JBWK Law Firm - Real Estate

REAL ESTATE LAW

ACQUISITION & FINANCING

JBW&K provides legal services for the purchase, sale, financing, refinancing and development of residential, commercial and industrial real estate. Our attorneys are experienced in contract negotiation, land use issues, zoning and in choice of entity considerations. This expertise has proven instrumental in helping our clients develop many of the premier office buildings, retail and commercial shopping areas, residential single-family, condominium, townhouse and age-restricted communities and mixed-use projects in Newport News, Hampton, York County, Williamsburg, James City County, Gloucester, Isle of Wight and Suffolk. Representative business clients include lenders, builders, real estate brokers, commercial real estate developers, corporations involved in regional and national manufacturing and distribution, trade associations, shopping centers, leasing agents, hotels, resort properties, healthcare campuses and condominiums.

The attorneys who practice in our real estate section provide comprehensive services including:

Commercial and residential settlements

Title examinations

Distressed business and real estate workouts

Leasing agreements and leasing management

Tax-deferred and reverse (1031) exchanges

Contract preparation and review

Construction agreements/financing

Land use planning and rezoning

Landlord/tenant litigation and collections

Commercial development

Chesapeake Bay and wetlands regulations

Corporate/LCC organization

With the experience gained through service on bank boards for Jefferson National Bank, First & Merchants Bank, First Coastal Bank, RBC Centura Bank, NationsBank, Newport News Saving & Loan, Cenit Bank, TowneBank, Wachovia Bank, Virginia Company Bank, we provide financing sources and services in lending for development, construction, acquisition and refinances. We act as counsel to lenders, title insurance companies, surveyors, appraisers, brokers, home and pest inspectors, insurance providers and management companies.

LITIGATION

Our attorneys specialize in both state and federal litigation and the real estate practice often presents opportunities that require resolution through litigation or other form of dispute resolution. Protecting and preserving a party's interest in real estate frequently requires judicial intervention to resolve controversies and we represent clients in the following areas:

Specific performance actions to enforce sales agreements

Appeals from adverse zoning board decisions

Actions to declare contract interpretations

Injunctions from violation of covenants and restrictions, trespass, waste, water diversion

Mechanic's lien and Miller Act claims

Suits to clear title to property

Commercial and residential lease agreement disputes

Partition to divide interests acquired through estates

Boundary disputes

Condemnation defense

TAXATION

Real Estate Law Group

With offices in Newport News and Williamsburg, the lawyers of Jones, Blechman, Woltz & Kelly serve the entire Hampton Roads,
Virginia area including: Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Hampton, Suffolk, Portsmouth, Poquoson, James City County, Isle of Wight,
the Eastern Shore and Yorktown.


ABOUT THE FIRM AREAS OF PRACTICE OUR ATTORNEYS NEWSLETTERS ARTICLES OF INTEREST LEGAL LINKS CONTACT US HOME	REAL ESTATE LAW ACQUISITION & FINANCING JBW&K provides legal services for the purchase, sale, financing, refinancing and development of residential, commercial and industrial real estate. Our attorneys are experienced in contract negotiation, land use issues, zoning and in choice of entity considerations. This expertise has proven instrumental in helping our clients develop many of the premier office buildings, retail and commercial shopping areas, residential single-family, condominium, townhouse and age-restricted communities and mixed-use projects in Newport News, Hampton, York County, Williamsburg, James City County, Gloucester, Isle of Wight and Suffolk. Representative business clients include lenders, builders, real estate brokers, commercial real estate developers, corporations involved in regional and national manufacturing and distribution, trade associations, shopping centers, leasing agents, hotels, resort properties, healthcare campuses and condominiums. The attorneys who practice in our real estate section provide comprehensive services including: Commercial and residential settlements Title examinations Distressed business and real estate workouts Leasing agreements and leasing management Tax-deferred and reverse (1031) exchanges Contract preparation and review Construction agreements/financing Land use planning and rezoning Landlord/tenant litigation and collections Commercial development Chesapeake Bay and wetlands regulations Corporate/LCC organization With the experience gained through service on bank boards for Jefferson National Bank, First & Merchants Bank, First Coastal Bank, RBC Centura Bank, NationsBank, Newport News Saving & Loan, Cenit Bank, TowneBank, Wachovia Bank, Virginia Company Bank, we provide financing sources and services in lending for development, construction, acquisition and refinances. We act as counsel to lenders, title insurance companies, surveyors, appraisers, brokers, home and pest inspectors, insurance providers and management companies. LITIGATION Our attorneys specialize in both state and federal litigation and the real estate practice often presents opportunities that require resolution through litigation or other form of dispute resolution. Protecting and preserving a party's interest in real estate frequently requires judicial intervention to resolve controversies and we represent clients in the following areas: Specific performance actions to enforce sales agreements Appeals from adverse zoning board decisions Actions to declare contract interpretations Injunctions from violation of covenants and restrictions, trespass, waste, water diversion Mechanic's lien and Miller Act claims Suits to clear title to property Commercial and residential lease agreement disputes Partition to divide interests acquired through estates Boundary disputes Condemnation defense TAXATION Tax planning is an integral part of any real estate transaction. Taxes can be deferred through the sale of an entity, exchanges of like kind property and seller financing. We offer tax advice to buyers and sellers on the consequences related to a purchase and sales. Allocation of assets independent of the real estate can have significant implications on the taxability of the transactions. Real Estate Law Group Herbert V. Kelly, Jr., Chairman Raymond H. Suttle Billie M. Millner Ralph M. Goldstein Conway H. Sheild, III David W. Otey David W. Otey, Jr. Raymond H. Suttle, Jr. J. Vance Stallings Rebecca Shwayder Aman Joseph F. Verser C. Patrick Tench Allen C. Tanner, Jr.
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HOME \| ABOUT THE FIRM \| AREAS OF PRACTICE \| OUR ATTORNEYS \| ARTICLES OF INTEREST\| LEGAL LINKS \| CONTACT US With offices in Newport News and Williamsburg, the lawyers of Jones, Blechman, Woltz & Kelly serve the entire Hampton Roads, Virginia area including: Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Hampton, Suffolk, Portsmouth, Poquoson, James City County, Isle of Wight, the Eastern Shore and Yorktown.