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Brooks S. Clark

Brooks S. Clark

Partner

Wall Street Office
2 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
clark@clm.com
phone: 212-238-8659
fax: 212-732-3232 download v-card

Practice Areas

Real Estate, Commercial Lending, Banking Institutions, Institutional Lenders, and Corporate Borrowers

Practice Description

Real estate involving a broad range of sophisticated commercial real estate transactions and recovery issues including, co-lender, A/B and mezzanine intercreditor arrangements, bridge financing, preferred equity, mezzanine and construction financings, loan restructurings and workouts, and negotiating and drafting of finance, joint venture, hotel operating and franchise agreements and office leases.
 
Mr. Clark has had extensive experience in sale-leaseback transactions, representing the corporate finance group of a large investment bank on more than 100 transactions that range from acquisitions, leasebacks and build-to-suits with third party financings.

 

Education

  • A.B., 1988 College of William & Mary (New York Regents Scholar)
  • J.D., 1992 Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (Member, International Law Society)

Admissions

  • 1992 New York
  • 1992 Connecticut
  • 1993 U.S. District Courts, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York

Affiliations

  • Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 1992-2005
  • New York State Bar Association (Member, Real Property Law Section, 1998-2005)
  • Commercial Mortgage Securities Association
  •  Loan Syndications and Trading Association, Inc.

Awards/Honors

AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell®

Publications Available on this website...

"Credit Tenant Lease Market Likely to Grow," New York Law Journal, November 26, 2001

Additional Publications

“Credit Tenant Lease Market Likely to Grow,” New York Law Journal, November 26, 2001

Illustrative Matters

Client
Descriptions
Investment Banks
$700 million in construction, permanent, and bridge mortgage loans secured by condominiums, multi-family buildings, office buildings, shopping malls, retail buildings, and industrial buildings (1998 to present).
$240 million in mezzanine loans and preferred equity financings (2001 to present) secured by ownership interests in owners of multi-family buildings.
Sale-leaseback acquisition and sale of over 100 net-leased retail and office properties located throughout the United States (2001 to present) with an aggregate value of $670 million.
Sale-leaseback and subsequent financing and disposition of a $175 million headquarters building of major electrical utility located in Washington, DC.
Acquisition at bankruptcy auction of WorldCom assets in connection with the acquisition, financing, and disposition of an emergency backup and telecommunications facility leased to a major New York center bank.
Foreign Banks
Workouts and/or restructurings of $900 million in construction, permanent and bridge loans secured by development rights, condominiums, and office buildings (2006 to present).
Domestic and Foreign Banks
Over $1 billion in construction, permanent and bridge mortgage loans secured by condominiums, office buildings, shopping malls, and industrial buildings (2006 to present).
$25 million in mezzanine loans secured by ownership interests in owners of office buildings (2006 to present).
Real Estate Opportunity Fund
Acquisition of 53% tenant-in-common interest in a $210 million office building located in Washington, DC.
Auto Parts Supplier
$110 million sale-leaseback and financing of 100 retail properties and 15 distribution centers in 19 states and Canada.
National Apparel Retailer
$1.1 billion acquisition of 171 department stores in 12 states.
Private Real Estate Investment Trust
Sale of an $18 million nationally flagged hotel located in Baltimore, Maryland.
Acquisition and financing of a $16 million nationally flagged hotel in Plantation, Florida.
Acquisition and financing of a $13 million nationally flagged hotel in Ft. Washington, Pennsylvania.
Acquisition and assumption of financing of a $12 million industrial building as part of real estate assemblage for residential development in West Orange, New Jersey.
Major Japanese Semiconductor Company
Disposition of a $202 million semiconductor manufacturing facility.
Joint Venture
$53 million sale-leaseback acquisition and subsequent disposition of 53 properties in 11 states leased to a large supermarket chain.
Commercial Landlord
Leasing program for a 330,000 square foot office tower in New York City.
Real Estate Developer
Acquisition and development of waterfront property in Brooklyn, New York.