Recent Real Estate Transactions

Our work on behalf of our clients includes representation with respect to a broad range of retail, office, industrial, multi-family, and hotel/resort projects.  Some examples of recent sale, acquisition and development transactions include the following:

• Representation of large independent oil and gas company in acquisition and redevelopment of property in downtown Oklahoma City for the company’s world headquarters facility.
• Representation of developer in acquisition and redevelopment of a hotel/conference center and resort (including golf courses, single-family residential developments, condominiums, restaurants and other amenities) at the site of the former Lake Texoma state park in southern Oklahoma.
• Representation of a foundation affiliated with a state university in connection with the development of a 585-acre planned unit development in Norman, Oklahoma, that includes a retail lifestyle center, public park, hotel/conference center, and other amenities.
• Representation of a specialty hospital in connection with a major expansion of its existing hospital facility in north Oklahoma City and in the development of a south Oklahoma City campus (including matters related to organization and capitalization, transactions with investors, land acquisition, construction, development, and financing).
• Representation of local investors in their acquisition and redevelopment of an approximately 1.5 million square foot industrial facility and surrounding property in Oklahoma City.
• Representation of an investor in its acquisition and subsequent sale of 1889-vintage historical landmark and luxury hotel in Aspen, Colorado.
• Representation of a city in its acquisition and leasing of a 15-story, 750,000 square foot office building and adjacent parking garage.
• Representation of a national real estate company in the development, financing and construction of an aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul technology center adjacent to an air force base.
• Representation of a manufacturing company in its acquisition of industrial manufacturing facility and surrounding 300 acre tract of land in Rogers County, Oklahoma.
• Representation of investors in the acquisition, redevelopment, and leasing of retail shopping centers in Texas, Oklahoma and Colorado.
• Representation of a national real estate development company in its acquisition, leasing and sale of industrial warehouse properties in Oklahoma.

Recent leasing transactions include the following:

• Representation of large independent oil and gas company in negotiating office space leases in Oklahoma City and Houston, Texas.
• Representation of insurance company in build-to-suit, sale/leaseback transaction for new headquarters in Oklahoma City.
  

Recent projects involving the firm’s tax credit and government incentive practice include:

• Proposed $500 million resort and residential housing development on Grand Lake in northeast Oklahoma
• Rehabilitation of historic Skirvin and Colcord hotels in downtown Oklahoma City
• Rehabilitation of the historic Mayo Building in downtown Tulsa
• Rehabilitation of the first State Capitol building in Guthrie, Oklahoma
• Financing of a new 45-bed general acute care hospital in Muskogee, Oklahoma
• Financing of an urban housing project with 170 town homes.
• Tax increment financing district to finance construction of public improvements and infrastructure for a 585-acre planned unit development in Norman, Oklahoma, which includes include a retail lifestyle center, public park, hotel/conference center, and other amenities.