Andringa, Timothy J.

Catherine Andreycak joined the firm as a partner in 1998, after serving as counsel to the New York City firm of Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler LLP. Ms. Andreycak concentrates her practice in the areas of transactional real estate and finance. Ms. Andreycak has extensive experience representing clients in all types of transactions, including complex conveyancing and leasing, and construction and permanent financing. She has represented developers, hotel owners, major financial institutions, governmental agencies and cultural institutions in the purchase and sale of commercial properties and the structuring of commercial condominiums, as well as in the leasing of office and industrial space. Ms. Andreycak has also represented individuals and entities in the negotiation of design and construction agreements for residences, office space, industrial facilities and major cultural exhibition spaces, cooperatives and condominium developments.

Ms. Andreycak has advised many not-for-profit organizations, including foundations, museums, a historic preservation organization and a major wildlife conservation organization, both in the negotiation of leases and purchase agreements and in such areas as the financing of community development projects, the provisions of housing for curators, the design and construction of exhibition spaces (including obtaining government funds for such construction) and the sale and negotiation of preservation covenants with respect to historic properties. In the area of financing, she has represented many commercial lenders and savings institutions in both construction and permanent loans and in connection with the refinancing and restructuring of existing loans. In the area of affordable housing, she has represented both a financial institution and a consortium of lenders in New York City, providing construction and permanent financing for low and moderate income families, often in participation with New York City and New York State governmental entities. She is active in Pleasantville community affairs. She is a member of the New York State Bar Association, the New York Women's Bar Association, Women in Housing & Finance and the Association of Real Estate Women.