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Based on my work for both large landlords and retail chains, I have broad leasing experience in virtually all retail venues.
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OUR LAWYERS
Robert K. BrownGregory T. Diamond Britt M. Ericson Amy Jordan Friedland Robert J. Iff Donald S. Kunze James H. Lovell Klio Moore |
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| Robert K. Brown |
511 Tenth Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Brooklyn, NY 11215
718.499.6460 direct
PRACTICE
Retail and Office Leasing/Commercial Development
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Retail Leasing
Tenant I negotiate retail leases and related documents, such as assignments, subleases, and amendments in nationwide locations for such national and regional tenants as:
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adidas Anchor Blue Ann Taylor Au Bon Pain Forever 21 |
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Fresh Vitamins Oakley Starbucks Coffee Company T-Mobile |
Locations include regional malls, outlet malls, city street deals, office buildings, and strip centers as well as free-standing sites, and airport, university and hospital sites.
Developer As Associate General Counsel at the former outlet developer Chelsea Property Group,
Inc. (1998-2001), I drafted, negotiated, and supervised leases, leases amendments, renewals, and
other related documents for retail space in more than 25 outlet centers throughout the United
States. A sampling of the tenants that I negotiated leases with are:
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Coach Disney Kate Spade Kenneth Cole Liz Claiborne Polo |
As in-house real estate counsel at Corporate Property Investors (1995-1998), the former regional shopping mall developer, I drafted and negotiated leases for high-end regional shopping malls throughout the United States.
Development Contracts
While at Chelsea, I drafted and negotiated contracts for selling existing shopping centers and
vacant land and for selling and ground leasing outlying pad sites. I conducted title review and
prepared closing documents. I also drafted easement and restrictive covenant agreements for
many of Chelsea’s centers.
Operations
Also while at Chelsea, I handled a wide variety of day-to-day legal operating issues, such as access,
CAM audit issues, and construction-related concerns and disputes. I also negotiated portfoliowide
contracts for pay-phone service and trash-hauling.
Developer Leasing
Office As an associate at Nixon, Hargrave, Devans & Doyle in New York City for more than five
years before moving in-house, I drafted and negotiated a full range of commercial office leases,
subleases, and occupancy and brokerage agreements for major Manhattan office buildings, both
midtown and downtown.
EDUCATION
- Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1987
- Washington University, B.A. Sociology, cum laude, 1983
MEMBERSHIPS
- New York State Bar Association
- International Council of Shopping Centers
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