Retail, Restaurant, & Consumer

Negotiation, on behalf of a national movie theater chain, of several leases in multiple states, including a ground lease in Virginia for a joint venture with a bowling chain.

Representation of a department store chain in the subleasing of big-box retail buildings located in multiple U.S. states.

Representation of a joint venture partner in the leasing and development of numerous retail shopping centers in Texas, including big-box fitness center leases with NFL-affiliated and other national fitness center tenants.

Leasing of hundreds of mixed-use and lifestyle centers and enclosed shopping malls, such as:

• CambridgeSide Galleria, Cambridge, MA
• Chestnut Hill Square, Newton, MA
• Centennial Lakes, Edina, MN
• Garden City Center, Cranston, RI
• Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, MA
• Legacy Place, Dedham, MA
• Lynnfield Crossing, Lynnfield, MA
• Northborough Crossing, Northborough, MA
• Patriot Place, Foxboro, MA
• Prudential Center, Boston, MA
• Reston Town Center, Reston, VA
• South Bay Center, Boston, MA
• The Loop, Kissimmee, FL
• The Loop, Methuen, MA
• The Shoppes at Derby Street, Hingham, MA
• Wisconsin Place, Chevy Chase, MD

Representation of The Kraft Group (TKG) in the permitting and development of Patriot Place, a 1.4M SF office, retail, entertainment and hotel complex at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA.  The firm previously assisted TKG with securing federal, state and local approvals to build the $325 million professional football and soccer stadium.

Representation of WS Development in its acquisition, development, financing, and leasing of more than 1.5 million square feet of retail in Boston’s Seaport District, which lies at the heart of Boston's waterfront redevelopment and is the largest urban redevelopment project in New England. The project includes the 23-acre Seaport Square, which will ultimately grow to 6.3 million square feet of retail, dining, residential, office, hotel and cultural uses. Seaport Square is a transit-oriented development involving substantial construction and connecting to existing MBTA stations and tunnel structures, and significant coordination with transit agencies.

Representation of Boston Properties (in a joint venture with Delaware North) regarding its “Hub on Causeway" TD Garden expansion project, a redevelopment which will encompass more than 1.5 million square feet of mixed-use retail, office, hotel, and residential. The firm’s representation includes joint venture formation with Delaware North, acquisition of the project by the JV, development of the first phase of the project and expansion to the Boston Garden development, phase one leasing, as well as options for future tower developments at the site. The site includes North Station, one of Boston’s two inbound terminals for buses, Amtrak, and MBTA commuter rail trains.

Representation of Samuels & Associates in the development of multiple mixed-use projects involving retail, multifamily, office and tech/innovation elements. The firm has worked with this client to develop more than one-and-a-half million sq. ft. of new mixed-use development in the iconic Fenway neighborhood of Boston. The firm handles all of the permitting, zoning and land use, real estate structuring, development, and leasing for Samuels’ Fenway developments. 

Representation of landlords in complex big box leasing negotiations for major brand name retailers such as Bed, Bath and Beyond, Best Buy, Burlington, DSW, Nordstrom Rack, Ross Stores, Saks Off Fifth, Staples, Ulta and the TJX Companies including their Homegoods, Homesense, Marshalls, and TJ Maxx concepts.

Representation of PREIT in connection with on its $465M acquisition of the newly re-developed Springfield Town Center in Springfield, VA.

Representation of CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. with respect to all of its public offering matters. Also advises CBL on complex property portfolio transactions, joint ventures and general board and management advisory work.

Not Your Average Joe’s restaurant chain as general counsel.

Representation for various restaurant chain acquisitions.

Represented a women’s apparel company in brand protection, copyright advice, category licensing, its e-commerce fulfillment agreement, and the eventual sale of its intellectual property and other assets.  The sale and license transactions were with one of the client’s licensees, which had purchased the client’s debt and was able to use that control as leverage in negotiations.  Nonetheless, the Goulston & Storrs team was able to secure licenses back from the purchaser and save the client’s core business.