Practice Areas
Honors
- Hyman has been consistently named to the New York Super Lawyers list, a Thomson Reuters lawyer rating service, since 2008.
Education
J.D., New York University School of Law, 1988
B.S., New York University, 1985
Bar & Court Admissions
- New York, 1989
Hyman represents purchasers, sellers and developers in the acquisition, development and financing of office, residential and retail properties throughout the US. He has extensive experience representing sellers and purchasers of transferable development rights (air rights) in New York City, including the assemblage of multiple zoning lot parcels as development sites. Hyman is a partner of the firm and has been recognized by Super Lawyers. He has been named to the Transferable Development Rights Advisory Committee of the Furman Center For Real Estate and Urban Policy of NYU Law School.
Professional & Community Affiliations
Member, New York University School of Law, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy, Transferable Development Rights Advisory Committee
- Represented the Korein family, owners of 240 Central Park South, in negotiating the sale of air rights and various easements relating to the settlement between Extell Development and Vornado Realty Trust (VNO).
- Represented Kaufman Organization in the sale, by a joint venture of Invesco and Kaufman, of 100-104 Fifth Avenue to an affiliate of Clarion for $230 million. Kaufman, along with Invesco, purchased the building in December 2010 for $93.5 million.
- Represents the joint venture of Property Markets Group and Madison Equities in the acquisition of the assemblage for a new 18-story tower in the West Village on Sullivan Street.
- Represented the Korein Family in its sale of 605 Lincoln Road in South Beach to Thor Equities for $22.5 million. The retail property includes three street-level retail suites in an office building in the heart of the Art Deco District.
- Represented a joint venture of the Kaufman Organization and affiliates of Lubert Adler Management, in the purchase of an 11-story, 115,000-square-foot office building at 27 West 24th Street, located between Broadway and Avenue of the Americas, in an all-cash transaction valued at $55,500,000. The closing occurred within 30 days of the contract signing and included a first mortgage with Signature Bank. See Crain’s New York Business, GlobeSt.com, Real Estate Weekly and New York Law Journal for press reports.
- Represented sellers and developers in the transfer of air rights in connection with the construction of the following condominiums: Vesta 24 Condominium (24th Street and 10th Avenue), The Urban Glass House Condominium (330 Spring Street), Park Avenue Place Condominium (55th Street and Park Avenue), 425 Fifth Avenue Condominium (38th Street and 5th Avenue), Crossing 23rd Condominium (Gramercy-Flatiron District), Jade Condominium (Chelsea), Impala Condominium (76th Street and First Avenue), and The Porter House Condominium (Meatpacking District).
- Lead real estate attorney on $620 million public merger involving Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed operator of 250+ casual and upscale restaurants.
- Represented joint venture of Boston Properties and Madison Equities for the office building assemblage on Manhattan's 8th Avenue, consisting of nine lots, two air rights parcels and three different sellers for more than $200 million.
- Drafted complex Declaration of Easements, Obligations and Restrictions governing Impala Condominium.
- Represented seller of Independence Plaza North, a Mitchell-Lama apartment complex in New York City for $156 million.
- Represented purchaser in acquisition and financing of warehouse space in Bergen County, New Jersey.
- Represented REIT in nationwide acquisition and sale of shopping centers.
- Represented owner of 652-662 Sixth Avenue (f/k/a The Limelight) in allocation of air rights.
Media Mentions/News
- November 22, 2022
- November 3, 2022
- October 24, 2022
- September 29, 2022
- November 15, 2021
- November 4, 2021
- October 13, 2021
- October 1, 2021
- June 15, 2021
- December 4, 2020
- November 5, 2020
- October 28, 2020
- July 20, 2020
- May 29, 2020
- March 25, 2020
- December 27, 2019
- November 11, 2019
- November 1, 2019
- September 26, 2019
- September 12, 2019
- September 9, 2019
- August 26, 2019
- June 24, 2019
- May 15, 2019
- January 10, 2019
- January 7, 2019
- December 21, 2018
- November 1, 2018
- September 19, 2018
- July 26, 2018
- January 16, 2018
- December 6, 2017
- November 1, 2017
- October 18, 2017
- September 20, 2017
- May 22, 2017
- April 25, 2017
- March 28, 2017
- February 27, 2017
- January 18, 2017
- December 7, 2016
- November 20, 2016
- November 1, 2016
- September 21, 2016
- September 8, 2016
- September 6, 2016
- August 22, 2016
- Kearns and Kindler Represent Joint Venture Partner in Negotiation of LLC Agreement for LIC WarehouseJuly 25, 2016
- June 9, 2016
- June 1, 2016
- May 10, 2016
- April 25, 2016
- January 15, 2016
- November 30, 2015
- October 26, 2015
- October 15, 2015
- September 16, 2015
- September 8, 2015
- September 3, 2015
- July 24, 2015
- May 4, 2015
- March 12, 2015
- February 27, 2015
- December 12, 2014
- November 28, 2014
- November 3, 2014
- October 21, 2014
- October 21, 2014
- October 15, 2014
- October 14, 2014
- September 23, 2014
- July 9, 2014
- June 13, 2014
- April 29, 2014
- April 9, 2014
- March 28, 2014
- March 27, 2014
- February 5, 2014
- November 27, 2013
- October 21, 2013
- October 15, 2013
- September 13, 2013
- September 4, 2013
- August 6, 2013
- August 1, 2013
- July 24, 2013
- June 5, 2013
- June 4, 2013
- May 16, 2013
- March 12, 2013
- February 25, 2013
- December 19, 2012
- November 1, 2012
- September 20, 2012
- May 2, 2012
- March 16, 2012
- November 21, 2011
- November 16, 2011
- November 2, 2011
- September 21, 2011
- August 5, 2011
- April 25, 2011
- March 10, 2011
- February 8, 2011
- February 6, 2011
- December 8, 2010
- December 7, 2010
- October 1, 2010
- September 22, 2010
- September 15, 2010
- March 24, 2010
- January 27, 2010
- October 22, 2009
- October 22, 2009
- October 21, 2009
- October 5, 2009
- September 30, 2009
- July 31, 2009
- July 15, 2009
- September 24, 2008
- September 12, 2008
- August 12, 2008
- February 7, 2008
- September 21, 2007
- March 6, 2007
- February 22, 2007
- August 18, 2006
Publications
- March 28, 2017New York Real Estate Journal
Press Releases
- November 3, 2022
- September 29, 2022
- November 4, 2021
- October 1, 2021
- November 5, 2020
- October 28, 2020
- November 1, 2019
- September 12, 2019
- November 1, 2018
- September 17, 2018
- November 1, 2017
- September 20, 2017
- November 1, 2016
- September 21, 2016
- June 1, 2016
- December 21, 2015
- November 2, 2015
- September 16, 2015
- November 3, 2014
- September 23, 2014
- September 13, 2013
- November 1, 2012
- September 20, 2012
- September 20, 2011
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