Keith W. Groebe

Tax deferred sale of an A+ suburban industrial property to a privately held REIT and backside acquisition of three replacement industrial properties. 

Acquisition of a 19.5-acre parcel for redevelopment by the client for expanded manufacturing operations.

Representation of a not-for-profit, tax-exempt client in the co-development of a 73-unit affordable senior housing project on Chicago's lakefront with equity raised from charitable contributions of land and cash, proceeds from the sale of Illinois Affordable Housing Tax Credits and proceeds from the sale of Illinois Donation Tax Credits, construction and permanent financing secured from a commercial lender, and permanent subordinate financing secured from the Illinois Housing Development Authority.

Development of an automotive fluids processing facility, in Alabama to be rail served on a 10 acre plus parcel, including site selection, incentives negotiations, due diligence and contract negotiations.

Securing a 60,000 square foot lease for a plastic injection molding and machine-tool manufacturer.

Construction of a 50,000 square foot expansion of the world headquarters in north suburban Chicago of a world leading green space management equipment manufacturer.

Representation of the owner in the largest tenant acquisition, financing and operation of a subsidized, affordable housing project in the United States.

Procurement of industrial revenue bond financing for a re-adapted urban mixed-use project for retail and high-end residential.

Loan workout takeover and development of a 200+ unit, single family residential development project.

Owner representation of one of the premier thoroughbred racetracks and para-mutual wagering facilities in the United States in connection with the purchase, syndication, financing, operation and sale of the same.

Multi-state, multi-agricultural property conduit investment acquisition for foreign syndicated investors.

Site selection, procurement of economic incentives and development of a 90-acre environmentally and archeologically sensitive site in suburban Chicago for the North American headquarters of an international high-tech industrial leader.

Acquisition and subsequent conversion of three separately owned, adjacent hospitality properties into a multi-unit commercial condominium containing three separately flagged premium brand hotels.

Acquisition and offshore syndication of a 1,000+ acre citrus production operation in California.

Acquisition of the then largest previously undeveloped tract of land in northern Virginia.

Development of a state-of-the-art metal forming facility in Dayton, Ohio.

Tax-deferred sale of a regional suburban Chicago shopping center.

$35 million relocation of the 195,000 square foot North American headquarters of a leading, international manufacturer of metalworking and metal fabrication machines in suburban Chicago on a 12-acre parcel.

Representation of the seller in eight industrial property, $41 million sale to a publicly traded REIT.  

Disposition of a portfolio of premier public golf course properties in California.

Liquidation by an offshore owner of a five-state, eleven shopping center portfolio.

"True sale" of $30 million in real estate secured loans.

Development in northwestern Illinois of a $130 million railroad rolling stock manufacturing facility.

$68 million refinancing of a Chicago Lakefront apartment complex.

Sale of an $11 million state-of-the-art distribution facility at Los Angeles International Airport.

Real estate tax reduction and assessment challenges for a $300 million commercial property portfolio.

Development, financing, organizational structuring, and preparation of condominium/ town home mixed-use development documentation.

Represented a multinational high-tech company in the establishment of the world's largest artificial crystal production facility near Rockford, Illinois.

Development of an approximately 800,000-square-foot multi-building consumer products equipment manufacturing facility in Lake Zurich, Illinois.

Purchase of a 550 room hotel in suburban Chicago.

Lender representation in the $500,000,000 financing of a 2,000+ key flagship brand hotel in downtown Chicago.