Jordan Krasnow, director at Goulston & Storrs, P.C., has been selected by the Real Estate Finance Association (REFA) to receive its annual Robert S. Swain Jr., Distinguished Service Award at the 21st Annual REFA Gala, to be held October 21st at the Sheraton Boston Hotel. The annual REFA Gala will honor Krasnow for his contributions to the real estate industry and to the Greater Boston community.
2009 REFA president William Tanski, Outlook Capital Partners, and REFA Gala co-chairs David Henderson, Allstate Investments, LLC and Janet Krolman, Holliday Fenoglio Fowler L.P., will present Krasnow with the award.
"Jordan Krasnow is the 'go to' attorney for many of Boston's top lenders and developers. Jordan has advised his clients on many large, complex and often politically sensitive transactions using his extraordinary combination of legal expertise, interpersonal skills and business acumen," said Henderson.
Krasnow has more than 35 years of commercial real estate legal experience focusing on real estate acquisitions and dispositions in all major markets of the U.S., real estate financing and real estate development.
Krasnow, a director, focusing on real estate acquisitions and dispositions in all major markets of the U.S., real estate financing and real estate development.
Representative Experience
*Representation of Beacon Capital Partners in the acquisition and financing of 30 properties located in the District of Columbia, Virginia and Seattle consisting of over 11.5 million s/f of office space.
*Real estate counsel to private investment fund, including acquisition of large office properties in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, D.C., greater Boston and other locations throughout the U.S. Transactions include joint ventures and highly structured ownership arrangements.
*Real estate counsel to one of the nation's leading multifamily real estate investment trusts in real estate acquisitions and dispositions nationally.
*Representation of a national financial service company on the sale of a landmark office building and related buildings.
*Representation of the Commonwealth of Mass. in a public/private enterprise for the rehabilitation and re-use of a 30-story state office building.
*Represented lending group providing construction financing of TD Banknorth Garden, Boston.
*Represented purchasers of multifamily historic tax credit properties.
*Represented largest health insurance company in Mass. in the disposition of its headquarters at 100 Summer St., and the lease of its new headquarters at the Landmark Center, Boston.
*Represented a national commercial real estate investment management company in acquisition of portfolio of 53 properties, including office and R&D facilities.
*Represented private company in complex sale-leaseback transaction for office buildings in Boston, utilizing tenant-in-common interest structure.
Professional and Community Involvement
*Director, Roxbury Preparatory Charter School Foundation, Inc.
*National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Real Estate Finance Association
*New England Region Board, Anti Defamation League Trustee
*Massachusetts Bar Foundation
*Former chair, Real Estate Section, Boston Bar Association
Awards and Recognition
*Massachusetts SuperLawyer 2007, 2008
*Best Lawyers in America 2006-2010
*Chambers USA, "American Leading Business Lawyers", 2003-2009 and ranked the number one real estate attorney in Massachusetts in 2007
*Listed as one of the World's Leading Real Estate Lawyers, 2004
*Recipient, 1995 B'nai B'rith Distinguished Achievement Award
*Who's Who in America
*Who's Who in American Law