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How Green is my Dollar Tree?
While shopping for socks the other day, I heard this announcement. “Did you know,” said the soothing female voice, “that... Read More »
Negotiating Inclusions and Exclusions from Operating Expenses or Common Area Maintenance (CAM) Costs
Most retail leases are so called triple net leases, in which Tenant pays its proportionate share of Insurance, Real Estate... Read More »
Breaking Up Is So Very Hard To Do: The Importance of Shareholders’ Agreements
“Make it easy on yourself”, the hit single by the Walker brothers, not only resonates with love struck couples, it... Read More »
Maximizing Percentage Rent: Pointers for Landlords
In exchange for creating a retail environment that increases the revenues of a tenant’s store, a landlord often negotiates for... Read More »
Due Diligence – What commercial real estate lenders need to know when reviewing leases that affect their collateral
While larger lending institutions may have experience with sophisticated commercial real estate loan transactions, community or regional lenders often do... Read More »
Choosing Between Massachusetts and Delaware LLCs – A Practical Approach
The Limited Liability Company (“LLC”) has become the entity of choice for many owners and operators of commercial real estate,... Read More »
Hub and Spoke: Greater Boston Transportation Update
In June, the ULI Boston District Council issued “Hub and Spoke: Core Transit Congestion and the Future of Transit and... Read More »
Be careful (and wordy) in drafting “Prevailing Party” clauses
It’s an oft-repeated complaint – the sheer cost of litigating a claim, regardless of its merits, makes it difficult or... Read More »
An Act Preventing Unlawful and Unnecessary Foreclosures
On August 3, 2012, Governor Patrick of Massachusetts signed “An Act Preventing Unlawful and Unnecessary Foreclosures” into law. As suggested... Read More »
Permit Extension Act Extended Once More in Massachusetts
The development community within the Commonwealth was the recipient of a welcome benefit following Governor Deval Patrick’s signature of the... Read More »
Negotiating the Scope of Non-recourse Carve-outs in Mortgage Loan Documents
While many commercial real estate loans are made without either partial or full payment guaranties, almost all institutional lenders will... Read More »