Blair E. Lichtenfels
Commercial Real Estate and Development Shareholder
- Role
- Real Estate Shareholder at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
- Location
- Denver, CO, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Blair E. Lichtenfels
A real estate attorney with a business perspective, Blair advises prominent developers and equity investors in connection with redevelopment, urban infill, brownfields, mixed use and transit-oriented developments. Her expertise encompasses entitlement review, securing required land use approvals, acquisitions and dispositions, providing community outreach advice and advising on public-private partnerships for complex commercial projects such as office buildings, apartments, hotels, retail and public projects across the country. Blair understands the interplay between the public sector and private real estate developers. Blair has negotiated with various urban renewal authorities in Colorado, including the Denver Urban Renewal Authority, for tax increment and other sources of public financing. Additionally, Blair works with municipalities to secure entitlements permitting her clients’ projects to proceed in a timely and cost-efficient manner. Blair is one of the few lawyers in Colorado with extensive experience structuring and negotiating Public Improvement Fee (PIF) Covenants, allowing her clients to successfully bridge the gap between available public and private financing sources. Prior business experience gives Blair a well-rounded perspective and the ability to keep her clients’ strategic objectives front and center. She brings a positive approach and emphasis on partnership to her work, allowing her to close difficult transactions with minimal conflict. Blair understands the value of a thorough knowledge of the law, as evidenced by her three year commitment to co-teaching the 10-week course, “Colorado Real Estate Practice,” which is widely recognized as the best basic real estate course in Colorado.Blair serves on the firm’s Professional Development Committee.
Experience
Real Estate Shareholder
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Jan 2015 — Present · US
Education
University of Denver - Sturm College of Law
J.D., Law
2004 — 2007
Colgate University
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science
1994 — 1998
Skills
- Leases
- Land Development
- Real Estate Development
- Zoning
- Courts
- Entitlements
- Land Use
- Disposition
- Dispositions
- Legal Writing
- Commercial Real Estate
- Acquisitions
- Real Estate
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