Todd Urness

Todd Urness started his career in public accounting, focusing on real estate syndications and sales of tax benefits to investors. Todd started the affordable housing practice at Winthrop & Weinstine, P. A. in the late 1980s, and it is currently one of the largest practices in the country with over 60 attorneys with substantial affordable housing expertise. In that capacity, Todd represents business and real estate owners, developers and investors as well as banks, syndicators and other financial or lending institutions on tax credit financing and real estate transactions. He routinely advises on complex development and finance related issues, including the use of tax-exempt bonds, tax increment financing, tax credits, joint venture and partnership matters, city, county and other governmental subsidies. Todd has specific and substantial experience in multifamily housing development and finance, including the development and financing of affordable and market rate rental. Todd advises clients on all aspects of real estate development, from land acquisition and assembly to joint venture relationships, construction, mezzanine and permanent financing matters.

In connection with his real estate development and finance practice, Todd has substantial experience in the negotiation, documentation, and monetization of tax increment financing, as well as the monetization of TIF streams and in the use of TIF as security for debt financings.

See Todd’s bio at winthrop.com.