Commercial Real Estate

Acquisition & Sales

The process of buying and selling unimproved or improved real estate can be a smooth and efficient process when you have the assistance of an experienced legal team. Clients need legal guidance throughout the due diligence process, assisting with title and survey issues, documenting financing transactions, and closing of the acquisition or sale. There are a number of definitive steps in the acquisition and/or sale of real estate and a well-drafted purchase agreement can be a road map to an efficient transaction.

Messerli Kramer’s Commercial Real Estate attorneys have decades of experience in representing buyers and sellers in all aspects of real estate acquisitions and sales. We understand the nuances of representing clients on both the sale and purchase of real estate. We have strong relationships with many of the local market’s real estate professionals and are able to help our clients utilize those relationships to their advantage throughout the closing process. Our reputation in the industry provides our clients with the assurance that their transactions will be handled well.

Representative Experience

Represented client in the acquisition, development, construction, financing and sale of five student housing projects located on the University of Minnesota campus, with an aggregate value of more than $200 million including the formation of Tenancy in Common structures to accommodate tax deferred exchanges.
Represented client in connection with the sale of an apartment project and simultaneous refinancing of a second apartment project, in which the mortgaged debt on the site sold was transferred to the second site and assumed by the site’s owner, providing major cost savings to the client.
Represented client in the acquisition of land, development, construction, financing and leasing of multiple regional retail shopping centers throughout the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.
Negotiated and counseled client in the acquisition of dairy-related facilities in California, Utah, and South Dakota for business handling more than $1 billion in annual sales.
Represented family trust in the acquisition of commercial, industrial, and office/retail real estate with values in excess of $20 million.
Represented regional client in the acquisition and redevelopment of a multinational corporate headquarters in Eagan, Minnesota.