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Edward J. Hunter is Chair of Lowenstein Sandler's Real Estate practice group. He has extensive experience in all areas of commercial real estate, including acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, construction and permanent financing, workouts and restructurings, syndication, partnerships and joint ventures, mortgage loan securitizations, construction and development, asset and property management, and public-private partnerships. Mr. Hunter represents national and regional real estate developers and investors, major financial institutions (including investment advisors, life insurance companies and commercial and investment banking institutions), and major corporations.
Mr. Hunter is listed in the 2009 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business and was recognized in Real Estate New Jersey's 2009 "Meet the Lawyers" issue as one of the state's leading real estate attorneys.
Mr. Hunter was the lead attorney for Lend Lease Americas, Inc. on an innovative hotel privatization transaction that was named "2009 North American Real Estate Deal of the Year" by Project Finance magazine.
Prior to joining Lowenstein Sandler, Mr. Hunter was a partner at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP.
Representative Experience
- Represented an affiliate of the Lend Lease Corporation in connection with its military housing and hotel privatization programs, including the privatization, acquisition, development and financing of the military multi-family housing communities on the Fort Campbell, Fort Drum, Fort Knox and Fort Hood military bases and the privatization of hotels on eleven military installations in eight different states.
- Represented Rockefeller Group International, Inc. and Rockefeller Group Development Corporation in connection with the acquisition, disposition, leasing, financing and development of their office, retail and industrial portfolios.
- Represented a major New York City developer in connection with the construction financing of its joint venture development with a major investment bank and The New York Times Company of a 52-story office tower in Manhattan that serves as the international headquarters of The New York Times.
- Represented one of the nation's largest commercial banking institutions in connection with its branch expansion, including the acquisition and development of new branch locations across the Northeastern United States.
- Represented a national developer in connection with its acquisition of more than 25 parcels along the Hudson River waterfront in an assemblage transaction valued over $100 million.
- Represented a major international real estate investment advisor in connection with its investment in office and retail properties on behalf of commingled open-end accounts, individual client accounts and commingled closed-end accounts.
- Represented a major New York City developer in connection with its development and construction financing of a mixed-use office and retail complex on 125th Street in Manhattan (Harlem Center).
- Represented a major international life insurance company in connection with the sale and securitization of more than $845 million of its mortgage loan portfolio in several securitization transactions.
- Represented a leading national mall developer in connection with its acquisition and financing of the Riverside Square mall (now known as the Shops at Riverside) in Bergen County, New Jersey.
- Represented several international energy companies in connection with the disposition of more than 600 retail service station properties in six states and represented a major financial institution in connection with synthetic lease transactions involving over 700 retail service station properties in seven states.
- Represented two prominent Wall Street investment banks in connection with the sale of four office buildings in New Jersey and Michigan for more than $100 million.
- Represented a national developer in connection with its net lease to the Pharmacia Corporation (now Pfizer) of two office buildings totaling 233,000 square feet of space.
- Represented a major New York City developer in connection with its lease of up to 200,000 square feet of office space in one of Manhattan's premiere office buildings.
- Represented a major New York City developer in connection with its lease of a multi-tenanted food court in its flagship retail and entertainment complex in Times Square in Manhattan to the Host Marriott Corporation.
- Represented the New York branch of a leading European commercial bank in connection with its mortgage loan portfolio in the United States and its investment in syndicated commercial mortgage loans.
- Represented a prominent golf course developer in connection with its acquisition, development and management of golf course properties.
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Edward J. Hunter is highlighted in the New York Law Journal for representing retailer Filene's Basement in its lease of a new location at 2234 Broadway, New York, NY.,
New York Law Journal, February 17, 2010
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Lowenstein is highlighted for representing Actus Lend Lease in connection with the Privatization of Army Lodging (PAL) project. The Lowenstein team was led by Edward J. Hunter.,
Metropolitan Coporate Counsel, October 4, 2009
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Ted Hunter comments on the economic crisis' impact on borrowers, lenders, landlords and tenants in the real estate industry.,
National Real Estate Investor, May 2009
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Fordham University School of Law
(J.D., 1995),
Law Review
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Washington University
(B.A., 1991)
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New Jersey
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New York
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