Real Estate

A wide variety of clients in the real estate industry turn to Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP’s Real Estate Law Department for legal counsel. Our clients are engaged in construction, development, lending, brokerage, leasing and other aspects of real estate, and include commercial developers, large and small corporations and real estate lenders, brokers, investors and title insurance companies involved in real property matters throughout the United States.

Services for the Real Estate Industry

Attorneys in our Real Estate Law Department frequently lecture and publish in the field of commercial real estate law, and provide clients with real estate counsel in the following areas:

  • Purchase, sale, lease, planning, subdivision, development, construction, operation and financing of office buildings, hotels, shopping and industrial centers, single and multi-unit residential projects and other types of commercial, investment and residential properties
  • Construction and permanent financing and syndications
  • Loan workouts
  • Entitlements
  • Planning for foreign investment in United States real estate
  • Development and acquisition services
  • Tax and financing services
  • Specialized, low income, HUD and other grant and subsidy programs
  • Construction and public works
  • Litigation representation
  • Land use, entitlements and environmental services including CEQA, EIRs, ADA, development agreements and historical preservation
  • Property management and broker agreements
  • Title and survey analysis and title insurance requirements
  • Contractor, engineer, architect and construction management agreements
  • Community redevelopment agency acquisition agreements and owner participation agreements
  • CC&Rs, REAs and adjoining landowner agreements
  • Tax-deferred and “tax-free” like-kind real property exchanges
  • Acquisition and sale of REO properties

We also represent clients before all applicable governmental agencies, including zoning authorities, the California Coastal Commission and other regulatory bodies.

Contact ECJ for Your Real Estate Needs

If you have a real estate matter and are seeking responsive, quality representation, the experienced lawyers in Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP’s Real Estate Law Department can assist. For further information or to speak with a real estate lawyer, please contact us.

Real Estate Law Attorneys, serving clients in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, the State of California and across the nation.