Education and Nonprofits

Overview

Institutions that serve communities deserve counsel that understands both the mission and the transaction.

We represent educational institutions and nonprofit organizations in real estate matters, including acquisitions, dispositions, financing, construction, leasing, land use, easements, and joint ventures with for-profit developers.

We also advise on issues specific to tax-exempt entities, including tax exemption status, unrelated business income, and governance. We understand the regulatory and organizational requirements unique to nonprofits and educational institutions, including board approval processes, donor restrictions, and public funding considerations.

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Representative Matters

Educational Institutions

  • Represented college in lease negotiations for shared dormitories, classroom space, and athletic facilities with an international English language institute, other local colleges and universities, and private clubs in Brookline, Massachusetts
  • Represented college in construction financing for a new student dormitory in Brookline, Massachusetts
  • Represented charter school in its dissolution and sale of the building and assets to another charter school in Dorchester, Massachusetts
  • Represented private school in the purchase of an apartment building to expand its facilities in Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Represented early childhood education franchisee in the purchase, construction, and development of a franchise in southeastern Massachusetts
  • Represented early childhood education franchisee in lease negotiations for a franchise in Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts

 

Nonprofit Organizations

  • Represented religious organization in the purchase of an apartment building for use as a rectory in Beacon Hill, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Represented joint venture consisting of a developer and nonprofit organization in the development of the nonprofit’s property into affordable housing in Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts

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