Practice Areas / Education & Nonprofits
Practice Area
Education & Nonprofits
Institutions that serve communities deserve counsel that understands both the mission and the transaction.
Overview
We represent educational institutions and nonprofit organizations in real estate matters — acquisitions, dispositions, financing, construction, leasing, land use, easements, and joint ventures with for-profit developers.
We also advise on issues specific to tax-exempt entities, including tax exemption status, unrelated business income, and governance. We understand the regulatory and organizational requirements unique to nonprofits and educational institutions, including board approval processes, donor restrictions, and public funding considerations.
Experience
Representative Matters
College in lease negotiations for shared dormitories, classroom space, and athletic facilities with an international English language institute, other local colleges and universities, and private clubs in Brookline, Massachusetts.
College in construction financing for a new student dormitory in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Charter school in its dissolution and sale of the building and assets to another charter school in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
Private school in the purchase of an apartment building to expand its facilities in Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts.
Early childhood education franchisee in the purchase, construction, and development of a franchise in southeastern Massachusetts.
Early childhood education franchisee in lease negotiations for a franchise in Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts.
Religious organization in the purchase of an apartment building for use as a rectory in Beacon Hill, Boston, Massachusetts.
Joint venture consisting of a developer and nonprofit organization in the development of the nonprofit’s property into affordable housing in Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Related Practice Areas
Joint Ventures
We represent developers, sponsors, owners, investors, and tenants in real estate joint ventures — from two-party partnerships to multi-member investment structures.
Construction
We represent owners, contractors, subcontractors, and design professionals in the design and construction of residential and commercial developments
Financing
Construction loans, permanent loans, refinances, and mezzanine financing with regional and national lenders.
Every deal starts with a conversation
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