Real Estate Law
Peter A. Miller
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2011 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Peter Miller has wide-ranging experience in real estate finance with an emphasis on acquisitions, development, joint ventures and financings. He represents owners and developers of investment properties, including private equity funds and other titleholders in the real estate market.
Peter handles large, complicated transactions and has managed complex financial and partnership arrangements that arise in large-scale real estate transactions. He represents financial institutions in the purchase and sale of senior-junior participation interests, A-B notes and mezzanine loans.
Overview
- New York University, J.D., graduated 1985
- New York, New York State Bar Association
- board of directors, Vacamas Programs for Youth - Member
- board of overseers, Jewish Theological Seminary’s Rabbinical School - Member
- executive committee, Lawyers Division of UJA-Federation of New York - Member
- Madeleine Borg Community Services, a division of Jewish Board of Family and Children Services, Inc. - Board Member
- New York State Bar Association - Member
- New York, New York State Bar Association
- board of directors, Vacamas Programs for Youth - Member
- board of overseers, Jewish Theological Seminary’s Rabbinical School - Member
- executive committee, Lawyers Division of UJA-Federation of New York - Member
- Madeleine Borg Community Services, a division of Jewish Board of Family and Children Services, Inc. - Board Member
- New York State Bar Association - Member
- New York University, J.D., graduated 1985
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Real Estate Law
Awards:
- AV Preeminent® 5.0 out of 5
- Law360 "Real Estate Practice Group of the Year," 2012
- Super Lawyers magazine, New York Super Lawyers, 2006-2013
- Chambers USA Guide, National - Real Estate Law, 2012-2013
- The Legal 500 United States, "Top Tier" Firm in Real Estate, 2013
- Winning Team, Chambers USA Award for Excellence, Real Estate, 2013
News & Media
Case History
Cases
- Areas of Concentration
- Acquisition, development and financing
- Joint ventures
- Complex financial and partnership arrangements
- Real estate finance
- Significant Representations
- Represented investment bank in development of global headquarters, which involved extensive negotiations with the owners of Grand Central Station, including the negotiation of a forced account agreement with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).
- Represented a major New York real estate development organization in its $3.2 billion acquisition of the World Trade Center leasehold interests.
- Represented an investment bank in the development and financing of its new world headquarters, including the structuring of a $700 million synthetic lease for the 1.2 million square foot building.
- Represented a major New York City developer in connection with the development of a 900,000 square foot mixed-use development, including the negotiation and acquisition of the development parcel from the City of New York, the negotiation of construction financing and mezzanine and the negotiation of complex operating agreements and an equity conversion option.
- Represented a New York developer in the development and financing of the Bacara Resort and Spa, a $200 million, 78-acre luxury resort in Santa Barbara, California.
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