Like most things in 2020, the multifamily housing market is in a state of flux. Recently, I had the opportunity to moderate the Bisnow webinar, Twin Cities Deep Dive: Multifamily Update. The panelists included Brent Webb, Development Manager, Mortenson, Christian Osmundson, Director of Development, Alatus, and Josh Brandsted, President of Greco Properties. These leaders
Pandemic Disrupts the Multifamily Housing Market
The global pandemic has affected every aspect of life in America and across the world, the multifamily housing market is no exception. The impact of the pandemic is affecting every aspect of multifamily development from product design and selection, to getting deals done, to building management and operation.
Over the last decade, there has been
Commercial Lease Negotiations in Uncertain Times: Market Trends Surrounding Property Improvements Part 2
In our last post we welcomed the following guests to introduce themselves, to share advice they are currently offering to clients as they navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, and to share their initial observations surrounding property improvements as some businesses are beginning to re-open their doors to employees, customers, and clients:
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Larkin Hoffman’s Real Estate and Construction Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for 2021
Every year attorneys from Larkin Hoffman receive recognition for their efforts to assist in a variety of complex issues relating to land use and zoning, real estate, environmental regulation, construction, eminent domain and condemnation, and tax law. This year a number of the firm’s real estate and construction practice attorneys have been selected by their
Pandemic is Driving the Pace of Change in Office Environments
Rather than immediately downsizing, employers are considering revamping their workplaces in response to the work from home experiment. According to Erin Fitzgerlad and Gordon Wright, panelists on Bisnow’s webinar Twin Cities Deep Dive: Future of Office, clients are rethinking how they use their space and how to make employees feel comfortable returning to work in
Commercial Lease Negotiations in Uncertain Times: Introducing New Blog Series
As the COVID-19 pandemic and civil unrest have swept through the United States, we have been presented with novel challenges and uncertainty in nearly all aspects of life, including commercial real estate. The world of commercial real estate, dominated as it is by highly-individualized leasing arrangements, has always presented real estate attorneys with unique leasing
Commercial Real Estate Appraisal and Valuation in the Time of Covid-19: What Is the New Normal?
Updated 9/8/2020
This post is co-written by Gary Van Cleve, Mitchell Simonson and Josh Folland
This unprecedented time of pandemic has brought social interaction to an abrupt halt with cautious open-up just beginning. Americans have had to learn to live, work, educate their children, recreate, shop and otherwise transact business—all while social-distancing, self-isolating and not
Guidance on Managing PPP Proceeds to Maximize Loan Forgiveness
My colleagues, Todd Freeman and Dan Kadlec from our Corporate Group, have put together a podcast providing guidance on managing proceeds from the Paycheck Protection Program to maximize loan forgiveness. Here’s a brief description of the program followed by the link to the podcast. The information here will be valuable to many in the real
New Podcast Series: Land Use and Real Estate Issues Affected by the COVID-19 Crisis
Welcome to Larkin Hoffman’s new series of podcasts discussing issues affected by the COVID-19 crisis. Our senior attorneys will address corporate, employment, real estate, construction, franchise, bankruptcy, insurance, litigation, and other matters in this series. The podcasts are 15 minutes long and can be heard at your convenience. Over the next few weeks, there will
Finding the Future: World Leaders Fighting Coronavirus Turn to University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
Bill Gates sounds like a prophetic voice today when talking about the day to day impact of a global pandemic and the need for diagnostic preparedness and self-quarantine. Still, his depth of understanding of the current crisis comes as no surprise to those who have watched where the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has