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Heather Toft
Partner
201 17th Street NW
Suite 1700
Atlanta, GA 30363
Suite 1400
Orlando, FL 32801
Heather works primarily in the areas of low income housing tax credits (LIHTC), affordable housing equity and debt financing, market rate financing, real estate, and general business organizations law.
She concentrates her practice on affordable and market rate multifamily housing for new and existing properties, providing representation in connection with entity structuring, formation and organization, negotiation of...
Heather works primarily in the areas of low income housing tax credits (LIHTC), affordable housing equity and debt financing, market rate financing, real estate, and general business organizations law.
She concentrates her practice on affordable and market rate multifamily housing for new and existing properties, providing representation in connection with entity structuring, formation and organization, negotiation of purchase and sale agreements, coordination of real estate-related due diligence, closing of real estate acquisitions, negotiation of debt financing, refinancings and workouts, property conveyances, and partnership interest conveyances.
purchase and sale agreements, coordination of real estate-related due diligence, closing of real estate acquisitions, negotiation of debt financing, refinancings and workouts, property conveyances, and partnership interest conveyances.
Experience
- Has represented developers in commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions, ground leases, joint venture arrangements and sales
- Has represented developers through closing of their tax-exempt bond financing, both privately placed and credit-enhanced
- Has negotiated both construction and permanent financing for LIHTC and market rate transactions
- Has negotiated state and local subsidies such as State Apartment Incentive Loan (SAIL) program loans, State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) program loans, HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program loans, and Affordable Housing Program (AHP) loans
Education
- Florida State University College of Law, JD, magna cum laude (1997)
- University of Georgia, BA, cum laude (1993)
Admissions
- Florida
- Georgia
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
Practice Areas
Industries
- Has represented developers in commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions, ground leases, joint venture arrangements and sales
- Has represented developers through closing of their tax-exempt bond financing, both privately placed and credit-enhanced
- Has negotiated both construction and permanent financing for LIHTC and market rate transactions
- Has negotiated state and local subsidies such as State Apartment Incentive Loan (SAIL) program loans, State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) program loans, HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program loans, and Affordable Housing Program (AHP) loans
Professional Activities
- The Florida Bar
- The Georgia Bar
- Past Board Member, Coalition of Affordable Housing Providers, Inc.
- Past Member, National Association of Bond Lawyers
Heather works primarily in the areas of low income housing tax credits (LIHTC), affordable housing equity and debt financing, market rate financing, real estate, and general business organizations law.
She concentrates her practice on affordable and market rate multifamily housing for new and existing properties, providing representation in connection with entity structuring, formation and organization, negotiation of... purchase and sale agreements, coordination of real estate-related due diligence, closing of real estate acquisitions, negotiation of debt financing, refinancings and workouts, property conveyances, and partnership interest conveyances.
Experience
Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.- Has represented developers in commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions, ground leases, joint venture arrangements and sales
- Has represented developers through closing of their tax-exempt bond financing, both privately placed and credit-enhanced
- Has negotiated both construction and permanent financing for LIHTC and market rate transactions
- Has negotiated state and local subsidies such as State Apartment Incentive Loan (SAIL) program loans, State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) program loans, HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program loans, and Affordable Housing Program (AHP) loans
Education
- Florida State University College of Law, JD, magna cum laude (1997)
- University of Georgia, BA, cum laude (1993)
Admissions
- Florida
- Georgia
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
Practice Areas
- Affordable Housing & Tax Credits
- Corporate Leveraged Finance
- Corporate & Securities
- Public Finance
- Real Estate Capital Markets
Industries
- The Florida Bar
- The Georgia Bar
- Past Board Member, Coalition of Affordable Housing Providers, Inc.
- Past Member, National Association of Bond Lawyers
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