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helping generate critically needed affordable housing throughout the U.S., particularly in California and Hawaii,” Dubois said. His recent work demonstrates the complexity of modern affordable housing development. The Liloa Hale Senior project in Kihei, Maui involved coordinating federal and state low- income housing tax credit equity from RBC, Bank of Hawaii tax-exempt bond construction-to-permanent financing, a Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation loan, and Maui County funding. The 117- unit development required managing multiple funding sources with overlapping requirements. Similarly, the Kings Crossing Village project in Aurora, Colorado showcased the multi-layered nature of affordable housing finance. The 179-unit development involved Enterprise Community equity for federal and state tax credits, energy efficient home tax credits, clean electricity tax credits, construction financing from Citibank, a capital magnet fund loan, and various state and federal grants.
day, while other sectors (e.g., data centers, industrial) are thriving and attracting capital and financing,” Fileti said. He has built a practice spanning the full spectrum of real estate transactions across California and the U.S. His work encompasses everything from REIT investments and portfolio acquisitions to joint ventures and distressed asset workouts, covering property types from office buildings to casinos to data centers. The breadth of his work spans multiple property types and transaction structures. “I have a diverse practice that emphasizes transactions involving REITs; acquisition and disposition of real estate assets, loans and portfolios; real estate finance transactions and credit facilities of all types; real estate joint ventures; credit lease and master lease transactions involving corporate real estate assets,” he said.
CHRISTIAN D. DUBOIS COX, CASTLE & NICHOLSON LLP SAN FRANCISCO C hristian Dubois has spent his career navigating the intricate world of affordable housing law, representing developers through every stage of complex residential real estate projects. As a transactional attorney at Cox Castle & Nicholson LLP, he has played a role in the financing, acquisition, development, rehabilitation and disposition of tens of thousands of housing units across the country. “I am happy to play a small role in
THOMAS R. FILETI MORRISON FOERSTER LOS ANGELES T homas Fileti has spent four decades watching real estate markets rise and fall, but the co-chair of Morrison Foerster’s U.S. real estate group says the current environment presents unique challenges and opportunities that test the full range of his skills. “We’re at a somewhat unique moment in real estate markets where some sectors (such as office) are heavily distressed and having trouble attracting capital, with workouts and remedies being the order of the
Recent years have demanded particular expertise in troubled assets. Fileti has been handling distressed office properties
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