Bruce H. Bagdasarian

Boston, MA Directions

Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2023

Awarded Practice Areas

Commercial Finance Law Real Estate Law

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Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green PA

35 Best Lawyers awards

Biography

Bruce Bagdasarian 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

Locations

Boston, Massachusetts

617-897-5600

28 State Street, 22nd Floor
Boston, MA 02109

Education

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

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Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^® 2027 for work in:

Commercial Finance Law
Real Estate Law

Awards:

2025 Go-To-Lawyer for Commercial Real Estate, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Massachusetts Super Lawyer®, Real Estate

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Case History

Cases

Representative matters

Represent a family office in connection with equity investments with various joint venture partners for multi-family projects across the United States.
Represent an international life science company in leasing 21,000 square feet of lab/office/R&D space in Waltham, MA.
Represented a family office in the sale of a $30,000,000+ multi-family property, involving a defeasance, and the acquisition (as part of a 1031 exchange) of three replacement properties.
Represent a developer in raising $1,500,000 of subordinated debt in connection with construction of a 21-unit condominium development in Portsmouth, NH.
Represented a regional lender in connection with a $20,500,000 construction loan for a multi-family project in Boston.
Represented a regional lender in connection with a $14,600,000 Acquisition/Tenant Improvement Construction Loan for a retail mall in Revere, MA.
Represented a large national lender in connection with the $32,000,000 refinancing of a landmark office/retail building in Boston.
Represented a regional lender in connection with (i) a $24,000,000 construction loan for a condominium project on a golf course, (ii) a junior lien position on the related golf course development and (iii) the subsequent workout of the failed project.
Represented a publicly held pharmaceutical company in leasing and building out its headquarters in a new trophy property in Washington, DC.
Represented a high-end retail clothing retailer in leasing space at The Street in Chestnut Hill, MA
Represented a national affordable housing lender in connection with the making of senior and junior acquisition loans, the making of pre-development loans, the structuring of loan programs and the borrowing of funds from large 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 certain New York investment banks in the making of conduit loans from $1,000,000 to $50,000,000+ for various asset types in various locations through the United States.
Represented a joint venture comprised of a life company and a large 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. In connection therewith, negotiated the intercreditor agreements.
Represented a large national real estate lender in connection with (i) a $150,000,000 syndicated construction/interim financing for a 33 story office tower in downtown Boston, (ii) a $28,000,000 construction/interim financing for a ground leased hotel at Logan Airport and (iii) a $40,000,000 syndicated construction/interim senior financing and a $14,500,000 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 space in the Seaport West Tower in Boston and in leasing and building out space in a location on Summer Street in Boston.
Represented a subsidiary of a large Boston hospital in leasing its new lab space in the Kendall Square area in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Represented a publicly held pharmaceutical company in leasing and building out its headquarters in a new trophy property in Washington, DC.
Represented Boston area restaurant operator in leasing locations in Cambridge and Somerville.
Represented a Boston area commercial bank in leasing branch locations and acquiring branch locations.
Represented seller of $26,000,000 retail building on Newbury Street in Boston, as part of a 1031 Exchange.
Represented an international audio electronics company in the sale-leaseback transaction of its 160,000 square foot office/warehouse facility in the Boston area.
Represented a medical marijuana dispensary in connection with structuring investment loans and negotiating leases for cultivation and dispensary locations.
Represented a national real estate lender in the workout of several senior and mezzanine loans relating to failed residential real estate projects in Florida, Maryland and Delaware.

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