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Edward J. (Ted) Hunter is Chair of Lowenstein Sandler's Real Estate practice group. Based in both New York and New Jersey but with a national practice, Ted has extensive experience in all areas of commercial real estate, including acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, construction and permanent financing, syndication, partnerships and joint ventures, securitizations, construction, asset and property management, and public-private partnerships. Ted's clients include national and regional real estate developers and investors, major financial institutions (including investment advisors, private equity firms, life insurance companies and commercial and investment banking institutions), and public and privately-held corporations. In 2009, Ted was the lead attorney for Lend Lease Americas, Inc. in connection with an innovative hotel privatization transaction that was named "2009 North American Real Estate Deal of the Year" by Project Finance magazine.
Mr. Hunter is listed in the 2009 and 2010 editions of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business which praised him as the "driving force behind [the Real Estate Group's] increasing success." Chambers USA also noted that clients have lauded that Mr. Hunter "takes ownership of a project, constantly keeps his eye on the ball, and translates legal complexities into terms we can understand." Mr. Hunter was also recognized in Real Estate New Jersey's 2009 "Meet the Lawyers" issue as one of the state's leading real estate attorneys.
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 over 3,200 hotel rooms in sixty-two lodging facilities across ten military installations in eight 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 national developer in connection with its workout of debt secured by a major regional retail center.
- 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 Syms and Filene's Basement in connection with the leasing, acquisition and disposition of their retail and other real estate portfolios.
- 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 global private equity fund in connection with the workout and restructuring of a construction loan secured by a NYC hotel.
- 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 global private equity fund in connection with risk analysis and marketability assessment relative to its portfolio of equity investments in US commercial real estate.
- 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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New York News and Developments
Real Estate Newsletter, July 2010
Edward Hunter,
James Stewart,
John Stolz,
Inshirah Muhammad
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National News and Developments
Real Estate Newsletter, July 2010
Edward Hunter,
Brian Silikovitz,
John Stolz,
Norman Spindel,
Richard Horne,
David Tlusty,
Susan Yeu
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U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of NY Issues Opinion On Debtor's Liability for Post-Petition Rent During the First Month of a Bankruptcy Case
Real Estate and Bankruptcy Client Alert, January 12, 2009
Edward Hunter,
Thomas Pitta,
Inshirah Muhammad
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Ted Hunter comments on the current real estate trend of properties being successfully foreclosed on by their mezzanine lenders.,
Crain's New York Business.com, August 15, 2010
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Ted Hunter comments on the privatization and finance of hotels on U.S. military installations. In 2009, Lowenstein represented developers in the first-ever privatization of hotels on U.S. Army bases. The project was named Project Finance's 2009 "North American Real Estate Deal of the Year.",
Real Estate Finance & Investment, June 4, 2010
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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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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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