Timothy W. Sullivan
Director
Boston
tsullivan@goulstonstorrs.com+1 617 574 4179Timothy W. Sullivan
Director, Boston
tsullivan@goulstonstorrs.com+1 617 574 4179Related Expertise
Advising developers, owners and institutional investors, Tim Sullivan handles complex development and transactional matters, including land use matters, acquisitions, dispositions and financings.
Tim leverages two decades of hands-on experience helping clients as they acquire, sell and entitle retail, office, industrial, multifamily, healthcare, life-science, and mixed-use properties. Years of working with planning boards, zoning authorities, conservation commissions, and regulatory officials have established Tim as a respected voice who clients can count on.
Related Representative Matters
New England Development, a major privately-held developer, owner, and operator of retail, office, lab, mixed-use, hotel, and marina properties throughout the U.S., as principal outside counsel in connection with the firm’s representation of the company, advising on acquisitions, dispositions, land use and zoning, development, joint ventures, leasing, environmental, and property management matters. Significant projects and representations include: CambridgeSide (Cambridge, MA): Award-winning 2 million sq ft mixed-use complex steps from Boston, featuring retail, office, life sciences (1.65 million sq ft), residential (160 units), and hotel uses, including high-profile tenants and the waterfront CanalSide Food + Drink hall; redeveloped in 2024; Nantucket (Nantucket, MA): Premier hospitality and mixed-use portfolio including four award-winning hotels (The Wauwinet, White Elephant, Jared Coffin House, Cottages at Nantucket Boat Basin), 100 retail locations, 20 apartments/offices, two waterfront restaurants, and a full-service marina; University Station (Westwood, MA): 2 million sq ft transit-oriented mixed-use development adjacent to I‑95/Route 128 and MBTA/Amtrak service, combining retail, dining, fitness, office, residential (350 units), hotel, and healthcare uses; Chestnut Hill Square (Chestnut Hill, MA): 242,000 sq ft lifestyle and mixed-use destination on Route 9 featuring retail, dining, fitness, and medical office uses.
White Elephant Hotels / Resorts (U.S.): Premier hospitality portfolio including award-winning properties on Nantucket and additional locations across the U.S., including Aspen and Palm Beach; ongoing expansion into new markets with luxury hotels, resorts, and lifestyle experiences.
Boston Children’s Hospital, a nationally renowned pediatric and teaching hospital, in real estate, land use, and development matters, including as it relates to institutional master planning and numerous projects across the Greater Boston metropolitan area, including campus expansions, research facilities, patient housing, and ancillary medical properties.
King Street Properties, a Boston-based life sciences real estate developer and investor, in zoning, land use, and entitlement matters for development and redevelopment projects across U.S. life science hubs.
New England Development and Brookfield Properties joint venture in the redevelopment of the 1,400-acre former South Weymouth Naval Air Station into a mixed-use “smart growth” community. The master plan includes approximately 6,000 residential units, 2 million square feet of commercial space, and 1,000 acres of open space with 50 miles of trails.
Bulfinch, a major commercial developer, on land use, zoning, and development matters for a 10-acre redevelopment of the former Muzi Motors site in Needham MA, including a mixed-use, senior-oriented housing village with approximately 500 residential units, medical office, hotel, and limited retail space; 2027 anticipated construction start.
Clients in connection with MBTA-related land use matters, including zoning, permitting, and development approvals for projects adjacent to or involving MBTA property and transit-oriented sites across Massachusetts.
Representing leading developers on complex or unconventional projects, including Topgolf venues, mixed-use adaptive reuses, waterfront and marina developments, senior-living communities, and large-scale urban redevelopment sites requiring bespoke zoning, permitting, and municipal approvals.
Nantucket Cottage Hospital, a community hospital off the coast of Massachusetts, in the land use matters associated with the construction of a new hospital facility, including work with the local planning board, historic district commission, and other local and state agencies to obtain permitting for the expansion.
Provincetown Commons, Inc., in the corporate formation, governance, obtaining tax-exempt status, lease and contract review and negotiation, and obtaining of local permits and approvals.
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Accolades
Best Lawyers in America® (2025-2026): Real Estate Law
Boston Business Journal, 40 Under 40, 2019
Affiliations
Massachusetts Legal Services for the Homeless
American Bar Association
Boston Bar Association
Admissions
- Massachusetts
Education
Suffolk University Law School ( J.D. , magna cum laude , 2006 )
Suffolk University, Sawyer School of Management ( M.B.A. , 2006 )
Colby College ( B.A. , 2002 )