Real Estate Commercial
Resume:
ALEX CONSTANTOPES, JD
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
Experienced real estate professional with extensive experience in commercial real estate, finance and land use and zoning. Extensive relationships within the commercial and residential real estate brokerage community.
CORE QUALIFICATIONS:
Contract and Lease Negotiation for Landlords and Tenants, Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions, Due Diligence, Land Use and Zoning.
WORK EXPERIENCE
CELLULAR REALTY SOLUTIONS (December 2021- present) Sr. VP Business Development and Telecom Consultant
Helped over 30 property owners increase the value of their properties through expense recovery due from telecommunication antenna leases.
Worked on monetization of cell tower leases to help multi-family property owners obtain relief from debt and assist in 1031 exchanges.
Advised managing agents, commercial property owners and commercial real estate agents on how to properly position their cell tower antennas to maximize property value.
BLACK & VEATCH (June 25, 2018-October 2021) Senior Site Acquisition Specialist
•Worked with a team of twelve to locate suitable properties suitable for wireless telecommunications facilities.
•Negotiated with public sector and private sector property owners.
•Draft leases and ancillary documents for multinational publicly traded wireless telecommunication company.
•Draft land use applications for various municipalities in New York and New Jersey.
•Coordinate with architects, engineers, contractors and attorneys in preparation for land use and zoning hearings.
•Obtained building permits as of right on behalf of wireless telecommunications facilities.
•Successfully leased and obtained various permits for thirty telecommunication sites and handed off to construction.
INFINITE REAL ESTATE SOLUTIONS (May 2015-June 2018) Commercial Real Estate Consultant
•Negotiated the acquisition of commercial properties with real estate brokers and off market property owners.
•Negotiated with mezzanine lenders, bankers and commercial mortgage brokers for loans.
•Reviewed existing leases, tax returns, mortgage statements and income and expense statements for purchase of shopping centers in New York, Arizona and California to determine suitability for acquisition.
•Created successful negotiation strategy and outlined negotiating points for real estate acquisition, leasing and management of properties including comments to improve the properties with new tenant leases and dealing with the existing property problems.
•Review site and building plans for ground up construction project. Coordinate with architects, engineers, contractors and attorneys in preparation for land use and zoning hearings.
•Negotiated with municipal plans examiner and obtained construction permits as of right.
•Secured hard money loan on behalf of client to avoid foreclosure of property.
•Analyzed financial data, reports and documents on behalf of client seeking to purchase approximately fifty (50) cooperative apartments in bulk sale transaction.
•Negotiated and drafted store and office commercial leases on behalf of property owners and potential lessees.
•Conducted purchase of small commercial strip mall in Buffalo New York including the review of leases, loan commitment, reviewed commercial loan documents and environmental due diligence reports.
•Represented client in the refinance of 43 residential cooperative units with commercial lender and negotiated with prior lender and their counsel regarding payoff statement as loan was in default.
•Consulted with law firms to train and educate their associate attorneys on issues pertaining to commercial and residential real estate transactions. Trained attorneys to conduct residential and commercial real estate transactions.
SACCO & FILLAS, LLP (January 2014-May 2015) Associate Attorney
•Created and managed the Real Estate Department for a mid-sized firm.
•Represented purchasers and sellers in residential and commercial real estate transactions in New York and New Jersey.
•Drafted Operating Agreements and reviewed and negotiated commercial loan documents on behalf of client with commercial lenders counsel.
•Represented lenders in connection with mortgage loan transactions throughout the State of New York
•Drafted and negotiated commercial leases on behalf of tenants and landlords.
•Conducted zoning analysis pursuant to the New York City Zoning Resolution on behalf of client seeking to transform strip club property into a hotel. Attended meetings with lobbyists on behalf of clients regarding proposed development projects.
•Conducted negotiations with public authorities on behalf of landlord seeking to create a charter school and obtain permission from the Department of Education and the School Construction Authority.
WASSERMAN & CONSTANTOPES, LLC (1999-2013) Partner
•Represented purchasers, sellers in residential and commercial real estate transactions in New York.
•Negotiated commercial leases on behalf commercial landlords. Negotiated commercial leases on behalf of potential franchisee (Subway) and potential tenants seeking space in malls.
•Advised property owners seeking to obtain wireless communications facilities on their properties.
•Drafted Operating Agreements on behalf of real estate centric limited liability companies.
•Represented lenders in residential mortgage loan transactions throughout the State of New York, including Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, American Federal Mortgage Corporation, TD Bank, NA.
AMATO & ASSOCIATES (August 1999- July 2004)- Associate Attorney
•Represented wireless telecommunications carriers Verizon Wireless and Crown Castle International in connection with the leasing, land use and zoning of property.
•Reviewed title searches and drafted title review letters to the client as to any potential title issues encumbering the site and other issues which could possibly inhibit construction of a wireless communication facility on the proposed site.
•Reviewed Phase I Environmental Site Assessment reports and drafted letter to client outlining the report.
•Negotiated and drafted Subordination, Non-Disturbance and Attornment Agreements with lenders including Bank of China, Independence Community Bank and Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh which became templates for all wireless carriers and the lenders.
•Reviewed various Town Zoning Codes. Drafted applications for the various building departments, appeal boards for the various towns on behalf of wireless telecommunications carriers, residential land owners and commercial land owners. Appeared at public hearings on behalf of the wireless telecommunication
•carriers.
STERN LAVINTHAL NORGAARD AND KAPNICK (June 1996-August 1999)- Associate Attorney
•Represented purchasers, sellers in residential and commercial real estate transactions in New York and New Jersey.
•Represented lenders in residential real estate transactions in New York and New Jersey
•Drafted loan documents
•Familiar with aspects of title insurance law in New York and New Jersey.
•Reviewed commercial leases for national retail chain stores, including Mikasa and Harry and David.
•Drafted estoppels certificates on behalf of clients and worked with counsel for shopping center and shopping mall owners.
CITYLIFE REALTY, INC. (July 1986-May 1996) Associate Broker and Legal Counsel
•Developed long lasting relationships with residential and commercial building owners and managing agents in a high paced environment.
•Leased commercial and residential properties to qualified applicants.
•Managed building on behalf of property owner.
EDCUATION
CORNELL UNIVERSITY, Hotel Real Estate Transactions and Asset Management Certificate April 2017
HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW- Juris Doctorate Degree 1991-1994
ST. JOHNS UNIVERSITY, Bachelor of Science Degree 1986- 1990
MISCELLANEOUS
Languages: Fluent in oral Greek
Former Board Member of the Hellenic American Chamber of Commerce
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