Bruce H. Bagdasarian
Bruce H. Bagdasarian
Boston, MA
Works at
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green PA

34 Best Lawyers awards

Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green PA logo

Biography

Bruce is a Boston, Massachusetts attorney with a broad practice focused on Commercial Finance Law and Real Estate Law at Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green PA. His work centers on commercial real estate transactions and lending matters for a range of clients, including real estate owners, investors, family offices, lenders, and borrowers.

Bruce advises clients on the acquisition and disposition of commercial real estate, equity investments, capital structuring, and joint venture arrangements. He also assists with tax-deferred 1031 exchanges and other transactional matters that arise in real estate ownership and investment.

In addition, Bruce represents landlords and tenants in commercial leasing transactions and counsels lenders and borrowers in connection with construction financing, permanent loans, bridge loans, mezzanine financing, and loan workouts. His Commercial Finance Law and Real Estate Law practice regularly involves complex financing structures and negotiated transactions across the Boston and Massachusetts real estate market.

Bruce also serves as Co-Chair of the firm’s Real Estate and Finance Practice Group at Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green PA.

Works at
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green PA

34 Best Lawyers awards

Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green PA logo

Locations

Education

  • Boston University School of Law, J.D., graduated 1987

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Commercial Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law

Additional Information

  • Publications
  • Representative matters
  • Represent a family office in connection with equity investments with various joint venture partners for multifamily projects across the United States.

  • Represent an international life sciences company in leasing approximately 21,000 square feet of laboratory, office, and research and development space in Waltham, Massachusetts.

  • Represented a family office in the sale of a multifamily property valued at more than $30,000,000, including a defeasance transaction and the acquisition of three replacement properties as part of a Section 1031 exchange.

  • Represent a developer in raising $1,500,000 in subordinated debt in connection with the construction of a 21‑unit condominium development in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

  • Represented a regional lender in connection with a $20,500,000 construction loan for a multifamily project in Boston, Massachusetts.

  • Represented a regional lender in connection with a $14,600,000 acquisition and tenant improvement construction loan for a retail mall in Revere, Massachusetts.

  • Represented a national lender in connection with the $32,000,000 refinancing of a landmark office and retail building in Boston, Massachusetts.

  • Represented a regional lender in connection with (i) a $24,000,000 construction loan for a condominium project located on a golf course, (ii) a junior lien position related to the golf course development, and (iii) the subsequent workout of the project.

  • Represented a publicly traded pharmaceutical company in leasing and building out its headquarters in a newly constructed office property in Washington, DC.

  • Represented a high‑end clothing retailer in leasing space at The Street in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

  • Represented a national affordable housing lender in connection with senior and junior acquisition loans, pre‑development loans, the structuring of lending programs, and the borrowing of funds from institutional lenders.

  • Represented a national real estate lender in purchasing a $25,000,000 co‑lender interest in a $115,000,000 multi‑property commercial real estate loan.

  • Represented New York investment banks in the origination of conduit loans ranging from $1,000,000 to more than $50,000,000 for a variety of asset types across the United States.

  • Represented a joint venture comprised of a life insurance company and a national commercial bank in (i) acquiring subordinate senior secured notes and mezzanine loans in large real estate transactions and (ii) making mezzanine loans to projects with securitized senior loans, including negotiation of related intercreditor agreements.

  • Represented a national real estate lender in connection with (i) a $150,000,000 syndicated construction and interim financing for a 33‑story office tower in downtown Boston, (ii) a $28,000,000 construction and interim financing for a ground‑leased hotel at Logan Airport, and (iii) a $40,000,000 syndicated construction and interim senior financing together with $14,500,000 in junior financing for construction of a luxury condominium at the Prudential Center in Boston.

  • Represented an internet‑based technology company in leasing and building out office space in the Seaport West Tower and another location on Summer Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

  • Represented a subsidiary of a Boston hospital in leasing laboratory space in the Kendall Square area of Cambridge, Massachusetts.

  • Represented restaurant operators in leasing locations in Cambridge and Somerville, Massachusetts.

  • Represented a Boston‑area commercial bank in leasing and acquiring branch locations.

  • Represented the seller of a $26,000,000 retail building on Newbury Street in Boston, Massachusetts as part of a Section 1031 exchange.

  • Represented an international audio electronics company in a sale‑leaseback transaction involving its approximately 160,000 square foot office and warehouse facility in the Boston area.

  • Represented a medical marijuana dispensary in structuring investment loans and negotiating leases for cultivation and dispensary locations.

  • Represented a national real estate lender in workouts involving several senior and mezzanine loans related to residential real estate projects in Florida, Maryland, and Delaware.

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