Services

Thompson Hine provides nonprofit organizations with a complete range of real estate services to meet their unique needs. We help nonprofits find the best real estate solutions and assist them in meeting their goals and objectives in a cost-effective manner. Our lawyers understand the importance of implementing strategic project goals while managing the constraints of nonprofits within the dynamic real estate market.

Representative Services

• Acquisitions and dispositions
• Conservation easements
• Construction
• Development and redevelopment
• Document drafting, review and negotiation
• Eminent domain
• Environmental concerns
• Financing
• Land use and development
• Leasing
• Multiple-unit projects
• Partnership and joint venture agreements
• Planned unit developments
• Real estate syndications
• Real estate tax and assessment issues and protests
• Restrictive covenants
• Title examinations
• Zoning

Representative Matters

• Represented a nonprofit in the land purchase, construction and financing of their new corporate headquarters.
• Represented a nonprofit zoological organization in the creation of a for-profit water park owned and operated by the zoo. Services included acquisition of a leasehold interest in real estate from a public company, structuring the business and legal relationship between a for-profit LLC and its nonprofit sole member/owner, governance issues for both entities and $20 million financing for development costs, etc.
• Represented a nonprofit healthcare organization as construction and financing counsel in connection with the expansion of nursing home facilities and the renovation of assisted-living and independent-living apartments. Also assisted with real estate tax exemption applications.
• Represented an arts foundation in the acquisition and development of a building that was converted to use as a black box theater and as offices for arts organizations.
• Acted as bond counsel in connection with the issuance of tax-exempt bonds for, and the coordination of state and local funding of, approximately $80 million in financing for a performing arts center.
• Represented a nonprofit institute in lease negotiations for headquarters office space and in $13 million acquisition of project site and construction of nursing home.
• Represented a nonprofit organization in the acquisition and development of a six-acre former industrial site for redevelopment as headquarters and facility including acquisition, environmental, construction, bank financing and real estate tax exemption.
• Represented a Catholic diocese in real property tax assessment reduction proceedings.
• Represented a nonprofit organization as real estate, finance and construction counsel in connection with acquisition, renovation and financing for corporate headquarters.
• Represented a land conservancy in regard to conservation easements, options, purchase and sale matters.
• Represented a nonprofit foundation in numerous transactions, including:
• Purchase, redevelopment, leasing and sale of several downtown, high-rise office buildings.
• Construction financing of a historic landmark downtown retail and office complex.
• Negotiation of a 48,000-square-foot headquarters lease and construction of the space.
• Development agreement with the city of Cleveland, including use of eminent domain, assembly of 20-plus parcels that were used collectively for the development of the parking garage that supports the Playhouse Square theaters and sale of the site to the Playhouse Square Foundation.
• Financing of Lexington Village, a 450-unit multiphase project in Cleveland.
• Represented a nonprofit health center in the acquisition and leasing of property.
• Represented an art museum as construction counsel in connection with expansion project.
• Represented a board of health in the acquisition of vacant land for development of headquarters office.
• Represented a nonprofit healthcare organization as construction counsel in connection with nursing home facility expansion and development and construction of independent-living apartment/cluster homes.
• Represented a nonprofit health clinic in the acquisition and development of land, including environmental clean-up.
• Represented a community nonprofit service organization in the acquisition of new and existing buildings ranging in size from 10,000 square feet to 16,000 square feet for use as stores for the sale of donated items to support job training and placement programs for persons with disabilities.
• Represented a science center in real estate tax exemption matters.
• Represented a nonprofit arboretum in general real estate matters, including acquisitions, conservation easements, leases, licenses and easements and real property tax exemptions.
• Represented a nonprofit regarding the potential relocation of a 100-year-old downtown social club and negotiation of lease for facility from another unrelated nonprofit company.
• Represented a church as counsel on consolidation of six separate properties owned by different congregations into one congregation.
• Represented a research foundation in the acquisition of land from the state of Ohio and in land sales and leasing with respect to three office buildings.
• Represented a nonprofit musical association in numerous transactions, including:
• Construction and financing counsel in connection with renovation of Severance Hall.
• Construction counsel in connection with renovation of Blossom Music Center.
• General real estate representation including lease of Blossom Music Center and real estate tax exemptions.
• Negotiation of food and beverage services contracts and counsel on liability insurance issues, special events held by third parties on the premises and temporary liquor permits for special events.
• Represented a nonprofit community organization in dozens of real estate development projects.
• Represented a church in an eminent domain proceeding brought by a municipal school district.
• Represented a college in leasing and licensing of real property to unrelated, for-profit entities.
• Represented a church in real estate services related to the acquisition, new construction and institutional financing of a new, regional “mega-church.”
• Represented a nonprofit in the creation of complex shared parking lot arrangements with adjacent property owners.
• Represented a museum in real estate leasing and financing matters.
• Represented a nonprofit in the acquisition, financing and development of a performing arts center. In addition, our lawyers handled state funding and lease structure issues associated with the project.
• Represented a religious institution in real estate matters, including:
• Sale of excess land for development, with the reservation of open space and related restrictions, and seller financing.
• Real estate tax exemptions.
• Development of a nursing home at headquarters and leasing of part of the headquarters to the nursing home.
• Negotiation of oil and gas leases.
• Represented a land trust in acquisitions, options and conservation easements.
• Represented a church in the development and construction of new parish hall and nursery school involving extensive zoning issues and contract work.
• Represented a nonprofit as development and construction counsel for ground lease for mixed-use residential project.
• Represented a nonprofit in numerous real estate loan transactions.
• Represented a historical society regarding the proposed lease of property at an airport for a museum and the negotiation of easement agreements between nonprofits.
• Represented a national nonprofit organization in multiple headquarters, branch and summer camp site acquisitions and divestitures, including new construction, rehabilitation of historic structures and conversion of land from open space use to commercial use. In addition, our lawyers handled the negotiation and creation of a joint venture with another nonprofit for joint usage of existing suburban facility.