Suzanne Johnson

Represents financial institutions in commercial and real estate loan transactions

Suzanne Johnson has a primary focus on complex real estate lending for all project types, including multifamily, industrial, retail and senior living facilities, and venture debt financing (including working capital lines and term loans). She also handles single-bank and syndicated commercial loans, leasehold financing, secured revolving lines of credit, asset-based financing, lines of credit secured by multiple properties and loans with collateral in multiple states.

• Manages all stages of the financing transaction process, from term sheet negotiations and documentation to closing and ongoing advice, effectively ensuring multiple stakeholders adhere to the agreed closing timeline.

• Representation of agent in construction loans for senior living facilities ($23-$44 million).
• Representation of bank in construction loans for mini-storage buildings ($10-$14 million).
• Representation of agent in $96 million construction loan for office tower that involved EB-5 financing, mezzanine financing and a ground lease.
• Representation of bank in $29.3 million loan for the acquisition of hotel.
• Representation of agent and banks in construction loans for industrial buildings ($22-$61 million).
• Representation of agent and banks in construction loans for multifamily projects, which included ground leases and EB-5 debt ($25-$53 million).
• Representation of bank in $14.5 million loan for the conversion of motels into workforce housing.
• Representation of bank in $100 million secured revolving line of credit.
• Representation of agent and banks in construction and borrowing base loans for homebuilder projects ($9.6-$50 million).
• Representation of banks in venture loans ($2-$15 million).
• Representation of agent in $123 million commercial secured loan.
• Representation of agent and banks in commercial acquisition financings ($13-$50 million).