David J. Alexander
David Alexander advises clients on complex real estate transactions, including the acquisition, disposition, construction, financing and leasing of shopping centers, office buildings and industrial buildings throughout the U.S. An experienced real estate attorney, David reviews, drafts and negotiates all manner of retail, office and industrial real estate agreements, including purchase and sale agreements, construction contracts, leases and financing documentation.
Prior to starting Alexander Law, David served as in-house counsel for a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) that owned and managed community retail centers in the Midwest and was a partner in the real estate group of a mid-sized Chicago law firm focusing on assisting foreign controlled entities with their U.S. operations.
Education
Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D. 2005
Eastern Illinois University, B.A. 2002
Accomplishments and Organizations
Leading Lawyer - Emerging Lawyer in Real Estate: Commercial and Real Estate: Finance - 2016-2020
American Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association
Lake County Bar Association - Real Estate Committee Co-Chair
Publications & Seminars
Illinois State Bar Journal Real Estate Law: “An Examination of Lease Subordination Issues in an Economic Downturn” April 2009
Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education: Co-authored: "Real Estate Tax and Government Incentives" and "Site Selection" Chapters, Commercial Real Estate, updated and republished in 2011, 2013, and 2017
Northern Illinois Commercial Association of Realtors' first Virtual Lunch Series Webinar - April 16, 2020
Area Development Consultants Forum 27: Best Practices for Economic Developers (June 3-5, 2019)
International Council of Shopping Centers' Annual Law Conference Roundtable Leader (2014, 2015 and 2016)
Community
Board Member and Executive Committee Member, Japan America Society of Chicago
Board Member, Lake County Partners
Experience
Acquisition of $12.5 million die casting facility in Indiana.
Approximately $23 million build-to-suit and long-term lease for an international bioscience firm in suburban Chicago.
$32 million design, build and construction project for an international Fortune 100 company in Chicago.
Build-to-suit transaction for a 40,000-sqaure-foot distribution hub in suburban Chicago.
$12 million Greenfield development of 150,000-square-foot linear motor company manufacturing facility.
$5.2 million automotive industry logistic facility purchase in Kentucky.
$13.3 million turnkey development of a healthcare products distribution center, office and showroom.
Portfolio leasing for a foreign retail company of numerous big box retail stores in connection with its U.S. expansion in Southern California.
Secured a $28 million Section 223(a)(7) HUD insured loan to refinance an existing loan for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development assisted multi-family housing project, resulting in a significant annual decrease in debt service expenses.
Eight property, $41 million, portfolio sale to a national private equity real estate firm for a Chicago area industrial real estate developer.
Establishment of a new approximately $40 million state-of-the-art rail rolling stock manufacturing facility in northwestern Illinois for one of the world's largest manufacturers of rolling rail stock, which when completed would employee as many as 400 persons and represent a historic return to the state of railcar manufacturing.