Real Estate Law
Jonathan S. "Jon" Gelman
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2009 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Jonathan S. Gelman counsels developers, investors and institutions in a wide variety of real estate and general business matters. In his 17 years of practice, Jon has structured and closed hundreds of real estate transactions, including many notable local and national projects.
Overview
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- University of Miami School of Law, J.D., graduated 1992
- University of Pennsylvania, BA, graduated 1988
- University of Pennsylvania, BS, graduated 1988
- Florida, The Florida Bar
- Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bar Association
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Florida, The Florida Bar
- Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bar Association
- University of Miami School of Law, J.D., graduated 1992
- University of Pennsylvania, BA, graduated 1988
- University of Pennsylvania, BS, graduated 1988
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Real Estate Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Land Use and Zoning Law
Special Focus:
- Land Use
- Shopping Center Transactions
Awards:
- AV Preeminent® 5.0 out of 5
- Florida Trend magazine "Legal Elite," Real Estate Law, 2009
- Law360 "Real Estate Practice Group of the Year," 2011 and 2012
- Super Lawyers magazine, Florida Super Lawyers, 2006, 2013
- Winning Team, Chambers USA Award for Excellence, Real Estate, 2010 and 2013
- The Legal 500 United States, "Top Tier" Firm in Real Estate, 2013
News & Media
Case History
Cases
- Areas of Concentration
- Purchases and sales of commercial properties
- Development
- Joint ventures
- Retail, office and warehouse leasing
- Ground leasing
- Land assemblages
- Resolution of complex title issues
- Antenna tower leasing
- General business counseling
- Significant Representations
- Purchasers and sellers of shopping centers, office buildings, apartment buildings, hotels and mixed use projects.
- Developers in the ground-up development and financing of shopping centers, office buildings, residential subdivisions, multi-family projects and mixed use projects.
- Investor in joint venture transactions for retail, multi-family, office and warehouse projects throughout the United States.
- National retailers in their leasing matters throughout the United States.
- Landlords in anchor retail leasing, grocery store anchor leasing and shop tenant leasing.
- Landlords and tenants in office and warehouse leasing.
- Wireless companies in antenna tower leasing and other real estate matters throughout Florida and other states.
- New York City radio station in the leasing of rooftop space for the construction of a new broadcasting tower.
- Public company in the long-term lease of Elvis Presley's Graceland estate and in the purchase of surrounding properties.
- Bankruptcy trustee in the sale of a 68,000 square foot Palm Beach, Florida mansion to Donald Trump, which property was later featured on The Apprentice
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