Jeffrey T.Ramsey (Jeff)

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Jeff Ramsey represents real estate developers and real estate private equity funds in real estate investment transactional work and operational matters. He has particular experience in real estate joint ventures of every variety, including development joint ventures, acquisition, programmatic, portfolio, and single-asset ventures across all asset categories.

Key past joint venture transactions include multiple engagements for Mill Creek Residential Trust, including development ventures for project sites throughout the United States, and representations for Whitman/Peterson Partners, Greystar Real Estate Partners, Trammell Crow Residential, Behringer Harvard Funds, and the Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds. In addition, Jeff is lead counsel for a national developer's property management operations.

Jeff is a member of the The Real Estate Council, the State Bar of Texas, and the Dallas Bar Association. He is a volunteer for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Experience

  • Westwood Residential sells two apartment communities in Frisco, TexasJones Day represented Westwood Residential Companies in connection with the disposition of two apartment communities in Frisco, Texas and an accompanying loan assumption.
  • Mill Creek forms joint venture to develop multifamily apartment community in Frisco, TexasJones Day represented Mill Creek Residential Trust LLC in connection with the formation of a joint venture with an institutional co-investment partner to develop a multifamily apartment community on a site located in Frisco, Texas.
  • Real estate private equity firm forms programmatic joint venture for industrial real estate development properties in United StatesJones Day advised a global real estate private equity firm’s GP co-investment vehicle in the formation of a programmatic joint venture to make equity investments in industrial real estate development properties in the United States, including in connection with the joint venture’s initial investment.
  • Mill Creek forms programmatic joint venture with fund managed by QuadReal Property GroupJones Day represented Mill Creek Residential Trust LLC in the creation of a programmatic joint venture with a fund managed by QuadReal Property Group.
  • Transwestern forms joint venture to acquire and renovate apartment community in San Antonio, TexasJones Day advised Transwestern Investment Group in the formation of a joint venture to acquire and renovate an apartment community located in San Antonio, Texas.
  • Mill Creek sells equity interest in Belmont Flats Venture LLC in Portland, OregonJones Day advised Mill Creek Residential Trust LLC in connection with the sale of its equity interest in Belmont Flats Venture LLC, a joint venture formed to develop Modera Belmont Apartment community located in Portland, Oregon, to an institutional co-investor.
  • Mill Creek sells equity interest in CPT AlamedaJones Day advised Mill Creek Residential Trust LLC in connection with the sale of its equity interest in CPT Alameda, LLC, a joint venture formed to develop Modera the Alameda apartments project in San Jose, California, to an institutional co-investor.
  • Whitman/Peterson Partners forms joint venture for acquisition of DoubleTree Hotel & Suites by Hilton in King of Prussia, PennsylvaniaJones Day represented Whitman/Peterson Partners in its joint venture for the acquisition of the DoubleTree Hotel & Suites by Hilton located in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.
  • Mill Creek forms joint venture with institutional co-investor for acquisition of multifamily apartment portfolio in Everett, WAJones Day advised Mill Creek Residential Trust LLC in its joint venture with an institutional co-investor to acquire The Mark on 4th Apartments, a 311-unit multifamily apartment building in Everett, WA and Beacon at Center, a 132-unit multifamily apartment building in Everett, WA.
  • Mill Creek sells 484-unit multifamily apartment complex in Laurel, MarylandJones Day advised Mill Creek Residential Trust LLC in the sale of a 484-unit multifamily apartment complex in Laurel, Maryland.
  • Mill Creek forms joint venture for mixed use high rise development located in Edgewater district of Miami, FloridaJones Day advised Mill Creek Residential Trust LLC in its joint venture with an institutional co-investor for a mixed use high rise development located in the Edgewater district of Miami, Florida to be comprised of 296 residential apartment units and 11,000 square feet of commercial space.
  • Mill Creek acquires 129-unit premier town home community in Fort Lauderdale, FloridaJones Day represented Mill Creek Residential Trust LLC in a joint venture to purchase a 129-unit premier town home community (with more than 180,000 square feet of residential space) located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and related financing.
  • Whitman/Peterson forms coinvestment partnership with Autocamp to acquire and develop outdoor lodging propertiesJones Day advised Whitman/Peterson Partners in its formation of a coinvestment partnership with Autocamp to acquire and develop outdoor lodging properties, primarily in the Western U.S.
  • Mill Creek forms joint venture with ASRS to acquire all outstanding sharesJones Day advised Mill Creek Residential Trust LLC and its management team in the acquisition of all the outstanding shares of Mill Creek by the Arizona State Retirement System and the management team.
  • Mill Creek forms joint venture for 288-unit Class-A apartment complex in Seattle, WashingtonJones Day advised Mill Creek Residential Trust LLC in connection with the formation of a joint venture with an institutional co-investor and the construction financing by the joint venture of a 288-unit Class-A apartment complex in Seattle, Washington.
  • Mill Creek to develop multifamily project in Broward County, FloridaJones Day advised Mill Creek Residential Trust LLC, the second largest multifamily developer in the U.S., in connection with the development of a 330-key multifamily project in Broward County, Florida, including, inter alia, preparation of construction contract and related documents and negotiation of construction joint venture agreement with institutional equity investor and construction financing.
  • Whitman/Peterson forms joint venture with Concord Hospitality and Madison Properties to develop hotel in Woburn, MassachusettsJones Day advised Whitman/Peterson Partners in its formation of a joint venture with Concord Hospitality Enterprises Corp. and Madison Properties to develop a co-branded lodging property in the Boston area.
  • Mill Creek sells equity interest to joint venture formed to acquire apartment community in SeattleJones Day represented Mill Creek Residential Trust in connection with a sale of its equity interest to an institutional co-investor in a joint venture formed to acquire the Skye at Belltown apartment community located in Seattle, Washington.
  • Greystar forms open ended core plus fund and acquires Monogram for approximately $4.4 billionJones Day advised Greystar Real Estate Partners on a number of related transactions culminating in the acquisition of Monogram Residential Trust, Inc. (a publicly traded REIT based in Plano, Texas), an owner, operator, and developer of luxury apartment communities with a significant presence in select coastal markets, in a transaction valued at approximately $4.4 billion, including the debt assumed or refinanced in connection with the transaction.
  • Subsidiary of Morgan Stanley dissolves domestic and internationally focused fundJones Day is advising a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, in its capacity as general partner to various private equity real estate funds, with the dissolution and winding up of both domestic and internationally focused funds.
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