Lee F. Gotshall-Maxon

Acquisition, Development and General Real Estate Matters

• Developers. Workouts involving mixed-use commercial and residential projects in the Bay Area including modifications of LLC Operating Agreements, modifications of bank loan documents, drafting and completing complex reciprocal easement agreements, subdivision map recordations, negotiating and finalizing inclusionary housing agreements and working though issues with the Department of Real Estate to obtain Final Public Reports to allow sales of units and to protect entitlements.
• Shopping Center REIT. Local counsel for a shopping center REIT in acquiring a portfolio of three shopping centers for a total price of $560 million.
• Purchaser. Eight apartment projects in Colorado and Washington.
• Apartment REIT. Acquisition of a California apartment project.
• Developer. Major retail center in Napa, California.
• Purchaser. Acquisition of a major regional mall in San Francisco, California.
• Purchasers. Acquisition of the high-rise office building at 180 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California. This project included the formation of a joint venture, due diligence, acquisition of the property, and assumption of an existing loan.
• Purchaser. Acquisition of a portfolio of 3,000 apartments in Tucson, Arizona. This project included negotiation of a purchase and sale agreement, seller financing, negotiation of an LLC Operating Agreement, and due diligence.
• Pharmaceutical Company. Sale of a portion of its office campus in the Hacienda Business Park. The transaction involved the potential modification of the entitlements to permit residential development on property entitled for office use.
• Development, Construction and Property Management Firm. All aspects of developing, constructing, and managing over 6,500 luxury apartment and condominium units in California, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. Projects have included mixed-use projects and redevelopment projects and have ranged from infill locations to new development on the urban perimeter. Lee has been involved in all stages of these developments, including acquisition of the land, financing, negotiation of disposition and development agreements, limited liability company operating agreements, construction agreements, and disposition of the completed projects.
• Owner. 27-unit single-family development site in the Hamilton Field Project in Novato, California including the completion of a joint venture for the development and negotiation and completion of improvement agreements and a partial assignment of rights under a development agreement.
• Homebuilder. Acquisition and development of properties in Northern California including negotiation of agreements for the development of infrastructure, both project-specific infrastructure and infrastructure of regional significance.
• Developer. High-rise condominium project in San Francisco.
• Ground Lessor. Development of a mixed-use project in Kansas City, Missouri. This project includes a hotel, office, and retail uses.
• Purchaser. Acquisition of property from the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Fairfield and the subsequent ground lease of the property to a hospital.
• Pension Advisor. Sale of a portfolio of 10 California properties.
• Seller. Disposition of an environmentally impaired development site in East Palo Alto.
• Seller. Negotiating and closing the sale of an industrial site for development as a condominium project in Emeryville, California.
• Developer. Mixed-use project in the Pleasanton/West Dublin area, which was proposed to include a BART station, two parking garages, a hotel, an apartment complex, and an office building.
• Developer. Acquisition and development of approximately 1,200 acres within the sphere of influence of Tracy, California.
• Developer. Structured a joint venture for the entitlement and development of a residential and commercial development in Tracy, California. This development includes more than 4,500 residential units.
• Developer. Proposed development of 314 acres of the 880 acre St. Vincent's property in Marin County.
• Developer. Certain aspects of the development and leasing of Block N1 of the Mission Bay Project, San Francisco, California consisting of approximately 595 residential units, 80,000 square-feet of retail, 46,000 square-feet of office, and 925 parking spaces.
• Lessor. Negotiation and documentation of a long-term ground lease of land in San Francisco to the developer of a proposed 240-unit assisted living project. The project included a complex affordable housing component which utilized an existing structure to meet the affordability requirements for a proposed new development.
• Prospective Investor. Major new hotel development in San Francisco, California.
• Hotel Chain. Hotel management, building code, and ADA issues in several of its properties in California. The representation included the successful appeal of 13 matters to the San Francisco Access Appeals Commission.
• Property Owners. Represented the owners of the Golden Gateway Project, One Maritime Plaza, Embarcadero Center, the Hyatt Regency, and One Market Plaza in analyzing and dealing with land use issues involved in the redevelopment of the Mid-Embarcadero area in the vicinity of the Ferry Building.
• Seller/Lessee. Sale/leaseback of a 175,000 square-foot office campus on the San Francisco Peninsula.
• Seller/Lessee. Sale/leaseback of an industrial printing facility.
• Tenant/Assignor. Long-term ground lease of a marina in San Diego, California.
• High School. Negotiation of an Architect/Owner Agreement and an Owner/Contractor Agreement for a new high school.
• Bank. Real estate issues involved in the financing and acquisition of 49 bank branches in Arizona.

REPRESENTATIVE LEASING AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT MATTERS

• Pension Advisor. Leasing and sale of multiple retail properties leased to grocery chains, drug store chains and big box retailers.
• Major Retailer. Acquisition, development, and leasing of a major outlet center.
• Retail Developer. Acquisition, development, financing and leasing of several retail properties in California, Texas, Louisiana, and Oregon.
• Owner. Leasing and property management issues for 38-story office building at 425 Market Street, San Francisco, California.
• Owner. Property management issues in a mixed-use office and residential condominium project at 333 Bush Street, San Francisco, California .
• Bank. Leasing of major facilities in various locations in the Western United States.
• High Tech Companies. Leases of offices and other facilities.
• Real Estate Company. Leasing and property management matters for 11 projects in Northern California. Representation included the negotiation and documentation of new leases, the extension and expansion of existing leases, resolution of Building Code issues, handling of issues raised by the ADA, CAL-OSHA, Proposition 65 and California's asbestos notification requirements, and the development of forms for use by property managers.
• Financial Institution. Leasing and property management issues for office buildings in Oakland and Walnut Creek, California including the completion of 32 leases for more than 250,000 square-feet in a two-year period.
• Owner. Development of lease documents and completing the leases for approximately 200,000 square-feet in a one-year period for a business park on the San Francisco Peninsula with 456,000 rentable square-feet.