Ian Brandt | Source | Partner; Real Estate Law group at Davidoff Hutcher & Citron

Ian J. Brandt is a commercial real estate attorney and Partner in the Real Estate Law group for Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP in New York City, where he concentrates his practice on all aspects of cooperative and condominium law. He represents the boards of residential co-ops and condos throughout New York, as well as many individual apartment owners in the enforcement of shareholder rights. He also navigates his clients through the complex terrain of real property insurance coverage for both homeowners’ policies and large real property indemnity polices that insure residential multiple dwellings and commercial properties.

Ian guides homeowners’ associations in all matters of corporate governance, including review and negotiation of building contracts, insurance claim and coverage analysis, casualty damages and property losses, mortgage refinancing, election disputes, review and analysis of corporate governing documents, alterations, construction and owner issues, apartment unit transfer matters, and represent sellers or buyers in individual purchases in a co-op or condos, and assist co-ops and condos when issues arise in connection with a sale including negotiation of trust and estate documents, assignment of alteration agreements or other transfer rights.

He brings a wealth of knowledge about how landlords and developers calculate the value of lease buyouts, about what tenants can financially achieve in return for relinquishing their valuable leasehold rights to landlords, and he successfully negotiates to maximize value for his clients. Ian is also general counsel to various condominiums and cooperatives in the New York City area.