Adam Barber

ADAM BARBER focuses his practice on commercial real estate lending, warehouse financing of mortgage loans and other back-leverage arrangements, joint venture transactions, acquisitions and dispositions, and office leasing.

Adam has led several large, high-profile commercial real estate transactions in recent years. His practice includes the financing, acquisition, and disposition of a wide variety of commercial real estate properties including hotels, office buildings, industrial properties, multifamily properties, and retail properties. He frequently represents lenders and borrowers in the origination of mortgage and mezzanine loans, including construction loans, bridge loans, and permanent financings. He regularly negotiates intercreditor agreements, co-lender agreements, and participation agreements in connection with mortgage/mezzanine facilities and A/B loans and participations on behalf of REITs, debt funds, other private credit lenders, and banks. In addition, Adam has experience in commercial real estate loan restructurings and workouts.

Adam also advises on the formation of real estate joint ventures across asset classes. He regularly represents buyers and sellers in connection with the origination of warehouse lending facilities. Adam also represents office tenants in lease negotiations. 

Previous transactions include the representation of:

• A debt fund in connection with the origination of a US$500 million mortgage loan that provided acquisition financing for a large portfolio of research and development properties in San Jose, California.
• A major bank in the acquisition of its headquarters in Hudson Yards and the subsequent acquisition of former retail space to be converted to office space in the same development.
• A public REIT in connection with the origination of US$120 million mortgage and mezzanine loans for the construction of an office building and entertainment venue in Nashville, Tennessee.
• A debt fund in connection with the origination of US$140 million mortgage and mezzanine loans secured by a large multifamily rental building on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
• A debt fund in connection with the origination of a US$525 million mortgage loan secured by a nationwide portfolio of student housing properties.
• A public REIT in connection with the origination of a US$175 million senior mortgage loan as part of a $550 million overall recapitalization to fund the renovation of a large hotel in Bermuda.
• A debt fund in connection with the origination of a US$350 million mortgage loan secured by a large portfolio of industrial and warehouse space located in primary markets across the United States.
• A public pension fund in connection with the origination of a series of mortgage loans comprising over US$250 million secured by multifamily rental properties in Arizona, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
• A debt fund in connection with credit facilities totaling more than US$500 million secured by industrial and self-storage properties throughout the United States.
• A public REIT in connection with a multi-stage workout involving crossed mortgage loans totaling over US$400 million secured by office and multifamily rental properties in and around New York City.
• A sovereign wealth fund in connection with a US$200 million joint venture investment for the construction of life science and office space in Silicon Valley, California.
• A joint venture between a leading investment manager and a sovereign wealth fund in connection with a US$250 million warehouse repurchase facility for commercial mortgage loans.
• A hedge fund in connection with its New York headquarters lease.