David N. Heaton
Partner | Atlanta Officedheaton@phrd.com
T: (404) 420-5553
F: (678) 533-7758
F: (678) 533-7758
Practice Group
Services
- Telecommunications Site Acquisition and Disposition
- Retail Leasing
- Real Estate Development
- Real Estate Finance
Education
- Hampden-Sydney College - (B.A., summa cum laude, 1984)
- Emory University School of Law - (J.D., with distinction, 1987)
Admitted to Practice
- Georgia
About David
David specializes in commercial real estate law, with an emphasis on developer and owner representation. He has handled numerous commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions, construction and permanent financing, mezzanine financing and equity investment. Additionally, David's practice includes the representation of a national retail tenant in connection with store openings and expansions in shopping centers. He also has extensive experience in virtually all contractual components in the area of wireless telecommunications site acquisition, including ground leases, collocation agreements and build-to-suit arrangements. David also has extensive experience in representing lenders in connection with loans secured by real estate.
Professional and Civic Involvement
- Member, State Bar of Georgia, Real Property Law Section
- Member, Urban Land Institute, Programs Committee
Representative Engagements
- Participated extensively in acquisition and financing of $565,000,000 multi-property portfolio acquisition and simultaneous disposition of several components.
- Represented hotel and residential condominium developer in $43,500,000 mezzanine financing.
- Represented acquisition and developer client in acquisition and financing of 200+ apartment projects in Atlanta, Georgia and Tampa, Florida.
- Represented acquisition and developer client in acquisition of 250,000 square foot office building in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Represented developer in $136,800,000 construction financing for office project in Nashville, Tennessee.
- Represented golf course developer in connection with disposition of championship golf course and acquisition and development of replacement golf course facility as part of reverse section 1031 exchange.
- Represented industrial property developer in connection with acquisition of numerous industrial properties as part of reverse section 1031 exchange transaction.
- Represented multi-family developer in sale of 200+ unit apartment project and related retail property.
- Represented national retail tenant in development of new stores in various states.
- Represented national wireless communications provider with respect to site acquisition and establishment of wireless network in Atlanta, Georgia market.
- Represented various office project owners in refinance transactions involving loans exceeding $25,000,000
Publications and Presentations
- Speaker: "Seller Considerations and Remedies Upon a Buyer Default Under an Agreement to Purchase Real Estate," Workouts and Remedies in Real Estate Program (Law Seminars International), September, 2008
- Speaker: "Closing Modern Real Estate Purchases -- Be Ready to Satisfy Title Insurance Requirements," SES Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreements Program, June, 2003.
- Speaker: "Telecommunications Leases: What All Real Estate Professionals Need to Know," Commercial Leasing 200 for Business and Legal Professionals, May, 2000
- Speaker: Build-to-Suit and Purchase/Leaseback Tower Programs, A National Symposium, March, 1998
- Co-Author: "Consent to Relief From the Automatic Stay in Forbearance Agreements," Real Estate Workouts and Asset Management, December, 1993.