Drafting a Ground Lease When the Underlying Tenant Will Be a Single-Use Entity

Commercial real estate professionals often draft ground leases for those situations in which a tenant (the "Ground Lessee/Sublessor") leases land from a fee owner (the "Ground Lessor") to be developed into a shopping center or some other development with a mix of retail or other commercial tenants. Numerous occasions arise, however, in which a ground lease is needed because the Ground Lessee/Sublessor intends to sublease the parcel to a single-use tenant entity (the "Tenant"). When drafting the sublease for this Tenant, the real estate practitioner must tailor the ground lease to take into account the specific requirements of the Tenant's sublease.

27 minute read June 01, 2004 at 10:25 AM
By
Scott Weinberg
Drafting a Ground Lease When the Underlying Tenant Will Be a Single-Use Entity

Commercial real estate professionals often draft ground leases for those situations in which a tenant (the “Ground Lessee/Sublessor”) leases land from a fee owner (the “Ground Lessor”) to be developed into a shopping center or some other development with a mix of retail or other commercial tenants.

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