Ari Krigel

Real Estate

Ari Krigel is an attorney in Croke Fairchild’s Real Estate Practice.

Ari focuses his practice on acquisitions, dispositions, conventional and public financing, leasing, workouts, and development in the commercial real estate space.

Ari’s experience includes drafting and negotiating purchase and sale agreements, loan agreements, mortgages, commercial leases, forbearance and deed-in-lieu of foreclosure agreements, easements, and performing due diligence for real estate transactions. He has represented large institutional investors, national and regional lenders, and mid-market real estate investment and development companies.

Some recent matters include representing a seller in a portfolio sale of what was reportedly the largest multifamily deal in Chicago history, a sale price of over $600,000,000, more than 400 buildings and more than 7,500 units; representing an industrial developer in the ground-up development of a large mixed-use project including industrial, retail, and a medical office, and negotiating multiple outlot sales and construction loans and refinancing, including mortgage and mezzanine loans totaling $55,750,000; and many other matters.

Prior to joining CROKE FAIRCHILD DUARTE & BERES, Ari was a partner at Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (SGR) and with Freeborn & Peters prior to its combination with SGR. Ari was previously an associate at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP.

• Institutional real estate investors

• National and regional lenders

• Mid-market real estate developers

• Property management companies

• Represented the seller in a record-setting $600M+ multifamily portfolio transaction involving 400+ buildings and 7,500+ units in Chicago

• Represented an industrial developer in a major ground-up mixed-use development, including retail, industrial, and medical office components

• Negotiated multiple construction loans and refinancing deals totaling over $55 million, including mezzanine and mortgage financing

• Counseled institutional and mid-market investors on complex acquisition, leasing, and financing matters across asset classes

Boston University School of Law

J.D.

Northwestern University

B.S.

40 Illinois Attorneys Under 40 to Watch

Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

2018

Real Estate (Band 4, 6 years ranked)

Chambers USA Guide