Alykhan "Aly" Shivji

ACQUISITIONS/DISPOSITIONS

• Global Investment firms in connection with the acquisition of a $1 billion minority interest in 1221 Sixth Avenue, New York, New York.*
• Global alternative investment firm and hospitality investor in connection with the $1.3 billion sale of a hotel portfolio.*
• National real estate investment firm in connection with the $570 million sale to and subsequent joint venture with respect to a 16 property multifamily portfolio.*
• Real estate investment company in connection with equity investments with respect to various residential, office, retail and mixed used properties in New York, Houston and Denver.*
• One of the world’s largest asset managers on billions of dollars’ worth of acquisitions and dispositions, including a joint venture for the $128.4 million acquisition of c, a vintage 9-story industrial property in Long Island City, Queens, which will be redeveloped into an office building and the $276 million sale of a large office building located in Boston’s burgeoning Seaport District.*
• Tokyo-based architectural and engineering firm on its inaugural NY office investment – the $147 million acquisition of the Albano Building, a high-rise office tower in Manhattan.*
• Counsel in the joint venture between a Japan-based real estate investment firm, as advisor to a Japanese investor, and a New York-based owner/operator, on the approximately $100 million acquisition of 434 Broadway, a fully leased office and retail building in the SoHo submarket of New York City, from Savanna.*
• New York-based real estate sponsor with respect to a joint venture for an industrial development in Queens, NY.*
• Japan-based real estate investment firm, in connection with its joint venture with Meritage Properties for the $54 million acquisition and $25 million financing of an eleven-story office building in the heart of Washington, DC.*
• Canadian investment advisor in connection with multiple industrial acquisitions in the tri-state area.*
• Renowned hotel developer in connection with hospitality acquisitions, financings, and joint ventures in New York, NY and Los Angeles, CA.*

REAL ESTATE FINANCE

• REIT in connection with the origination of $376 million mortgage and mezzanine loans to a joint venture for the acquisition of the iconic Watchtower building in Brooklyn.*
• Global investment bank in connection with the origination of $180 million mortgage and mezzanine loans for the acquisition of the NoMo Soho Hotel in Manhattan.*
• Hospitality company in obtaining $1.85 billion in refinancing a portfolio of landmark hotels located in Hawaii and California, including the Sheraton Waikiki and The Royal Hawaiian.*

LANDLORD LEASING

• Privately-held real estate company for the initial lease up of 787 11th Avenue, including leases with Nissan North America and Pershing Square Capital Management.*
• Real estate private equity firm and Canadian real estate investment firm for office and retail leasing matters at 3 Bryant Park and 1211 Avenue of the Americas including transactions with News Corp., MetLife, Equinox, Whole Foods, US Bank and Salesforce.com.*

TENANT LEASING

• One of the world’s largest companies and a leader in the technology and software industry with multiple data center leases worth billions of dollars across the Americas and Europe.*
• Leading mobile app trivia game creator in connection with its headquarters and broadcast studios.*
• Popular Egyptian fast-casual restaurant for their first US location in Nolita.*
  

*Matter handled prior to joining Allen Matkins.