Karen Samuels Jones, a partner in the firm's Real Estate group, focuses her practice in the areas of real estate, leasing, and secured lending.Her clients are located not only within Colorado but also within the greater Rocky Mountain region and include state and national banks, real estate private equity investors, life insurance companies, other private lenders and technology companies. Karen is a recognized specialist in complex real estate secured transactions, acts as local counsel to various out-of-state attorneys and firms and lectures frequently on secured lending topics.
REAL ESTATE EXPERIENCE
Construction Lending
- Counsel to national bank for acquisition and development loan of major subdivision in Centennial Colorado.
- Counsel to national bank for syndicated construction borrowing base loan secured by multifamily housing buildings in Denver, Colorado.
- Counsel to national bank for syndicated construction loan secured by golf course town home community.
Permanent Loans/Lines of Credit
- Counsel to life insurance company for permanent loan secured by shopping area in Cherry Creek, Denver, Colorado.
- Counsel to life insurance company for permanent loan secured by office building in Denver, Colorado.
- Counsel to developer/owner of retirement communities for $75,000,000.00 line of credit.
- Counsel to secondary market lender for operating line of credit.
Resort/Hotel
- Counsel to purchaser of hotel and related amenities in downtown Denver, Colorado.
- Counsel to lender for bridge construction loan secured by luxury home and resort golf community.
