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Wallace L. Schwartz
Wallace L. Schwartz
Partner — Real Estate
Partner — Real Estate

Wallace L. Schwartz

Wallace L. Schwartz
New York

The Grace Building
1114 Avenue of the Americas
32nd Floor
New York, New York 10036

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Wallace L. Schwartz

Experience Highlights

  • Rockpoint Group in the $465 million acquisition of 1700 Broadway and the $565 million acquisition of One Dag Hammarskojld Plaza in Manhattan

  • The Related Companies in the sale of Snowmass development properties, including the Viceroy Hotel and condominium project in Snowmass Village, Colorado

  • A consortium led by JDS Development in mortgage and mezzanine financing for the construction of a proposed high-end condominium project in South Beach, Miami, Florida

  • The Related Companies/Oxford Property Group in the one million-square-foot retail project at Hudson Yards, including the 250,000-square-foot lease to anchor tenant Neiman Marcus

  • WeWork in leases in Manhattan and Long Island City

  • Starwood Capital and LNR Partners in the modification of mortgage and mezzanine construction financing for a luxury condominium project in Manhattan

  • Paramount Group Real Estate Fund in the $1 billion sale of the Deutsche Bank Headquarters building at 60 Wall Street in Manhattan

  • Blackstone Group in the acquisition of The Shops at SkyView Center in Flushing, Queens

  • Bridge Investment Group in the development of a premier hotel and casino resort being built on the island of Tinian in the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

  • The Related Companies in the equity joint venturing of a 1,200-acre master development community in Tuxedo, New York, and the joint venture development of a $200 million mixed-use residential project at 909 Half Street in Washington, D.C.

  • Starwood Capital Group in the acquisition of the leasehold interest at 1372 Broadway in Manhattan

  • Hudson River Trust Park in a $100 million transfer of approximately 200,000 square feet of air rights from Pier 40 on Manhattan’s west side

  • Westbrook Partners in the sale of a 144,000-square-foot office building location at 31 W. 27th Street in Manhattan

  • Bank of China as a co-lender in the $161 million mortgage refinancing of four office buildings in Alexandria, Virgina

  • The Related Companies in a mortgage and mezzanine refinancing of a residential project in Washington, D.C.

  • Starwood Capital Group in the acquisition and participation of mezzanine debt, and the acquisition, as mezzanine lender, of senior debt in default

  • JDS Development in a $137 million construction loan for a high-end residential project in South Beach, Miami, Florida

  • The Related Companies in the mortgage and mezzanine construction financing of the Hilton West Palm Beach in Florida

  • Penn National Gaming in a transaction involving the Plainridge Park Casino, a $225 million integrated racing and gaming facility located in Plainville, Massachusetts; and proposed gaming projects in New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania and California

  • The Related Companies in the sale of the Viceroy Hotel and condominium project in Snowmass Village, Colorado

  • Boston Properties in transactions involving 250 West 55th Street, 399 Park and 601 Lexington Avenue in Manhattan

  • Oxford Property Group in the development and leasing of a $2.6 billion project in lower Manhattan

  • Borders Group with respect to the disposition of real estate assets throughout the country in its bankruptcy and liquidation

  • Capital Trust in the restructuring of a mezzanine loan, and a mortgage loan secured by property located in Miami, Florida

  • The Related Companies in the modification of mortgage loans secured by properties in New York, Michigan and Florida

Credentials

  • Cornell Law School, J.D., 1977
  • Harvard University, B.A., 1974
  • New York Law Journal, “Distinguished Leader,” 2018
  • The Best Lawyers in America (BL Rankings, LLC), Real Estate Law (New York), 2018−2024
  • Chambers USA, Real Estate Law (New York), 2007–2019; Real Estate: Mainly Dirt (New York), 2020–2023
  • Legal 500 U.S., Real Estate, 2011−2023
  • Selected to the New York Super Lawyers list, Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), 2006−2023
  • Legal Media Group, Guide to the World’s Leading Real Estate Lawyers, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018
  • Who’s Who Legal International Who’s Who of Real Estate Lawyers (Law Business Research Ltd.), 2011−2018
  • New York