One Year Anniversary – Retail and Third Party Operators

Retail and Third Party Operators

It is with great pride and pleasure that I announce the one year anniversary of Zeidel & Associates P.C. We have many to thank for our successes this year – first and foremost, our clients, who inspire us to strive for the best in everything we do. And also the many supporters of every variety – whether you recommended our services, invited us to speak at an event or helped us to develop our infrastructure. We look forward to continued growth and development of our practice in the years ahead. As always, it remains our mission to draw on our global law firm and corporate experience to provide our clients with an alternative to traditional large law firms at a reasonable cost, without sacrificing quality.

Notable transactions over the last year include:

Architecture, Design and Construction:

• Representing the purchaser of a New York City hotel in the retention of contractors in connection with a large renovation project.
• Representing the owner of a resort in the retention of the entire design and construction team in connection with a full hotel renovation.
• Representing the owner of a resort in its retention of a design/build contractor to upgrade its reverse osmosis water system.
• Representing the owner of a hotel in developing a new public artwork program and the commissioning of new original artwork for installation.
• Representing the purchaser of an urban hotel with respect to its investigation by the Department of Justice as regards ADA compliance matters.

Sales and Acquisitions:

• Representing a prospective purchaser of the promissory note secured by an urban hotel in connection with its diligence investigations.
• Representing the purchaser in its acquisition of a restaurant and related assets which will be renovated, upgraded and rebranded.Representing the seller of two hotels in Manhattan, including related debrandings and close out of post-closing transition obligations.

Retail and Third Party Operators:

• Representing the owner of a boutique hotel in connection with the drafting and negotiation of a food and beverage management agreement covering all F&B facilities and services.
• Representing a global company as regards its liability as guarantor under retail leases entered into by its subsidiary company.
• Representing the owner of a large suburban hotel in connection with the lease of its fitness center to a new tenant.
• Representing a retail tenant in connection with the negotiation of a ten year lease extension and store renovation in downtown Manhattan.
• Representing the owner of a ski resort in connection with a variety of retail leases, including café, art gallery, book store/gift shop and apparel store.
• Representing the owner of a resort in connection with a variety of retail leases, including jewelry store and apparel store, as well as brokerage agreements and termination of existing tenancies.

Office and Corporate Leasing:

• Representing a real estate marketing and consulting company in its assumption of a lease for new corporate offices.
• Representing a publicly traded global company in connection with the space planning, design, construction and LEED certification effort for its corporate headquarters relocation.
• Representing a building owner in connection with the enforcement of remedies and settlement of disputes against various tenants and subtenants.

In addition, this year I was accepted as a member of the Academy of Hospitality Industry Attorneys, and have been invited to speak at its upcoming fall conference.

For more information about what we might be able to do for you, and a list of representative clients, please see our website at www.zeidellaw.com or contact our offices directly.

We look forward to many anniversaries to come.