted for its expert handling of multistate financings and PPP. The firm is also sought after for its land use expertise and additionally recognized for its strength in tax credit transactions. It is highly experienced in all aspects of high value, multiuse development projects.
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Work Highlights

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  • Dorsey & Whitney continued to advise the City of Edina in a multiparty redevelopment agreement to replace a 90,000 square foot retail store with a mixed-use development.

Strengths

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  • Dorsey & Whitney is relentless. They work very hard, they are strategic and they are reasonable to deal with.

    Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

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  • Jay Lindgren
    Jay Lindgren

    Jay Lindgren

    Jay Lindgren of Dorsey & Whitney focuses on the zoning and other regulatory and financial aspects of development and redevelopment projects.

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  • Marcus A. Mollison
    Marcus A. Mollison

    Marcus A. Mollison

    Marcus Mollison has a nationwide practice that covers all areas of real property matters. He focuses in particular on construction contract negotiations and other transactions.
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  • Robert J Olson
    Robert J Olson

    Robert J Olson

    Robert Olson is an esteemed real estate attorney with a wide-reaching practice that covers the financing, development and acquisition of commercial property. He is noted for his handling of lease transactions.
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  • David Meyer
    David Meyer

    David Meyer

    David Meyer has a focus on commercial lending and lease agreements. His practice also includes representing a range of actors in retail, residential, industrial and office projects.

    • David Meyer is very responsive, good with opposing counsel and has a great depth of knowledge.

      Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use respondentUSA
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  • Alyson Van Dyk
    Alyson Van Dyk

    Alyson Van Dyk

    Alyson Van Dyk has a wide-reaching transactional practice that includes representing clients in the financing, leasing and acquisition of retail, office, mixed-use and residential projects.
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