Real Estate & Construction

Major real estate investors, developers, REITs, pension funds, and insurance companies turn to Obermayer for the full spectrum of representation in deals throughout the Greater Philadelphia region. These include:

Real estate purchases and sales;
Sale-leaseback transactions;
Like-kind, tax-free exchanges;
Mixed-use development;
Multifamily housing development and financing;
Leasing of office, industrial, and retail properties for both landlords and tenants;
Construction and permanent financings;
Commercial real estate developments;
Construction documentation;
Loan workouts and restructurings; and
Environmental reviews and approvals, resolution of title issues, and condominium creations and conversions.

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We represented a developer in the $13.5 million financing, acquisition and development of the former Verizon building into a mixed-use property, including office space, retail and police headquarters in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.
We represented a real estate holding and redevelopment company in the acquisition of an environmentally challenged retail center in suburban Philadelphia and the financing of its acquisition, a project with numerous delays and restructurings to meet regulatory issues, township land use issues, lender concerns and investor issues.
We assisted large townhome and high rise developers with planning, zoning, historic, licensing and inspections and health department permitting.
We represented the developer of a 33-story, mixed-use high-rise in Philadelphia, including obtaining variances and approvals for construction, negotiating and working with neighbors and civic associations, and drafting development agreements as part of winning stakeholders’ support for the project.
We represented a developer in acquisition, development, and financing (including construction and sale of historic tax credits), in connection with real property located in the Brewerytown section of Philadelphia, a $27.3 million transaction.
We serve as local zoning counsel for the purchase of an approximately two million square foot warehouse project in Central Pennsylvania; and
We represent various local municipalities in the process of monetizing sewer systems, including assisting in the valuation, bidding, and documentation of proposed sales or leases.

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Construction Litigation Cyber Liability Defense Distressed Commercial Real Estate Environmental Lender Liability & Workouts Real Estate Tax Zoning & Land Use

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Key Contacts

Nathan D. Fox

Kellie A. McGowan

Attorneys

Paul N. Allen

Warren W. Ayres

Alexander Barnes

Alex Basilevsky

Darwin R. Beauvais

William E. Benner

Jennifer Bruce

Tara K. Burns

Mark S. Danek

Sean P. Duffy

Alexander Dungan

Anastasius (Tassos) Efstratiades

Kimberley A. Farmer

Daniel P. Finegan

Nathan D. Fox

Derek S. Green

Matthew A. Green

Steven A. Haber

Michael E. Hooper

Andrew J. Horowitz

Andrew S. Kasmen

Jerome N. Kline

Samantha J. Koopman

Christopher M. Kurek

Lars J. Lederer

Thomas A. Leonard III

Paige Macdonald-Matthes

Michael P. Malloy, Jr.

Joseph J. McGovern

Kellie A. McGowan

Madison G. Melinek

Erika M. Miller

Salena Moran

Terry Mutchler

David A. Nasatir

Brooke E. Newborn

Nicole E. Norcross

Henry J. Noye

Peter J. Oberkircher

Katarzyna Parker

Michael S. Pepperman

Nicholas Poduslenko

Marcelina R. Policicchio

Edward S. Sarin, Jr.

Aimee E. Schnecker

W. Patrick Scott

Matthew E. Selmasska

Kelsey V. Sheronas

Leslie B. Spoltore

Shaun Staller

Min S. Suh

Hugh C. Sutherland

Michael A. Thom

Mikell Washington

Edward M. Wild

Brett Wiltsey

Mikell Washington Named 2025–2027 RPTE Fellow by the American Bar Association

Major Changes to New Jersey Mansion Tax and Realty Transfer Fees

Obermayer Attorneys Honored in 2025 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars Lists

Matthew Green and Samantha Koopman Secure $8M Arbitration Win in Real Estate Dispute

Obermayer Attorneys to Present on Environmental and Approvals Considerations in Real Estate at ACCGP 17th Annual In-House Counsel Conference

The Partition Action: When Joint Owners of Real Estate Just Can’t Get Along

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