Yuri Shidenko

Representative Finance Matters

Construction Lending

Represented national banks in connection with:

• $31.5 million construction loan for "M2 Apartments" complex consisting of 15 buildings with 298 units in Denver, Colorado.
• $24.1 million construction loan for "Uncommon" Fort Collins, a multi-family and retail project near Colorado State University campus.
• $11 million construction loan for a retail development in New Lenox, Illinois anchored by
  L.A. Fitness building.

Permanent Real Estate Loans

Represented national banks in connection with:

• Restructuring of a $57 million term loan secured by Fairmont Dallas Hotel (owned by a public REIT affiliate).
• Term loans totaling $54 million to one of the largest operators of manufactured home
  communities in the U.S.
• Over 20 securitized loans ranging from $4,000,000 to $69,500,000 secured by various property types (retail, office, multi-family, educational, etc.) across the country.

Co-Lender Representation in Syndicated Transactions

Represented national banks as co-lenders in the following syndicated transactions led by another bank:

• $51.2 million construction loan for "Eleven40", a 26-story residential tower in Chicago's South Loop, a joint venture between a developer and Mitsubishi Corporation's investment arm.
• $44 million term loan secured by six (6) properties leased to Chicagoland's second-biggest independent grocery store chain.
• Restructuring revolving lines of credit totaling $130,000,000 to one of the largest owners and operators of parking assets in the U.S. and its affiliates.
• $80 million credit facilities to a group of affiliated accounting and consulting firms with 20 offices in 13 states.

Commercial and Industrial Loans

• Represented a national bank in connection with a $10 million secured loan to a leading
  manufacturer of metal forming equipment and parts in North America.
• Prepared a comprehensive set of form loan documents for a leading specialty finance company.

Representative Real Estate Matters

Seller Representation

Represented Sellers in connection with:

• $52.5 million sale of The Torbati Building, a 14-story signature office building in downtown San Diego.
• $23.7 million sale of five commercial properties in Chicago's Fulton Market district to a joint venture between CLK Properties and RCG Longview.
• $7.1 million sale of a 197-unit apartment building in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood.

Purchaser Representation

Represented Purchasers in connection with: 

• $22 million acquisition of the Watson Marketplace, a 65,300 sq. ft. shopping center on
  approximately 10.5 acres of land in the Phoenix area.
• $20.7 million acquisition of two buildings in Los Angeles, including Anne Banning Community House designed by Paul R. Williams.
• Acquisition of 977 acres of agricultural land for organic farming in the Pacific Northwest in five transactions totaling $16.3 million.
• Acquisition of two (2) properties in Champaign, Illinois for redevelopment as premium off-campus student housing known as "HERE Champaign." 

Landlord Representation

Represented Landlords in connection with the following:

• Lease of 31,000 sq. ft. of floor space to Stein Mart, Inc. for its department store in Coral Springs, Florida.
• Lease of a single-tenant industrial building comprised of approximately 27,000 rentable sq. ft. Elk Grove Village, Illinois.
• Leasing matters related to premier office buildings in Chicago's Loop (525 W. Monroe, 227 W. Monroe, 222 W. Adams, etc.) managed by a global operator of first-class real estate.

Other 

• Construction: Represented owner in negotiating a $14.5 million construction contract for expansion of a warehouse facility in North Carolina leased to a global manufacturer of food packaging products.
• Deed-in-Lieu Transactions: Represented lenders in multiple deed-in-lieu transactions involving commercial properties.
• Tenant Representation: Represented a Panera Bread franchisee as tenant under several restaurant leases.