James Neeld

James Neeld

Real estate development law, written for the person that needs to get the deal done.

I'm a real estate development attorney. I represent developers, sponsors, institutional investors, and operating partners on complex, multi-party transactions. My superpower is finding solutions and paths to closing when everyone else is quiet on the weekly conference call.

This is where I publish my thoughts, musings, and solutions that just may help you with your transaction. Feel free to join my newsletter if you find my thoughts interesting.

In the hours that belong to me, I write fiction novels. Being creative is a skill that all transactional attorneys should possess, in my opinion. Honing that in my off-hours is very enjoyable.

What does a guy that owns his own firm know about big transactions? Well, take a look at my resume and enjoy my content.

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My Resume

Transactions since 2020.

$3.78B+
Transaction volume closed
94+
Closed transactions
17
States represented

Specialized programs

HTC
Historic Tax Credit
Coming soon
LIHTC
Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
Coming soon
PFC
Public Facility Corporation
Coming soon
HFC
Housing Finance Corporation
Coming soon
OZ
Opportunity Zone
Coming soon
Indeed Tower — $591M — Austin, TX (Disposition) Cactus Industrial — $206M — Moreno Valley, CA (Disposition) Beacon Apartments — $126M — Freemont, CA (Disposition) Gramercy — $121M — Scottsdale, AZ (Disposition) Parkside Memorial — $98M — Houston, TX (Disposition) 505 North Brand — $94M — Glendale, CA (Disposition) 20 Greenway — $90M — Houston, TX (Disposition) Southpark — $80M — Austin, TX (Disposition) Fairways at Lincoln — $79M — Lincoln, NE (Disposition) Union Tower — $78M — Chicago, IL (Disposition) Bartam Park — $76M — Maitland, FL (Acquisition) Heather Lodge — $71M — Happy Valley, OR (Disposition) Toscana Apartments — $69M — Austin, TX (Disposition) Park at Forest Hills — $64M — Memphis, TN (Acquisition) Sandtown — $64M — Atlanta, GA (Disposition) Park Edge — $62M — Lenexa, KS (Acquisition) Overture Mueller — $61M — Austin, TX (Disposition) Carrington Park — $57M — Kansas City, MO (Acquisition) Appling Lakes — $56M — Cordova, TN (Acquisition) Howard Industrial — $56M — Niles, IL (Disposition) Links at Lincoln — $55M — Lincoln, NE (Acquisition) Carlyle Apartments — $54M — Shawnee, KS (Acquisition) Loretto at Creekside — $52M — San Antonio, TX (Acquisition) Courthouse Square — $47M — Wheaton, IL (Disposition) Tower 5040 — $46M — Houston, TX (Disposition) Lofts at Creekview — $45M — San Antonio, TX (Acquisition) Gainey Center — $44M — Scottsdale, AZ (Disposition) Lakes at North Port — $43M — North Port, FL (Acquisition) Papago Plaza — $42M — Scottsdale, AZ (Investor Contributions) Magnolia Parc — $42M — Overland Park, KS (Acquisition) Elmhurst Terrace — $41M — Elmhurst, IL (Acquisition) Brighton Creek — $41M — Kansas City, MO (Acquisition) Sale and Redemption of JOTL — $40M — Olathe, KS (Sale and Redemption) 300 at the Circle — $40M — Lexington, KY (Acquisition) Heritage at Cottonwood — $38M — San Marcos, TX (Acquisition) Carlyle Apartments — $35M — Shawnee, KS (Refinance) South Pointe — $34M — Dallas, TX (Acquisition) Preserve at Westover Hills — $34M — San Antonio, TX (Acquisition) Hamptons at East Cobb — $34M — Marietta, GA (Acquisition) Appling Lakes — $33M — Cordova, TN (Acquisition) Loma Vista Lofts — $31M — San Antonio, TX (Acquisition) Trestles Apartments — $31M — Stafford, TX (Disposition) Edge of Olathe — $30M — Olathe, KS (Acquisition) Refinance of Jefferson on the Lake — $30M — Olathe, KS (Refinance) Lehow — $27M — Englewood, CO (Acquisition) Walzem Rd — $26M — San Antonio, TX (Acquisition) Lofts at 1609 — $23M — Colorado Springs, CO (Acquisition) Freeport — $23M — Irving, TX (Disposition) Overlook at 157 — $23M — Ashville, NC (Acquisition) Lofton Place — $23M — Fort Worth, TX (Acquisition) Astoria Park — $20M — Amarillo, TX (Acquisition) Stony Island — $18M — Chicago, IL (Disposition) Landing at 818 — $18M — Sun Prairie, WI (Acquisition) Level at Tall Oaks — $17M — Conyers, GA (Acquisition) Grim Hotel — $14M — Texarkana, TX (Acquisition) Alexan Phase II — $13M — Austin, TX (Acquisition) Alexan Phase I — $13M — Austin, TX (Acquisition) Launchpad — $12M — Colorado Springs, CO (Acquisition) Sale of Old Orchard — $11M — Carbon Cliff, IL (Disposition) Regency Park — $10M — Topeka, KS (Disposition) Sinclair Flats — $9.7M — Mankato, MN (Acquisition) Lewis Lofts — $8.8M — Mankato, MN (Acquisition) Village on Main — $3.5M — Waunakee, WI (Acquisition) Sycamore Estates — $2.6M — Muscatine, IA (Disposition) Rolling Meadows — $2.0M — Waverly, IA (Disposition) Woodland Heights — $1.7M — Newton, IA (Disposition) Country Club Estates — $1.5M — Osceola, IA (Disposition) Atlantic-Sundance — $1.0M — Sundance, IA (Disposition) Madison Heights — $756,000 — Knoxville, IA (Disposition)
Each dot is a closed transaction, sized by deal value. Hover for details. Some early-stage and entity-level deals are not pinned to a location; they're counted in the totals above but don't appear on the map.

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