Joshua B. Brandsdorfer
Partner
Josh Brandsdorfer is a Partner on Berger Singerman’s Business, Finance & Tax Team. Josh focuses his practice on real estate and finance matters, including providing transactional counsel in a variety of commercial real estate matters to private and public real estate investment firms, family offices, joint venture groups, and private investors with respect to multi-family development and operation, office, commercial retail, commercial leasing, and pre-development opportunities. In addition, Josh counsels senior, mezzanine, and equity financing lending institutions and funds in real estate finance transactions in a variety of industries.
Awards & Honors 
- The Best Lawyers in America®, "Ones to Watch", 2023-2025
- The Boca Raton Observer, Top Lawyers, 2023
- Connect CRE, Next Generation Award, 2022
- Graduate of Urban Land Institute Southeast Florida/Caribbean’s Leadership Institute (2022)
Representative Matters
- Served as transactional real estate counsel to a Florida-based real estate developer in financing of a loan in excess of $60 million dollars for land to be developed into a mixed-use project consisting of a hotel, mid-rise and town-home units, ground floor retail, and office space with an “as complete” valuation in excess of $1 billion.
- Representation of multinational investment company in the sale of all of the company’s membership interests in the owner of a multi-family residential tower with commercial retail in excess of $110 million dollars in South Florida.
- Representation of private real estate fund manager in completion of preferred equity investment for acquisition and recapitalization of multistate 21-asset retail and commercial lease portfolio.
- Representation of regional real estate developer in joint venture with national homebuilder with respect to creation of credit facility in excess of $100 million dollars for various development projects throughout the State of Florida.
- Representation of international superyacht marina network in joint venture purchase and redevelopment of mixed-use project proposal of Island Gardens Deep Harbour marina in Miami, Florida.
- Representation of family office in acquisition and closing of commercial retail center for a purchase price in excess of $80 million in Richmond, Virginia.
- Representation of joint venture in acquisition and closing of multiple commercial properties in development of more than 600 multifamily units, including assistance with approvals by governmental authorities in Delray Beach, Florida.
- Representation of debt fund with respect to $45 million construction loan for development and construction of retail shopping center in Poinciana, Florida.
- Representation of national banking association with respect to $60 million construction loan for development and construction of multi-family project in Jacksonville, Florida.
- Representation of national banking association with respect to $50 million construction loan for development and construction of multi-family project in Sugar Hill, Georgia.
- Representation of private commercial real estate loan origination and servicing company with respect to initial refinance, cash-out and subsequent $30 million construction loan for development of national brand hotel in Miami, Florida.
- Representation of commercial real estate firm in over $50 million joint venture acquisition and financing of multi-family apartment complex consisting of over 250 units in the greater Atlanta area.
- Representation of regional real estate investment and management company in $40 million refinances of three related apartment complexes, including more than 700 units in the greater Richmond, Virginia area.
- Representation of private lender in its loans for the construction of two hotels, one in Orlando, Florida and the other in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Representation of family office in acquisition and closing of an office building for a purchase price in excess of $50 million in Boston, Massachusetts.
- Representation of developer in creation of condominium and draft condominium documents for condominium project in Stuart, Florida.
- Representation of real estate investment management group in $15 million refinances of two multi-tenant, commercial properties in Palm Beach County, Florida.
- Representation of real estate investment management group in acquisition and closing of multiple commercial condominium units and condominium association control takeover in Boca Raton, Florida.
- Representation of private investor in acquisition and closing of retail shopping center in excess of $15 million in Romeoville, Illinois.
- Representation of private investor in acquisition and closing of retail shopping center in excess of $25 million in Katy, Texas.
Community Activities / Associations
- General Counsel, Las Olas Association, Inc.
- Associate Member, Urban Land Institute
- Member, Young Lawyers Division of The Florida Bar
In the News
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August 15, 2024
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April 23, 2018
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Prior Affiliations
- DiFalco & Fernandez, LLP
- Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough LLP