Peter Desiderio

Practice Areas

Peter Desiderio’s practice focuses on commercial real estate and corporate transactions. Peter has extensive experience in acquisition, financing, development, construction, leasing and disposition of commercial real estate and corporate assets. His clients include buyers, sellers, lenders, investors, developers, real estate investment trusts, public companies, insurance companies and other owners and operators of real estate.

Career

Peter Desiderio is a Shareholder in the Firm’s Real Estate Department and a member of the Firm’s Board of Directors. Peter's extensive experience in real estate and corporate matters has enabled him to represent clients across the entire spectrum of real estate and corporate related transactions, including representing: (i) buyers, sellers, lenders, investors, developers, real estate investment trusts, public companies, insurance companies and owners and operators in connection with the acquisition, financing, development, construction, leasing, exchange (including 1031 exchanges) and disposition of hotels, retail centers, office buildings, apartment complexes, industrial projects, and other commercial real estate and corporate assets, (ii) borrowers (including national restaurant and retail chains) in connection with defeasance and sale-leaseback transactions, (iii) borrowers and lenders in connection with acquisition, construction, development and permanent financing and enforcing, restructuring, foreclosing and disposing of non-performing and distressed loans, (iv) sellers, purchasers and investors in the purchase and sale of delinquent loans and other distressed real estate, and (v) landlords and tenants in negotiating fitness club, bank, shopping center, office, warehouse, industrial, flex-space, outparcel, transport oriented development, restaurant, bar, nightclub, and other commercial leases (vi) property owners in connection with ad valorem tax contests for apartment buildings, retail centers and office buildings in the tri-county area including reviewing and challenging appraisals, comparables and appraisal methodology.

Peter also frequently lectures on current matters affecting the acquisition, construction, development and financing of commercial real estate and loan workouts, distressed real estate, and real estate and debt acquisitions and sales.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association, Real Estate Section; International Council of Shopping Centers.