Robert H. Gidel, Jr.
Partner
Rob Gidel is more than just his clients’ lawyer. He is also their biggest supporter. Rob represents national and regional real estate developers, private and public real estate investment trusts (REITs), private equity firms and franchisees, as well as high net-worth individuals and their affiliated family offices. His practice involves:
- Negotiating complex real estate documents
- Assisting with the purchase, sale and lease of various commercial real estate projects, including hotels, retail, office and industrial sites, and multi-family projects
- Advising on land use issues involving zoning, entitlements, property rights and county approvals
- Representing developers and owners on real estate issues involving violations of exclusive covenants, deed restrictions and other title-related matters
- Advising both banking and lending institutions and borrowers in the financing of various real estate-related projects, including debt and equity financing
Experience
- Represents a fully integrated private equity real estate firm in real estate and transactional matters for more than 1 million square feet of retail, industrial and office assets under management.
- Counsels the nation’s largest homebuilder in various acquisitions, joint ventures and development projects throughout Florida.
- Guided the nation’s largest build-to-rent focused real estate investment trust (REIT) through multiple acquisitions, joint ventures and development projects across Florida.
- Helped a comprehensive home health care-focused startup lease more than 30 locations in Florida.
- Secured approval of a 450,000-square-foot mixed-use development project for a joint venture partnership.