Overview

Barbara Schmitt, a Director, currently concentrates her practice in leasing representing major landlords in their office portfolios in Washington, DC and Boston. She has extensive knowledge of the issues facing landlords and tenants in large and small-scale leasing for office, retail and industrial uses, and also has experience in representing developers of commercial properties through all phases of acquisition, permitting, environmental approvals, construction and initial lease-up. Having represented lenders and borrowers in large and medium-size commercial real estate financings, Barbara also has extensive experience with traditional and alternative financing strategies. This broad base of knowledge enables her to understand the needs and underlying motivations of all parties to a lease transaction, thereby bringing it to a fast and effective resolution.

Representative Experience

• Ongoing representation of Beacon Capital Partners in its office leasing in metropolitan Washington, DC and Boston.
• Representation of Wells REIT II in its office leasing in Washington, DC.
• Ongoing representation of Boston Properties in its office leasing, including initial lease-up of 111 Huntington Ave., Boston and recent 230K rsf interrelated leases at the Prudential Center, Boston.
• Coordination and oversight of lease-related due diligence for Beacon Capital Partners in its property and portfolio acquisitions and dispositions.
• Representation of Equity Office Properties in its office leasing.