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Walter is a partner in the real estate department and is chair of the real estate development practice group. His practice is focused on the acquisition, sale, development, and leasing of commercial real estate. Walter also has extensive experience negotiating and preparing office leases for space in urban and suburban markets and negotiating and preparing complex retail leases and representing developers of mixed-use projects.
Representative Matters
Represented client in connection with all phases of the acquisition, leasing, financing and development of a 2,000-acre destination resort community, including a resort hotel and associated lodging and recreational facilities, located in northern New Hampshire.
Handled the acquisition, development, leasing, and sale of a $100 million mixed-use project in Huntersville, N.C., involving retail, office, and multi-family uses.
Represented client in acquiring approximately 12,000 acres and the conveyance of approximately 9,000 acres thereof to The Nature Conservancy in connection with the environmentally-sensitive development of a master-planned residential community.
Assisted client in the acquisition, development, leasing, and sale of a business park containing approximately 1 million square feet of office space in six buildings. Several leases involved corporate headquarters relocations.
Represented client in all aspects of the negotiation and sale of its $210 million portfolio comprised of fifty-one multi-tenant office buildings located in seven states.
Represented client in the assemblage of land for, and the development, leasing, financing and sale of, a high-profile, mixed-use project in Charlotte, N.C., incorporating retail, hotel, and multi-family uses.
Publications, Presentations and Awards
North Carolina Super Lawyers, Real Estate Law, 2007-2008
Legal Elite, Business North Carolina Magazine, Real Estate, 2004-2008
Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law, 2003-2008
"The Mixed Use Primer," Urban Land Institute Spring Council Forum, Panel Participant, New Orleans, LA, May 2004
Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers, 2007, Real Estate Law
Professional, Civic and Community Involvement
Professional: North Carolina Bar Association, Real Property Section Member, 1986-present
Civic/Community: Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, Board of Directors, 2005-present, Corporate Partners Campaign Committee Co-Chair, 2004; Corporate Partners Campaign Committee Member, 2003-present
Providence United Methodist Church, Co-Chair of Capital Campaign Coordinating Committee, 2005-2006; Church Council Chair, 2003-2004. |
