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Commercial
Real Estate Lending
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Jim Christenson is a member of the firm's Commercial Real Estate Lending and Business Law practice areas. His main areas of concentration include commercial real estate related transactions, including loans, purchases, options, leasing and land development matters.
Jim represents institutional lenders, including banks, insurance companies, mortgage bankers and real estate owners and developers, both as borrowers and lenders in connection with real estate and other commercial transactions including numerous multi-state lending transactions. He has significant experience with enforcement of real estate remedies, including foreclosures and receiverships. Jim can serve client needs in all states and in multi-state transactions. Jim has represented various lenders in numerous condominium/townhouse project as well as other commercial, industrial and retail construction loans. He has also represented sellers in connection with several multi-million dollar commercial property sales, including 1031 exchange transactions. Other experience includes representation of a lender in a $50,000,000, ten property, Maryland Indenture Deed of Trust transaction, representation of a lender in a $15,000,000 construction loan for a multi-family senior housing project in the State of Florida, and representation of a developer in connection with the acquisition, leasing, land development and financing aspects of a $7,000,000 retail center anchored by a grocery store. In addition, Jim has represented lenders in numerous $1 to $10,000,000 financing transactions in the financing of industrial, warehouse, office and retail properties. For several years, he has provided pro bono assistance to a statewide church umbrella organization. He has twice been named a Super Lawyer by Minnesota Law & Politics. Jim has been active in a number of civic activities. He has served as a member of the Planning Commission for the City of Saint Paul and served on the Woodbury Planning Commission and Woodbury Economic Development Board. He was a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy on active duty from 1968-1972.
American Bar Association (Banking and Business and Real Property and Probate Sections) Minnesota State Bar Association (Real Property Section) Hennepin County Bar Association (Real Property Section)
EDUCATION J.D., University of Minnesota, 1975 B.A., University of Minnesota, 1968BAR
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Minneapolis,
MN
55402-4690