Commercial Real Estate Law
CEF provides a complete range of legal services for commercial real estate development and investment in Texas and elsewhere, including:
Acquisition of unimproved tracts of land for development
Acquisition of improved properties for renovation or operation
Conventional construction and permanent financing for multi-family, retail, office, industrial, and mini-storage properties
Tax-exempt financing for low-to-moderate-income multi-family rental properties
Low-income tax credit financing for low-income and senior multi-family rental properties
Construction and renovation activities; property management and leasing activities; occupancy and ground lease transactions for retail properties
Sales and exchanges of properties, including pre-sales, earn-outs, and tenant-in-common exchange dispositions
Organization and administration of corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, registered limited liability partnerships, general partnerships, and joint ventures
Conversion of entities from one type to another
Qualification of entities on multi-state basis; advice on structure and management of internal entities for principals and key employees of commercial development organizations
Local counsel services pertaining to development and financing of Texas properties by developers and owners from other states.