Rafael G. Moreno

Special Counsel

  • Rafael G. Moreno
  • Phone: +1 305 960 2260

    Import to Address Book

  • Duane Morris LLP
    201 S. Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 3400
    Miami, FL 33131-4325
    USA
  • Duane Morris LLP
    Boca Center Tower II
    5100 Town Center Circle, Suite 400
    Boca Raton, FL 33486-1008
    USA

Rafael G. Moreno focuses his practice in areas of commercial real estate and finance. He has extensive experience representing clients in the acquisition, development, construction and disposition of commercial property, including negotiating, documenting and closing of such transactions. A significant portion of Mr. Moreno’s practice involves the representation of developers, investors and lenders in connection with the financing of commercial and mixed-use properties. Additionally, Mr. Moreno has substantial experience in the field of public financing of affordable single-family and multi-family housing in Florida.

Mr. Moreno is a 1993 graduate of Boston University School of Law and a graduate, with honors, of Florida International University. He speaks Spanish.

Areas of Practice

  • Commercial Real Estate and Finance

Admissions

  • Florida

Education

  • Boston University School of Law, J.D., 1993
  • Florida International University, B.A., 1990

Professional Activities

  • The Florida Bar
    - Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section
  • American Bar Association
    - Real Estate, Trust and Estate Law Section
  • Cuban American Bar Association

Honors and Awards

  • Finalist, Daily Business Review Top Dealmakers Award 2012, Real Estate Finance Category
  • Daily Business Review Top Dealmakers Award 2009, Real Estate Finance Category

Representative Matters

  • Represented client City National Bank of Florida in connection with a mortgage loan in the amount of $14.6 million to Florida limited liability companies DEJ Hotels LLC, DSI Sunrise LLC, Sunrise at Galleria LLC and Elad National Properties LLC to refinance existing debt and future capital improvements to a hotel condominium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

  • Represented City National Bank of Florida in connection with a $39 million construction loan to Oakland Park Dixie LLC, a Florida limited liability company, to finance the development of a 136-unit multifamily residential project in Oakland Park, Florida.

  • Represented Amerant Bank, a publicly traded U.S. bank with branches in Florida and Texas, in connection with a $22 million commercial leasehold mortgage loan to Jungle Island, an outdoor eco-adventure park and beach club in Miami, to refinance existing debt and provide additional funding for capital improvements.

  • Represented buyer in $95.5 million all-cash acquisition of an existing 165,586 square feet nanotechnology research and development/laboratory building and adjacent 49,165 square feet expansion building currently under construction in Alachua, Florida, together with the acquisition of an additional three fully developed and leased light manufacturing facilities and nine parcels of vacant land.

  • Represented lender in a $68.5 million construction loan to finance the construction and development of a 55+ active adult residential community, consisting of 303 villa units, 112 apartment units and a 24,000 square-foot clubhouse in central Florida.

  • Represented lender in a $64.6 million loan to be used by Borrower to finance the acquisition of four marinas in Florida.

  • Represented lender in a $59.6 million loan to be used by Borrower the finance the acquisition of a leasehold interest in a Class A multi-tenant office building located in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.

  • Represented lender in a $10.4 million loan to be used by Borrower to finance the acquisition of a 160,000 square foot community shopping center located in Roswell, Georgia.