Real Estate: Finance - Pennsylvania
What the team is known for
Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP houses a respected group that excels in real estate financing and transactional work across the full gamut of asset classes, including retail, offices, multifamily housing and mixed-use properties. Highly esteemed for its expertise in land use, zoning and planned community matters, and also sought after for its strengths in relation to restructurings and loan workouts. Frequently sought for advice on real estate mandates by private equity funds, developers and clients in the life sciences sector.
Strengths
"Klehr Harrison are extremely knowledgeable in all facets of real estate."
"They are exceptional at managing and tracking multifaceted and complex projects."
"Klehr Harrison's land use and zoning team is the best in the Greater Philadelphia area. It has a deep bench of attorneys in this area of the law."
Work highlights
Klehr Harrison represented Alterra Property in its proposal to bring 352 apartment units to the intersection of 42nd and Market Streets, on the edge of West Philadelphia’s University City.
Klehr Harrison acted for an affiliate of Lubert-Adler Properties on the acquisition and $116 million construction financing on The Bellevue.
Notable practitioners
Carl Primavera is a well-regarded practitioner who supports clients in obtaining zoning permits. He also advises on complex real estate development transactions. "Carl is an excellent practitioner."
Denise Day is regularly called upon by lenders and developers to handle financing, acquisition and redevelopment matters. "Denise has a lot of good, practical experience, and she is able to bring that to bear on most transactions." "She is great and really impressive."
Cochair of the Philadelphia office's team, Hercules Grigos handles zoning and land use matters ranging from obtaining zoning approvals to assisting in acquisitions. "Hercules has provided tremendous counsel." "Hercules is seasoned, sophisticated, pragmatic and always looks out for our best interests."
Bradley Krouse is respected for his wide-ranging practice that includes advising on the acquisition, financing and development of commercial real estate. He also has expertise in representing investor clients in joint ventures. "Bradley is so experienced. He really adds value to matters." "Bradley is a great lawyer. He is really impressive and prominent in the field."
Ronald Patterson cochairs the zoning and land use practice at the firm. He advises clients on obtaining required approvals for development projects. "Ronald is a very fine attorney. He has a very good client base."
Brett Feldman focuses his practice on advising clients on obtaining necessary zoning and land use approvals and permits. His clients include developers, operators and real estate investors.
Gregory Gosfield has an impressive real estate practice that includes advising on transactions such as acquisitions, financings and leases. "Gregory provides exceptional advice on real estate matters."
Heather Levine is well versed in the real estate space. She is notably adept at advising clients on sophisticated loan transactions, as well as redevelopment issues. "She is very smart and commercial."
Jonathan Maslow's clients include developers and owners. He assists them from the Philadelphia office with a range of real estate matters, including sales and acquisitions. "He is very responsive and strong on market happenings."