Overview

Eric Felcher is a real estate attorney in Holland & Knight's New York office. Mr. Felcher focuses his practice on complex commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, development projects, financings, and real estate fund and co-investment formation. He represents local, national and international developers, sponsors, investors and operators of commercial real estate.

In addition, Mr. Felcher has counseled institutional investors on complex joint venture transactions up and down the capital stack and across asset classes, including multifamily, office and industrial. Mr. Felcher is known for his relentless work ethic and providing his clients with a hands-on approach.

Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Felcher was a real estate attorney at a global Am Law 100 law firm in its New York office.

Representative Experience

  • Represented a privately owned global enterprise in connection with its $1.75 billion acquisition of an interest in a portfolio of 48 multifamily properties across 11 states
  • Represented a prominent European sovereign wealth fund in connection with its $1.6 billion acquisition of an interest in a portfolio of 11 commercial properties totaling 4.9 million square feet in New York City
  • Represented a sovereign wealth fund in connection with its $700 million acquisition of an interest in a trophy office building in New York City
  • Represented an investment manager specializing in private equity real estate investing in connection with its $170 million forward-purchase transaction relating to an industrial development project in Reno, Nevada
  • Represented a family office in connection with its disposition and restructuring of ownership interests in 45 limited liability companies and corporations relating to a portfolio of four commercial properties in New York City
  • Represented a family office in connection with its Section 1031 exchange transaction and assemblage and development of three multifamily properties totaling 253 residential rental apartments in New Rochelle, New York

  • Represented a privately owned global enterprise in connection with a programmatic real estate joint venture investment program with one of the largest national multifamily operators
  • Represented a privately owned global enterprise in connection with a joint venture transaction to develop a 10-phase, master planned transit-oriented development project in Ronkonkoma, New York
  • Represented a prominent European sovereign wealth fund in connection with a joint venture and forward-purchase transaction relating to the construction of a Class A commercial property totaling 260,000 square feet in New York City
  • Represented a global real estate investment firm in connection with a programmatic real estate joint venture investment program focusing on development projects in opportunity zones throughout the United States
  • Represented an investment manager specializing in private equity real estate investing in connection with a programmatic real estate joint venture investment program across various asset classes
  • Represented an international investor in connection with its redemption from a joint venture vehicle that developed a 21-story building comprised of 114 residential condominium units in New York City

  • Represented a global real estate investment firm in connection with its recapitalization and continuation of a real estate fund comprised of 10 residential development projects across five states

Credentials

Education
  • New York Law School, J.D., magna cum laude
  • University of Miami, B.B.A., cum laude
Bar Admissions/Licenses
  • New York
  • New Jersey
Memberships
  • New York State Bar Association
  • New York City Bar Association
  • Real Estate Board of New York
  • American Bar Association
Honors & Awards
  • The Best Lawyers in America guide, New York Real Estate Law Ones to Watch, 2024
  • Rising Star, New York Metro Super Lawyers magazine, Real Estate, 2019, 2022-2023