Ilene Slate

Shopping center development and landlord leasing counsel

With more than 30 years of experience, Ilene Slate represents developers, owners and landlords in negotiating leases with grocery and big-box anchor tenants, declarations of covenants, conditions and restrictions, and the development documents that make complex retail projects work. She also advises on the acquisition, disposition, development, redevelopment and leasing of office, medical office, retail, restaurant and mixed-use properties in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Virginia and across the country. Ilene has a diverse group of clients, including:

• Acquisition, development and disposition of commercial properties
• Office, medical office, retail, mixed use and restaurant leasing, primarily on behalf of landlords, as well as tenants

Ilene keeps anchor lease negotiations, development documents and redevelopment issues moving on parallel tracks, so that even the most complicated or contested deals close on schedule. She is known for her responsiveness and for working constructively with opposing counsel to reach practical solutions.

• Ongoing representation of a significant institutional real estate investor in connection with the retail leasing and management of seven shopping centers in the Southeastern and Eastern regions of the United States, which collectively include approximately 2 million square feet of rentable retail area with over 200 retail tenants.
• Lead development counsel for a development company in connection with the redevelopment of approximately 11 acres of property located in Scottsdale, Ariz., for a mixed-use development property that includes hotel, residential and upgraded retail, including negotiation of the anchor lease with a national grocery chain.
• Represented a developer in connection with the development of an approximately 21-acre retail center in Mesa, Ariz., anchored by a national big-box retailer, including negotiation of the anchor lease and the related development documents.

• Represented the landlord in negotiating an anchor lease with a major regional supermarket chain in connection with the complex redevelopment of a shopping center in Florida.