Commercial Real Estate

Smith & Liss, LLC represents real estate developers, lenders, investors and others in a wide variety of real estate transactions. The firm regularly handles land acquisitions for the development of multi-family housing, office buildings, shopping centers, industrial warehouses, and master-planned residential communities. We have closed numerous §1031 exchange transactions on behalf of real estate investors. The firm also represents banks and other institutional lenders in real estate finance transactions, as well as landlords and tenants in negotiating office, retail and industrial property leases.

We understand that the last thing a developer or real estate investor needs is a problem arising at an inopportune time. We manage our real estate practice with a “big picture” view, and we always strive to proactively identify and resolve issues that could delay or impede a project. Adding us to your development and portfolio management team will provide a cost-effective asset that extends beyond technical legal expertise. Recent real estate transactions handled by the firm’s attorneys include the following:

• Representation of regional commercial developer in the acquisition of raw land and the construction and financing of three medical office buildings
• Acquisition of a site for a recreational vehicles dealership
• Representation of a REIT in the sale of shopping center outparcels throughout the Southeast
• Sale of a prime Buckhead parcel for construction of a residential tower
• Representation of a large container manufacturer in the lease of 65,000 square feet of warehouse space
• Acquisition of parcel in the City of Atlanta for the development of 150-unit apartment project
• Acquisition of multiple parcels across metropolitan Atlanta for expansion by major franchisee of national restaurant chain

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