Retail & Mixed Use Real Estate

We maintain a strong retail development and leasing practice, with project size ranging from small pad sites and neighborhood centers up to large regional malls and megastores. Our attorneys have extensive experience in retail development, including land acquisition, site selection, land use aspects, and construction issues. We also work on all facets of retail leasing, from both the landlord and the tenant perspective. We have handled leasing for “big box” retailers as well as restaurant, grocery and specialty retailers. We have particular experience in ground leasing and pad site development for developers and restaurant retailers. We are fully conversant on the issues needed for success of retail leasing, including use restrictions, signage rights, tenant exclusives, parking and access, reciprocal easement agreements, and operating covenants.

Mixed-use projects – those containing a combination of office, retail, multi-family and/or hotel or entertainment uses – have become increasingly popular as developers strive to meet market demand for “live-work-play” environments. Within our Real Estate Practice Group, we have lawyers skilled in handling legal matters for mixed-use projects, including leasing, development and construction, land use, finance, organizational structure, management and environmental issues. Our attorneys have worked on mixed-use projects not only within Texas but also elsewhere, including in Florida and California. Mixed-use projects are inherently more complex than other types of commercial projects and thus demand more attention to the unique issues that affect development, operation, management and leasing. Our lawyers appreciate the complexity of these projects and the need to ensure that all the “moving parts” mesh. In addition, we have worked to create or rearrange the ownership structure for mixed-use projects to remove obstacles to financing, improve operational efficiencies, or facilitate a component sale to a third-party buyer.

Retail Transactions

  • Handled all aspects of retail leasing, operations and management of a 190,000 square-foot shopping mall in downtown Houston, Texas, including leases for national retailers such as Walden Books, Starbucks, Jos. A. Bank, and Subway Sandwiches.
  • Handled development and leasing for a portfolio of 12 neighborhood and community shopping centers in the greater Houston, Texas area, including negotiating leases with national retailers, and structured the portfolio sale of those centers in a $50 million transaction.
  • Represented a national convenience store operator with new store site acquisition and development, including fee acquisition and ground lease and build-to-suit lease transactions. Also handled operational matters as well as lease modifications and extensions.

Mixed-Use Transactions

  • Restructured the underlying formation documents of a mixed-use project in West Palm Beach, Florida, comprising first-class office, retail, multi-family and 500-car parking garage, to resolve operational differences when the multi-family component was converted to a condominium.
  • Handled leasing work and restructured ownership and allocational provisions in formation documents for a major downtown mixed-use project (office/retail/hotel) in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
  • Handled the acquisition of various showroom/warehouse properties near downtown Dallas and subsequent mixed-use redevelopment, including retail, restaurant, multi-family and hotel components. Assisted client with tax increment financing (TIF), formation of public improvement district (PID), replatting and land use issues, joint venture agreements, and construction issues.

Karl Baker

Karl Baker

Partner, San Antonio
210.978.7753

Meredith Brewster

Meredith Brewster

Associate, Dallas
214.953.6050

Bart J. Cicuto

Bart J. Cicuto

Partner, Austin
512.236.2283

Jarrod Cone

Jarrod Cone

Partner, Fort Worth
817.334.7209

Lenora DuBose

Lenora DuBose

Partner, Austin
512.236.2079

Brett M. Epstein

Brett M. Epstein

Partner, Fort Worth
817.334.7239

Joel W. Heydenburk

Joel W. Heydenburk

Partner, Fort Worth
817.334.7205

Andrew Ingrum

Andrew Ingrum

Partner, Dallas
214.953.6085

Mahira Khan

Mahira Khan

Associate, Houston
713.752.4250

Michael K. Kuhn

Michael K. Kuhn

Partner, Houston
713.752.4309

Taylor A. Lamb

Taylor A. Lamb

Senior Counsel, Houston
713.752.4396

Pamela Madere

Pamela Madere

Partner, Austin
512.236.2048

Travis W. McNellie

Travis W. McNellie

Partner, Fort Worth
817.334.7264

Kati Orso

Kati Orso

Partner, Austin
512.236.2236

David W. Parker

David W. Parker

Partner, Houston
713.752.4410

Cassie Ross

Cassie Ross

Partner, Austin
512.236.2260

Justin Shipley

Justin Shipley

Partner, Dallas
214.953.6089

John Stevenson III

John Stevenson III

Senior Counsel, Austin
512.236.2088

Ginger M. Webber

Ginger M. Webber

Partner, Fort Worth
817.334.7244

Lorin Williams Combs

Lorin Williams Combs

Senior Counsel, Austin
214.953.6190

Shams Merchant

October 12, 2023
Speaking Engagements

Shams Merchant to Moderate Panel Discussion on the Current State of Retail and Experiential Retail Developments

Jackson Walker attorney Shams S. Merchant will serve as the moderator during a panel discussion on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at the Dallas-Fort Worth Experiential Retail & Mixed-Use event.

San Antonio with Jackson Walker logo

March 8, 2023
Attorney News

Jackson Walker Welcomes Karl Baker to Real Estate Practice in San Antonio

Joining from a San Antonio-based real estate law firm, Karl Baker has a broad and diverse practice covering acquisitions, leasing, and financing across all product types and assisting developers seeking entitlements, incentives, and development agreements from cities, counties, and other governmental entities across Texas.

Fashion retail with Jackson Walker logo

January 13, 2022
Insights

Avoiding Fashion Faux Pas: Factors to Consider When Drafting Agreements for Fashion Companies

By Serene Ateek & Shannon Zmud Teicher

In order to properly run a successful business and create a solid brand, fashion companies need to enter into many agreements that span the areas of corporate, real estate, and intellectual property. This article discusses factors to consider when drafting favorable provisions within three commonly used agreements.

Tiana Dunn and Michael Kuhn with Jackson Walker logo

December 14, 2021
Speaking Engagements

Tiana DeLeo Dunn and Michael Kuhn Discuss Retail Leases and Internet Sales at ICSC+U.S. Law Conference

Tiana Dunn and Michael Kuhn were featured during the 2021 ICSC+U.S. Law conference roundtable sessions. Presented by the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), the conference was held on November 3-5, 2021, at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis in California.

Andrew Ingrum and Michelle Parker with Jackson Walker logo

November 3, 2021
Attorney News

Jackson Walker Expands Real Estate Financing Practice With Addition of Andrew Ingrum and Michelle Vincent Parker

Jackson Walker is pleased to announce the expansion of the Finance & Banking practice with the additions of Andrew A. Ingrum and Michelle Vincent Parker as partners in the Dallas office.

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