Fierce competition and breakneck pace characterize most real estate transactions. In this highly charged environment, Otten Johnson's real estate attorneys are known for their skill, responsiveness and decisiveness. More than twenty years after the firm's launch as a real estate boutique, the Otten Johnson real estate team continues to garner praise for its exceptional intelligence, creativity and deal-making expertise.

Time and again, Otten Johnson's real estate group has earned a number one ranking from the authoritative Chambers USA Guides to America's leading business lawyers and was most recently cited as Denver's "premier firm in development work." Builders, developers, lenders, investors, operators, managers, brokers and title insurers prize Otten Johnson's innovative, tailored solutions amid intense and fast-moving real estate markets. Clients include local, national and international companies, including Amstar Group, Ltd., The Broe Group; Carmel Partners, LLC; Continuum Partners, LLC; Denver Technological Center;  Opus Northwest, LLC; Simpson Housing Limited Partnership; The Sports Authority; U.S. Home Corporation, and Vail Resorts.

Our Approach: Vision to understand the big picture, sophistication to identify and address the details, and savvy to close the deal.

Commercial real estate matters involve complex issues. Drawing on the firm's additional expertise in commercial real estate finance, land use, construction and litigation, Otten Johnson brings formidable resources to bear on each and every client matter. The firm has counseled and represented clients on a broad spectrum of real estate issues, including:

• Property acquisition and disposition
• Development approvals
• Financing
• Foreclosures and loan workouts
• Title insurance
• Construction and development
• Leasing (both landlords and tenants)
• Leveraged leases for commercial real estate facilities
• Entity selection and formation
• Operational tax matters
• Partnership taxation
• Non-profit taxation
• Property tax assessment protests and appeals
• 1031 exchanges
• Resort and recreational developments
• Condominiums and other planned communities
• Timeshares and other fractional interest projects
• Public finance vehicles
• Transportation-oriented developments

Praised as both lawyers and teachers, Otten Johnson's attorneys are recognized as go-to authorities on many aspects of real estate practice. Real estate group members lecture extensively on real property issues for continuing legal education programs. Known for their ability to grasp the big picture and the intricacies of every deal, Otten Johnson's real estate attorneys have unrivaled experience and expertise from which every client benefits.

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