Nicholas Melillo is the leader of the firm’s New York Real Estate team. He oversees and manages a diverse group of talented real estate attorneys who are well-versed in substantially all aspects of commercial real estate transactions. Nick focuses his practice on the representation of institutional and private lenders, owners, developers and investors in real estate development and financing transactions. Representing both lenders and developers, he brings a complete spectrum of services to the table.
Nick is known for his grit and zealous advocacy for clients, as well as his practicality and efficiency in getting the deal done. He has handled many important and notable transactions with some of the nation’s most active and prominent lenders and developers, including:
- Complex commercial mortgage loans
- Pre-development and construction facilities
- Mezzanine financing and intercreditor agreements
- Co-lender agreements
- Bond redemptions
- Syndicated and club facilities
- Loan on loans and loan warehousing facilities
- Hospitality loans and lines of credit
- Ground leases
- A-B structured finance and participation agreements
- Sale-leaseback transactions
- Joint ventures
- Bulk loan sales
- Distressed debt sales and acquisitions
- Restructurings and workouts
His matters frequently include environmentally contaminated sites, Brownfield Tax Credits, Historic and New Market Tax Credits, Opportunity Zones, the 421-a Affordable New York program, Inclusionary Housing Credits, ICAP benefits, and Industrial Development Agency sale- and lease-leaseback transactions. Nick also assists clients with the structuring and formation of opportunity zone and other investment funds and vehicles (including Sharia compliant funds), working very closely with his tax, investment funds and environmental teams to bring the highest and most comprehensive level of service to clients.