Common Issues in Negotiating Exclusive Use Restrictions in Shopping Center Leases

• Hinckley Allen Retail Newsletter
• March 4, 2013

Making a long-term leasing commitment in a shopping center entails a substantial investment in space improvements (or even constructing a new building and related site improvements under an outlot ground lease), fixturing, staffing, and stocking of a store…

Creative Financing of a Big Box Tenant’s Income Stream

• Hinckley Allen Retail Newsletter
• March 4, 2013

This article briefly describes a creative financing technique that could be utilized under the appropriate circumstances to separately finance rental payments from a big box retail tenant’s lease.We have worked with our developer clients to structure big…

Practical Tips for Commercial Lease Assignments

• Hinckley Allen Retail Newsletter
• March 4, 2013

When representing a Landlord or a Tenant in a lease assignment transaction, as part of a sale of a business or otherwise, there are many issues to identify and address. First and foremost, a thorough review of lease documents should be performed to identif…

2013 Real Estate Tax Abatement Alert for New England

• Hinckley Allen Real Estate & Tax Alert
• January 24, 2013

Tax abatement season is here! Hinckley Allen's experienced team helps property owners and other taxpayers throughout New England reduce their real estate taxes. This Real Estate Alert summarizes some imminent filing deadlines in Rhode Island, Massachusetts…