July 11, 2025

MSW – Q2 2025 Transaction Highlights

The second quarter of 2025 ended strong for the attorneys at Murphy Schiller & Wilkes LLP (MSW). The firm acted as lead counsel in connection with the acquisition and sale of property in all asset classes, helped our clients negotiate large lease transactions, and represented both lenders and borrowers in connection with financing CRE deals, both locally and nationally.

In Q2 2025, the firm represented the following:

  • Developer in connection with $90,000,000 acquisition of entitled land for the development of a 200-unit multifamily project in Morris County, New Jersey.
  • Private equity borrower in connection with $43,550,000 Freddie Mac loan secured by multifamily development in Northern Virginia.
  • Private equity firm in connection with negotiation of participation agreement in connection with $23,000,000 loan for commercial property in Parsippany, NJ.
  • New Jersey bank in connection with an $18,000,000 refinance of a Union County, New Jersey flex industrial property.
  • New Jersey bank in connection with an $18,000,000 term loan to energy industry contractor.
  • National bank in connection with a $14,210,000 refinance of a multifamily property in Lafayette, Louisiana.
  • Developer in connection with $14,100,00 purchase and financing of 117,492 SF multi-tenant office building and 14 acres of vacant land in Morris County, New Jersey.
  • National bank in connection with a $10,100,000 refinance of a multifamily property in Hudson County, New Jersey.
  • New Jersey developer in connection with a $10,000,000 second mortgage loan for improvements to industrial property in Mercer County, New Jersey.
  • Purchaser in connection with $8,250,000 acquisition of industrial property in Saddle Brook, New Jersey.
  • Landlord in connection with lease of 85,000 SF industrial building in South 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.