Commercial Real Estate

The building you buy or the space you lease is often the biggest number on your balance sheet, and the documents allocate risk that can last for decades. Hank has handled commercial real estate for businesses and investors, from the letter of intent through diligence, financing, and closing, and through the disputes that may arise when a deal or a lease goes sideways.

On a purchase or sale, Hank first frames the outline of the deal in a letter of intent, then drafts or negotiates the purchase agreement, the earnest money terms, and the feasibility period you use to inspect the property and read the title commitment and survey before the deposit becomes nonrefundable. He coordinates the closing through the title company, handles the deed of trust and loan documents when a lender funds the purchase, and structures ownership so the property is held in the right entity. When a sale rolls into a 1031 exchange, he works with your tax advisors to meet the 45 day window to identify the replacement property and the 180 day window to close it.

A commercial lease sets a landlord's income and a tenant's obligations for years, so Hank negotiates both sides. If you're the landlord, he drafts the lease and the work letter; if you're the tenant, he reviews the rent structure, the triple net charges, the renewal and assignment rights, and the subordination and estoppel terms a lender will demand. Hank also handles easements, restrictive covenants, and development agreements, and when a deal or a lease turns into a dispute he prosecutes or defends claims over title, contracts, construction defects, and unpaid rent.

Hank has represented buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants, developers, and lenders, so you get real estate counsel that has seen the same deal from every chair at the table. On every engagement Hank works toward the same result, a property you can buy, lease, or finance knowing exactly what you signed and what it is worth.