Ninteretse Jean Pierre

/My focus

My practice focuses on all aspects of commercial real estate transactions. I represent borrowers, lenders, and real estate developers, companies, and property owners. I assist clients in structuring and negotiating a variety of commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, title and survey review, and negotiation of other real estate instruments. I also have experience negotiating and drafting design and construction contracts and have recently negotiated and drafted design and construction agreements for multi-use buildings, hospitals, restaurants, and office buildings.

Design, Development, and Construction Contracts 

I represent owners, developers, and lenders in connection with the structuring and negotiation of design-build, design, and construction contracts for complex projects in all asset classes, ranging from commercial and institutional buildings to hospitals and apartment complexes.

Acquisition, Disposition, Leasing, and M&A

I have substantial experience in all facets of acquisition, disposition, leasing, and mergers and acquisitions. I regularly represent developers in the acquisition and disposition of a variety of real estate assets, including manufacturing facilities, office buildings, apartment buildings, vacant lands, etc. I also represent lessors and lessees in connection with leases of a variety of spaces, including office spaces, hospital buildings, and manufacturing facilities. I assemble and lead real estate teams to undertake sophisticated due diligence projects, including review and analysis of complex title issues.

/Representative experience

• Represented an owner in connection with the acquisition of a 312,000-square-foot, mixed-use, multi-building complex in Rochester, New York.
• Represent an owner in connection with the acquisition of a multi-million dollars, 287-bed housing complex.
• Represented an owner in connection with disposition  of a multi- building complex in the Albany, New York, area. 
• Represented an owner in connection with the acquisition of a parking garage in Rochester, New York. 
• Represented an owner in connection with the acquisition of a data center in Rochester, New York. 
• Represented a manufacturing company in connection with the acquisition of a manufacturing facility and disposition of an existing warehouse and facilitated a 1031 exchange process in connection with the same. 
• Represented a national company in connection with due diligence analysis of its office leases related to a merger and acquisition transaction. 
• Represented a public entity in connection with drafting and structuring design-build and construction management at risk (CMAR)  agreements for various projects.
• Represented hospitals and healthcare entities in connection with design and construction agreements for several hospital and healthcare projects in the New York City area.
• Represented a nonprofit organization in connection with drafting a design-build agreement for a state-sponsored construction project. 
• Represented a company in connection with the acquisition of a commercial condominium project and worked on the related application for real property tax exemption.
• Represented various lessors in connection with various leases for office, retail, and restaurant spaces.
• Represented various lessees in connection with leases for office, retail, manufacturing, and hospital spaces.

/Looking ahead

Given the cost -saving and the collaboration benefits provided by the design-build model, I expect to see an increase, particularly for public owners, in the use of the design-build model for construction projects instead of the traditional design-bid-build model.