Jessica A. Cohen

Representative Experience

• Real Estate Acquisitions & Dispositions Plus

  • Represented a privately-held senior housing owner selling multiple properties in Washington and Oregon, totaling $99 million.

  • Represented a privately-held senior housing owner in portfolio sale of senior communities totaling $249 million to a national healthcare REIT.

  • Represented a Canadian automobile dealership in sale of multiple Puget Sound-area dealerships, totaling $41.3 million.

  • Represented a family investment group in purchase and financing of $10 million condominium building.*

  • Represented a nonprofit organization in the negotiation of purchase and sale agreement for the sale of its affordable multifamily housing facility and preservation of affordability restrictions.*

• Leasing Plus

  • Represents a Washington port in extensive negotiations and drafting of a 50-year ground lease and construction development for new industrial tenant.

  • Represents a professional sports team in negotiation and drafting a ground lease and transaction documents with City municipality for development of ice rink and community center.

  • Represented a professional ballet organization negotiating its lease of approximately 30,000 square feet with a specialized tenant improvement buildout and allowance.

  • Represented a boating company to negotiate lease for approximately 130,000 square feet of marina and yard space in Seattle.

  • Represents a Canadian fitness owner with drafting and negotiating multiple leases in the Pacific Northwest, including a 40,000 square foot lease with $3 million tenant improvement allowance.

  • Represented a multistate company in their industrial and warehousing leasing needs throughout Washington and Oregon.*

• Affordable Housing Plus

  • Represents a local non-profit organization in sale of property to a housing authority for affordable housing development.

  • Represented a for-profit multifamily housing developer in $61 million-dollar tax-exempt bond and loan financing and joint venture equity investment deal for 245-unit, multi-building affordable housing project in Washington.*

  • Represented a for-profit developer in multifamily affordable housing acquisitions and LIHTC transfers and loan refinancing into HUD-insured loans.*

  • Represented a for-profit multifamily housing developer in multiple loan conversions for permanent financing.*

• Healthcare Real Estate & Financing Plus

  • Represented a national healthcare REIT in regulatory review for a portfolio purchase or properties across Washington.*

  • Guided a nonprofit healthcare organization in post-merger conveyance of 19 properties and transfer of affordable housing regulatory agreements.*

  • Represented an assisted living facility owner in a $12 million refinance of a loan into HUD Section 223(f).*

• Real Estate Financing Plus

  • Frequently serve as Washington local counsel in review of loan documents for real estate financing and issuance of local counsel legal opinions.

  • Represent a joint venture in acquisition financing for nation-wide portfolio of health care facilities.*

* Denotes experience prior to joining Miller Nash LLP