Expertise
Real Estate
Our Real Estate Practice is one of the nation’s largest and most highly acclaimed, providing comprehensive legal counsel on development, acquisition, finance, lease, joint venture, and environmental matters, delivering business-savvy solutions to developers, investors, institutions, lenders, and managers on complex deals across the country.
Clients come to us for depth, breadth, and national scope through every phase of complex property transactions. From site acquisition and permitting to leasing, financing, joint ventures, and redevelopment, our attorneys provide pragmatic, results-driven counsel tailored to each client’s business objectives. Our experience spans retail, office, industrial, hospitality, residential, and mixed-use developments, serving both private and public-sector clients.
We represent a diverse client base, including regional and national developers, real estate investment funds, REITs, institutional investors, property owners, commercial tenants, and public-private partnerships. Our team also advises family offices, nonprofit institutions, banks, and financial services firms on strategic investments, syndicated and capital market financing, and development projects. By leveraging cross-practice expertise in tax, environmental, land use, and construction law, we address the full spectrum of legal and business considerations that arise in real estate transactions.
Clients benefit from our integrated, client-focused approach, which emphasizes senior-level accessibility, responsiveness, and efficiency. Our attorneys have longstanding relationships with local regulators, planning agencies, and industry professionals, allowing us to navigate permitting, approvals, and municipal processes with agility. Whether structuring sophisticated financing, negotiating complex leases, or forming joint ventures, we deliver practical solutions that protect our clients’ interests and advance their strategic goals.
Core Services
Real estate development, acquisition, and disposition.
Financing, syndicated loans, and capital markets transactions.
Joint ventures, partnerships, and equity investments.
Leasing for office, retail, industrial, life sciences, and mixed-use properties.
Environmental, zoning, permitting, and tax credit issues.
Litigation, workouts, and restructuring.
Representative Clients
Our real estate clients include AvalonBay Communities, AXA, BXP, Boston Children’s Hospital, DivCore Capital, Jamestown LP, Morgan Stanley, Tishman Speyer, Tricon Residential, WS Development, and many other leading developers, institutional investors, and property owners. We also serve banks, family offices, and nonprofit organizations with complex real estate interests.
Why Clients Choose Us
- National Scope, Local Expertise: Extensive networks of consultants, engineers, and local counsel to handle projects nationwide.
- Integrated Multidisciplinary Approach: Collaborating across tax, construction, land use, environmental, and finance to deliver holistic solutions.
- Client-Focused Culture: Lean staffing and senior-level involvement on every matter ensures responsiveness, efficiency, and strategic guidance.
- Proven Track Record: Chambers USA recognizes us as a top-tier real estate practice with unmatched depth, breadth, and reputation.
Clients rely on Goulston & Storrs to provide pragmatic, results-oriented counsel that protects value, advances business objectives, and ensures complex real estate projects are executed smoothly and successfully.
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Key Contacts
Zev D. Gewurz
Director, Boston
zgewurz@goulstonstorrs.com+1 617 574 4086
Cecilia T. Gordon
Director, Boston
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