The Firm’s real estate law practice is based in Dallas, Texas but stretches from coast to coast and border to border, fueled by real estate development, sales and acquisitions, construction, investing, financing and leasing.
Our Dallas based real estate attorneys handle an extensive range of real estate transactions, from simple raw-land sales or acquisitions to high rise multi-family and condominium developments, as well as large-scale (several hundred acres) mixed-use land developments. We also represent private lenders in all manner of real estate lending transactions. Our industrial warehouse, office and retail owners and asset managers look to Holmes Firm PC for their real estate leasing needs in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
The Firm’s real estate clients include domestic and international companies, private and public, engaged in virtually every aspect of real estate transactions.
Representative Experience in Real Estate
Acquisition and Sales
- Representation of both sellers and purchases in a wide variety of portfolio sales
- Representation of numerous owners/buyers in sales/acquisitions of multi-family properties, office buildings, warehouses, shopping centers and free-standing retail properties.
- Representation of buyers in acquiring, renovating and re-positioning historic office buildings
- Representation of private developers in conveying via UpReit and DownReit transactions
- Representation of purchaser in the portfolio acquisition and financing replacement properties in a 1031 Exchange
Vertical Development
- Representation of private developers, development partnerships, and equity investors in a variety of multi-family and mixed use high-rise projects
- Representation of a development partnership in the sale of historic tax credits to an institutional investor
- Representation of an affiliated public/private sector joint venture in the redevelopment of a historic high-rise building
- Representation of equity in the development, financing, and construction of a variety of multi-family projects
Land Use / Land Development
- Representation of buyer in acquisition and development, and ongoing operations of a 26,000 acre destination Resort, including Resort Hotel, Golf Course, Municipal Water Plant and other Municipal services
- Facilitation of State legislative passage of an almost 3,000 acre broad powered utility/economic development district.
- Representation of clients in a variety of joint ventures and public/private partnerships
- Representation of many developers, lenders and investors in wide variety of mixed use and single family lot developments in Texas, California and Oklahoma
Industrial
- Representation of the developer in the development, construction and finance of a bond financed electric co-generation facility, including the installation of the natural gas and electric transmission facilities
- Representation of private company in the development and construction of a 55,000 square foot aviation hanger at a city owned airport, including the ground lease for the City
- Representation of multiple development partnerships, including those among private developers and offshore investors, in the development, financing, and construction of numerous industrial warehouses/distribution centers and office/showroom/warehouse facilities
Construction Contracts & Litigation
- Representation of developers, general contractors and major subcontractors in all manner of construction contract work
- Representation of both developers and general contractors/subcontractors in various construction disputes (at arbitration and in litigation)
Leasing
- Representation of numerous tenants and landlords in lease-up, lease renewals, lease expansions and lease work-outs
- Representation of restaurants in multiple free-standing and in-line leases
- Representation of cell tower and billboard owners and users, including a large-scale cell tower roll out for a telecommunications company
Farm and Ranch
- Representation of ranchers as landlords in renewable energy leases (solar and wind), electric power distribution easements and land sales/easements for electric power substations
- Representation of ranch owners in the re-development of ranches into ranchettes
- Representation of ranch owners in the purchase, sale and exchange of ranches, including reverse 1031 exchanges
- Representation of ranchers in the development of commercial wild game management and hunting programs
Holmes Firm PC Real Estate and Business Transaction Team