Retail Development and Leasing

Holland & Knight’s retail attorneys offer strong counsel on the full range of retail development, leasing and management transactions, including all areas of leasing, finance/mortgage lending, design/build, acquisitions/sales, joint venture agreements and listing agreements.
We advise clients on projects ranging from regional mall work, power centers and urban retail projects to neighborhood shopping center development and mixed-use projects.
Representing owners, developers, brokers, investors, lenders, managers and tenants, our Retail Development and Leasing Team provides clients with a depth of commercial real estate experience.

Overview

The dedicated retail real estate lawyers at Holland & Knight are renowned for creative and complex retail project work involving the full range of development and leasing transactions.

Geographic Reach / Hands-on Approach

Our real estate group’s large size, legal acumen, aggregate skill set and depth of knowledge allow us to handle multiple projects simultaneously. Throughout the course of any transaction, our commercial real estate attorneys remain hands-on and responsive to you. We are currently involved in multiple projects in all major U.S. markets, as well as abroad.

We pride ourselves on our commitment to becoming an integrated part of each client's team and tailoring our work to fit into our client's existing practices and procedures.

Comprehensive Services

We are able to respond to our clients' projects with a solid foundation of knowledge based on work undertaken for owners, developers, brokers, investors, lenders, managers and tenants, including projects in the following areas:

acquisitions/sales
anchor leasing
big box leasing
build-to-suit transactions
declarations and operating agreements
construction contracts
development/redevelopment agreements
finance/mortgage lending
ground leases
in-line leases
joint venture agreements
management and listing agreements
outparcel sales and development agreements
sale/leaseback transactions
site development agreements

Project Diversity

We represent clients on a variety of project types. Representative projects include:

urban retail projects combining retail, office, hotel and residential components in major urban markets
"street" retail, entertainment-oriented and traditional downtown retail environments
regional and premier malls
neighborhood shopping centers, including grocery store- and drugstore-anchored properties
specialty entertainment projects, including projects with entertainment components such as movie theaters, live theaters, restaurants, hotels, and sports facilities and venues
"lifestyle" centers
major power centers and big box projects
restaurant parks
outlet and "off-price" value retail centers
redevelopment of non-retail real estate into retail projects
public-private partnerships for the redevelopment of former government assets

Efficient Representation

Our commercial real estate attorneys easily draw on the support of lawyers across the firm in complementary fields, including: construction, land use and zoning, real estate litigation, environmental, bankruptcy, tax planning and entity formation.

Industry Involvement

Members of the Retail Development and Leasing Team are actively involved in industry organizations and associations, which further the connections and influence at work for you, including: