Robert B. Koonin

Representative Matters

• Represent co-lender in the origination of a mortgage loan secured by a portfolio of 37 senior living properties located in Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.
• Represent the purchaser of two vacant office buildings in Midtown Manhattan and the related loan assumption.
• Represent one of the nation’s largest physical therapy networks, handling all real estate and leasing matters for more than 650 therapy clinics across the United States.
• Represent a publicly traded senior living operator in connection with the acquisition of a portfolio of assisted living properties in the Midwest, and the recapitalization of four senior living communities in Texas and Georgia.
• Advise a private equity firm on the purchase of shopping centers in multiple states, including Florida, Illinois, Nevada and New Jersey.
• Represent mezzanine lender in the origination of a construction mezzanine loan secured by a multifamily development in Virginia.
• Represent multiple national banks in connection with construction and acquisition financing across various real estate asset classes across the United States, including office, industrial and shopping center.
• Represent purchaser of a portfolio of twenty-two senior living facilities in Kentucky and Ohio, handling the acquisition and related financing of the properties.
• Represent one of New York’s largest hospital systems in connection with the acquisition, development and related leaseback of a 15-acre campus in Suffolk County, New York.
• Advise a joint venture in the acquisition and related financing of ~ 700,000 square feet of retail and office space in Virginia.
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Prior Work

Prior to joining ArentFox Schiff, Rob was a Partner and Vice-Chair of the Real Estate practice at a major law firm and was previously the Senior Vice President of Legal Affairs at the London-based software company, Metric Gaming.

Publications

• Remote Work and Higher Interest Rates Drive Office Defaults Across the United States, The National Law Review, March 23, 2023
• The Active Adult Market: Senior Living, Multifamily, or Both?, Globest.com, March 22, 2023
• The Un-Real Estate Boom: Buying Property in the Metaverse, The Fashion Law.com, April 22, 2022
• Arent Fox Attracts Garfunkel Real Estate Team in New York, New York Law Journal,  December 21, 2021
• Co-Authors Robert Koonin and Cynthia Thomas, Ventilation and air quality: Post-pandemic considerations for property owners, New York Real Estate Journal, November 23, 2021
• Co-Authors Robert Koonin and Cynthia Thomas, Look before you lease: Landlord considerations in renting to the cannabis industry, New York Real Estate Journal, June 11, 2021
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Professional Activities

• New York State Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• American Health Lawyers Association