Thomas Michaelides
Associate
New York, NY156 West 56th Street
New York, NY 10019
P 212.237.1237 F 212.262.1215
P 212.237.1237 F 212.262.1215
Experience
Tom Michaelides is an Associate, resident in the New York office. His practice focuses on commercial real estate and he possesses an extensive background in acquisitions, development and financing across asset classes. He also has extensive experience in negotiating and structuring joint ventures in both routine and complex real estate matters.
Prior to Windels Marx, Tom practiced in the New York offices of real estate departments at several prominent law firms.
Tom is a native of Greece and fluent in the language.
Representative Matters of Note
- Represented a U.S. private equity fund in connection with its sale of 18 hospitality properties located throughout the U.S. to 8 distinct buyers.*
- Represented a U.S. private equity fund in connection with its $40 million sale of a hotel in Rockville, MD.*
- Represented a U.S. private equity fund in connection with its $325 million portfolio sale of 8 multifamily properties located throughout the U.S.*
- Represented a U.S. private equity fund with the formation of a programmatic joint venture for the acquisition and development of single-family homes located throughout the U.S.*
- Represented a U.S. private equity fund in connection with its joint venture for the $285 million acquisition and development of industrial properties throughout the U.S.*
- Represented a U.S. private equity fund in the placement of a $300 million revolving credit facility to be used for the acquisition of single family homes throughout the U.S.*
- Represented a U.S. private equity fund as borrower in $83 million first mortgage financing secured by mixed use assets located in Houston, Texas.*
Speaking Engagements & Publications
Co-Presenter
- “Retail Leasing in the Era of COVID-19”, National Retail Federation, April 2020
- “Real Estate Provisions of the 2021 Appropriations Act: Emergency Rental Assistance and Extended Eviction Moratorium”, Strafford Publications, Inc., March 2021
Guest Speaker
- “Breaking Down Federal Relief for Tenants and Landlords”, The Property Line Podcast, May 2021
- “Challenges and Effects of the CDC’s Residential Eviction Moratorium”, The Property Line Podcast, June 2021
Co-Author
- “Pandemic Risk Insurance Act of 2020: Proposed Legislation in Response to COVID-19”, JD Supra, March, 2020
- “Essential Critical Workforce” Guidance for the Real Estate Industry, Specifically for Commercial Landlords Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic”, JD Supra, March 2020
- “Summary of Federal and State Governmental Developments Pertaining to Loan Forbearance and Lease Enforcement in Response to COVID-19”, JD Supra, March 2020
- “Department of Homeland Security CISA’s Updated Version 3.0 ‘Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce: Ensuring Community and National Resilience in COVID-19 Response’ Guidance”, JD Supra, May 2020
- “US Congress is Considering Several Drafts of Legislation Addressing Business Interruption Insurance Coverage and Public-Private Risk Sharing Initiatives in the Context of Both the Current COVID-19 Pandemic and Future Pandemics”, JD Supra, May 2020
- “California Senate Bill 939 Includes Significant Protections for Commercial Tenants Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic: Eviction Moratorium, Rental Deferment, and Right to Modify Rental Obligations or Terminate Lease”, JD Supra, June 2020
- “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 – Key Provisions Affecting the Real Estate Industry”, JD Supra, January 2021
Academia
While at Brooklyn Law School, Tom was awarded the Lisle Merit Scholarship. He was awarded the CLI Excellence for the Future Award in Landlord-Tenant Litigation (2018). At Fordham University, he was Omicron Delta Epsilon - International Honor Society for Economics.
* Prior to Windels Marx.
Practices
Education
- J.D., with distinction, Brooklyn Law School, 2018
- B.A., Economics, Fordham University, 2015
Admissions
- New York (2019)