David G. Moss

Admissions

• New York

Education

• The George Washington University Law School, J.D., 1999
• Albion College, B.A., cum laude, 1996

Experience

• Duane Morris LLP
  - Partner, 2022-present
• Meister Seelig & Fein LLP
  - Partner, 2005-2022
• McDermott Will & Emery LLP
  - Associate, 2003-2005
• Solomon & Weinberg LLP
  - Associate, 2000-2003

Representative Matters

Acquisition, Finance and Development

• Represented Evenhar Development Corporation in its development of a 190,000 square foot three-property assemblage in Harlem, New York.

• Represented a joint venture of Evenhar Development Corp and LTNG in connection with a 75,000 square foot mixed -use commercial and residential condominium development in midtown Manhattan, formed through a combination of a ground lease and fee title assemblage of properties, with fee and ground lease financing from Tilden Park and Fort Amsterdam, as a precursor to a $40 million construction loan.

• Represented developer in co-general partner and limited partner investment structures for a $60 million fee and ground lease development project in New York, New York.

• Represented REIT in connection with $240 million acquisition of office building and fee and leasehold debt.

• Represented developer in connection with $120 million tax-structured disposition of boutique hotel in New York City.

• Represented developer in ground lease development project.

• Represented syndicate in $93 million acquisition and sale leaseback of office park with mortgage and mezzanine financing.

• Represented motel developer in connection with $127 million portfolio refinance of motels in over fifteen states.

• Represented sponsor in $10 million purchase and financing of Lower East Side mixed-use property.

• Represented developer in connection with $32 million sale of office building with defeasance of underlying mortgage.

• Represented developer in connection with $15 million acquisition of New York City office building as part of an assemblage.

• Represented developer in connection with acquisition and development of New York City site for condominium conversion.

Lending and Private Equity

• Represented a subsidiary of SME Capital Ventures LLC, a private bridge lender, in its upsizing of an existing junior mezzanine loan, as part of a larger construction facility with a leading mortgage and senior mezzanine lender, to develop a 60,000 square foot ,19-story luxury residential condominium in New York City.

• Represented preferred equity investor in the deployment of a $5 million investment for a transitional real estate project in New York, New York.

• Represented fund in connection with $19 million preferred equity investment in a large development in Long Island City, New York.

• Represented lender in connection with $30 million acquisition and construction financing in New York City.

• Represented hedge fund in connection with origination of $25 million bridge loan.

• Represented lender in connection with origination of $11.5 million acquisition financing.

• Represented foreign lender in connection with $8 million subordinate financing.

Distressed Real Estate

• Represented a subsidiary of SME Capital Ventures LLC in conducting a UCC foreclosure of a $4 million mezzanine loan, where the borrower, a subsidiary of The Pink Stone Capital Group, had gone into default; the collateral consisted of membership interest in three limited liability companies that own a fractured commercial and residential condominium in New York's Soho neighborhood.

• Represented real estate investment firm in connection with its $32.5 million refinancing of an existing $24.5 million construction loan subject to a forbearance agreement in connection with the completion of an 80,000 square foot development in New York City, including 421-a affordable housing, NYC Fresh Program and community facility components for zoning bonuses.

• Represented lender in workout and restructure of subordinate construction loan with senior lender and borrower.

Media Hits

• Quoted, "Co-GP Structures Help Real Estate Sponsors Navigate a Choppy Investment Market," WealthManagement.com, October 3, 2022

Selected Speaking Engagements

• Moderator, Distressed Real Estate Investing Panel, iGlobal, Fall 2024