Attorney Info
Jon C. Popin
Special Counsel
Duane Morris LLP
1540 Broadway
New York, NY 10036-4086
USA
Phone: +1 212 471 1844
Fax: +1 212 202 7836
Email:
jcpopin@duanemorris.com
Jon C. Popin concentrates his practice in land-use law and real estate finance. He advises developers and property owners on land-use and zoning issues that arise in land purchase and development matters. He represents developers and property owners in all types of zoning matters, including, re-zonings, variances, special permits, certifications and authorizations. Mr. Popin is experienced in handling matters before the New York City Department of City Planning, New York City Board of Standards and Appeals, New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, New York City Economic Development Corporation and New York City Landmarks Commission. He is also experienced in representing purchasers and sellers in the sale of unused development rights.
Mr. Popin is experienced in filings in connection with partial real property tax exemptions and abatements, including the 421-a, 421-b, 421-g, 420-c, J-51 and ICAP programs.
In addition, Mr. Popin represents lenders in sophisticated transactions throughout the United States including commercial mortgage loans included in securitizations, mezzanine loans, and construction and leasehold financings. He also represents lenders that specialize in the development and refinance of affordable-housing.
Areas of Practice
- Real Estate
Representative Matters
- Representation of a developer in a zoning lot merger and purchase of 32,250 square feet of development rights from multiple adjoining properties in connection with the construction of a highrise hotel in midtown Manhattan.
- Representation of the owner of a 62,000 square foot parcel in a land swap with the City of New York. Issues involved potential soil contamination, federal wetland permitting and newly proposed Special Purpose District on property to be swapped to owner.
- Representation of the developer of a mixed-use development in the Little Italy section of Manhattan, New York. Obtained zoning special permit, authorizations and certification necessary for project development in Special Little Italy District. Filed 421-a partial tax exemption.
- Representation of a hotel owner in the re-zoning of a hotel near JFK Airport, New York.
- Participated in the $780,000,000 refinancing of the Sears Tower in Chicago.
- Participated in the $140,000,000 refinancing of a hotel in Times Square, New York, the mortgage of which encumbered ground lease, developments rights lease and fee ownership interests covering the property, together with $130,000,000 in layered mezzanine financing.
- Participated in the $100,000,000 acquisition and construction mortgage financing of a proposed 50 story mixed-use new building in midtown Manhattan, which included the purchase of 63,422 square feet of development rights and an inclusionary housing zoning bonus of 31,272 square feet, together with $64,575,000 in layered mezzanine financing.
Land-Use Matters
Other Matters
Professional Activities
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York
- New York State Bar Association
Admissions
- New York
Education
- Brooklyn Law School, J.D.
- California State University, Los Angeles, B.S.
Selected Speaking Engagements
- Speaker, "Government Entitlements, Constraints and Incentives," International Association of Attorneys and Executives in Corporate Real Estate (AECRE), Fall Forum, Chicago, November 21, 2008.
