Walter & Haverfield offers decades of experience in ensuring real estate clients achieve their goals. Our real estate practitioners are known for being at the leading edge of innovative solutions to complex development, leasing and ownership issues. From client projects in Cleveland's thriving Theatre and Entertainment Districts, to our traditional base among the region's industrial and distribution companies and developers, our clients receive services in a cost effective manner with the minimum exposure to possible future liability. Clients who rely on us for guidance include commercial, industrial and residential property developers, as well as brokers, builders, corporations and individuals. Each receives the same high degree of expert counsel, whether the transaction is as straightforward as a simple property purchase or as sophisticated and complex as a major development project. Indispensable cross-disciplinary services in federal income tax (for entity planning and tax credit transactions) and litigation provide our clients the full complement of counsel they need to achieve successful results.
Our expertise extends from real estate law through:
- Tax and regulatory considerations
- Finance
- New construction and renovation/rehabilitation
- Lease negotiation
- Historic rehabilitation
- Office, Shopping Center and industrial development
- Theater and entertainment projects
- TIF, SID/BID, and associated governmental incentives
Recent NewsIn an article published in the Strongsville Post on December 3, 2011, titled, "92,600-square-foot Giant Eagle proposed for Strongsville Golf location," Nick Catanzarite offered his views on the proposed rezoning of the Strongsville Golf property, located at 15919 Pearl Road.On November 10-11, 2011, John W. Waldeck, Jr. and Nathan A. Felker participated in panel discussions at the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association's "33rd Annual Real Estate Law Institute 2011" in Cleveland, Ohio. Jack Waldeck appeared as a panelist in a session titled, "Your Annual Malpractice Prevention Pill - Current Developments," while Nate Felker served as both moderator and panelist for a presentation dealing with the legal and practical aspects of the latest oil and gas drilling boom in Ohio, titled "Drill Baby Drill - Oil & Gas." In the March, 2011 issue of Properties magazine, Kevin P. Murphy was recognized for his advocacy on behalf of the Northern Ohio Chapter of NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association. On February 10, 2011, Kevin joined three other members in a delegation which met with U.S. Representatives Marcia Fudge, Marci Kaptur, Dennis Kucinich, Steve LaTourette, James Renacci, Tim Ryan, Betty Sutton, and U.S. Senator Rob Portman for a discussion of several issues which, on a federal level, have an impact upon the commercial real estate industry. On November, 12, 2010, at the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association's 2010 Environmental Law Symposium, Kevin P. Murphy appeared with Kevin Nowak of Thompson Hine LLP as a co-presenter on the topic, "What Environmental Lawyers Should Know About Real Estate Law." October 29, 2010 - At the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association's annual Real Estate Law Institute, John W. Waldeck, Jr. was honored with the "Bob Rosewater Memorial Award," in recognition of his long-term service to the CMBA's Real Estate Law Section, his expertise in the practice of real estate law, and his commitment to community service in Greater Cleveland. In an article published in the May/June 2010 issue of Commercial Investment Real Estate, titled “Equity Injection: Tax credit programs boost funding for qualified properties,” John W. Waldeck, Jr. described how existing governmental tax programs can spur commercial real estate construction. On May 12, 2010, John W. Waldeck, Jr. gave a presentation at the Ohio State Bar Association's Commercial Leasing Seminar on the topic, "The Leasing Process: Work Letters, Tenant Reps, Letters of Intent." In the April 6-12, 2009 issue of Crain's Cleveland Business, John W. Waldeck, Jr. commented on the issue of "rent break bids" by local retailers in the article, "More Retailers Seek Rent Relief." . In the January 5-11, 2009 issue of Crain's Cleveland Business, Carl J. Dyczek discussed the challenges facing the Northeast Ohio commercial real estate market in 2009 in the article, "Real Estate Sector Dodging a Full-Scale Knockout." In the article, "Creative Deals Finding Favor in Real Estate," published in Crain's Cleveland Business in its issue of January 5-11, 2009, John W. Waldeck, Jr. discussed creative financing options available to sellers or purchasers facing the credit crunch in today's commercial real estate market. More »» |
Recent PublicationsOctober 2010"Ohio's New "Planned Community Act" Regulates Existing and Future Homeowners' Associations," by Heather R. Baldwin Vlasuk January 2007Client Alert on Real Estate Law - New Tax Incentives for Redevelopment of Ohio's Historic Buildings. More »» |
