The third quarter of 2025 started off strong for the attorneys at Murphy Schiller & Wilkes LLP (MSW). The firm acted as lead counsel in connection with the acquisition and sale of properties in all asset classes, helped our clients negotiate significant lease transactions, represented both lenders and borrowers in connection with financing CRE deals, both locally and nationally, and secured noteworthy approvals for major industrial, multi-family, and retail projects throughout New Jersey.
In Q3 2025, the firm represented the following:
- National bank in connection with the modification of a $125,000,000 revolving line of credit for a New Jersey-based company.
- Developer in connection with the joint venture and the land acquisition for $87,000,000 development project in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
- National bank in connection with a $40,000,000 refinance of a Bergen County, New Jersey retail property.
- Seller in connection with the $23,750,000 sale of Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Wichita, Kansas.
- New Jersey bank in connection with a $19,000,000 acquisition financing of a catering facility in New Jersey.
- Borrower in connection with $18,250,000 refinancing of luxury hotel in Kansas City, Missouri.
- Developer in connection with $14,100,000 purchase and financing of office building in Cedar Knolls, New Jersey.
- Developer in connection with a $13,000,000 acquisition of development site in Middlesex County, New Jersey.
- Lender in connection with $10,850,000 loan in connection with purchase money financing of shopping center in Syracuse, New York.
- New Jersey bank in connection with a $4,400,000 acquisition financing of two net leased properties in Tampa, Florida.
- Tenant in connection with lease agreement for 10,500 square foot facility for launch of state-of-the-art athletic performance and training center in Cranford, New Jersey.
- Developer in connection with land use approvals for a 6-story, 75-unit multifamily building in Newark, New Jersey.
- Developer in connection with land use approvals for 25,000 square foot warehouse building in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Murphy Schiller & Wilkes LLP (MSW) is a boutique law firm servicing the commercial real estate and construction industries. Headquartered in Newark, New Jersey, the firm represents a wide range of clients, including institutional, publicly traded real estate companies, international and regional lenders, national contractors and subcontractors, and family offices. The firm has been ranked as a top law firm by both Chambers & Partners and U.S. News & World Report.