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Alex Kaplan

Of Counsel
Washington, DC
About

Alex Kaplan represents real estate clients across a variety of transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, financings, and ground leases. He advises cross-border investors on acquiring fee, equity, and mortgage and mezzanine debt interests in trophy office, industrial, multifamily, and retail properties throughout the United States. Alex helps clients navigate the differences across legal regimes and investment environments to achieve optimal results.

Alex also advises clients in the acquisition, financing, and development of data center and logistics, sports, pharmaceutical, hospitality, healthcare, and self-storage facilities with real estate transactional needs unique to those sectors. In addition, he counsels clients on corporate governance matters with real estate development and ownership.

Areas of FocusReal EstateInvestment Management and FundsFinanceMedia Sport and Entertainment
Bar admissionsDistrict of ColumbiaMarylandNew YorkPennsylvaniaVirginia

EXPERIENCE

  • Represented a Saudi investor in the acquisition of a 95% interest in a medical office building located at 2115 Wisconsin Avenue in Washington, D.C., valued at US$87 million.
  • Represented a non-US investor in its US$370 million acquisition of the commercial and retail portions of a development in uptown Dallas and related US$222 million mortgage financing.
  • Represented a non-US investor in its US$905 million sale of a seven-million square foot logistics portfolio located throughout the US and leased to Fortune 500 companies.
  • Represented a non-US investor in its US$480 million acquisition of a 49% interest in Midtown Center in Washington, DC, the headquarters of a government-sponsored enterprise, from a real estate firm.
  • Represented a non-US investor in its US$134 million acquisition of a hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii.
  • Represented a non-US investor in its US$400 million acquisition of a 49% interest in a New York property from a global financial institution.
  • Represented a non-US investor in its acquisition of a hotel in New York and a hotel in Washington, DC for US$60 million and US$20 million, respectively.
  • Represented a non-US investor in its US$87 million acquisition of a 95% interest in a medical office building in Washington, DC.
  • Represented a US investor in its US$230 million acquisition of a multifamily portfolio located in Texas and Tennessee and related US$156 million mortgage financing.
  • Represented a non-US investor in its US$327 million sale of an animation studio campus in Glendale, California to a property management company.
  • Represented a non-US investor in its US$220 million acquisition of an apartment complex located in Corona, California and related US$143 million mortgage financing.
  • Represented a non-US investor in its US$96 million acquisition of a 95% interest in an office building in Dallas and fully leased to a telecommunications company.
  • Represented a non-US investor in its US$55 million mortgage loan to the owner of an office building fully leased to a global electronics company located in Plano, Texas.
  • Represented a non-US investor in its origination of a US$62 million mezzanine loan to the owner of a hotel in Miami. 
  • Represented a non-US investor in its origination of a US$100 million mezzanine loan to the leasehold owner of a transportation station in Washington, DC.
  • Represented a non-US investor in its US$100 million acquisition of a joint venture interest from a financial services company to invest in multifamily, industrial, and office assets.
  • Represented a non-US investor in its original mezzanine loan totaling US$215 million in aggregate to a real estate developer, the owner of two multifamily properties in New York.
  • Represented a non-US investor in its US$190 million acquisition of a mezzanine loan related to One Worldwide Plaza in New York.
  • Represented a non-US investor in its US$125 million acquisition of a mezzanine B note related to a hotel and retail property in New York.
  • Represented a New York private investment firm in its US$78 million acquisition of a resort in Puerto Rico.
Education

  • J.D., Yale Law School

  • B.A., Dartmouth College
    summa cum laude

Seminars

  • "Leadership Development in the Real Estate Industry," Urban Land Institute, March 2024

Media Mentions

  • "DC Tax Relief Can Aid Office Projects, But It's No 'Silver Bullet'," Law360, August 2024
  • "Business News from the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority," Tysons Today, December 2023

Prior Experience

Prior to joining the firm, Alex was a partner at another international law firm where he advised overseas clients on real estate investment inbound to the United States.

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Urban Land Institute, NEXT
  • District of Columbia Building Industry Association, Membership Committee

My latest insights

Publication

DC council authorizes real property tax freeze for downtown office properties repositioned...

15 July 2024 .4 minute read

News

DLA Piper expands its Real Estate Practice in key markets with the addition of partners...

29 May 2024 .3 minute read

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Phone

+1 202 799 4532
(Work, Washington DC)
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