s Real Estate Development Law (American Casebook Series)

This book explores all the thought processes, skills, and disciplines that a lawyer uses when representing the developer of a commercial real estate project. The book adopts a practical, skill-oriented approach in examining the role the lawyer plays at each of the stages of development, including:Gaining control of the project siteSecuring governmental approvals and incentivesForming and capitalizing the project entityClosing the land acquisitionObtaining construction financingDesigning and constructing the projectNegotiating the project leaseExecuting an interim exit strategyOperating the projectSelling the projectThe focus of the book is on why real estate development lawyers do what they do and not on the specifics of how they do it.