Robert Poppell has a broad based real estate development/transactional practice highlighted by representation of: developers of large scale, mixed-use planned developments and Developments of Regional Impact (DRIs); residential home builders in connection with acquisitions, sales, planning, operations, and governance structures for large scale phased and jointly developed communities; developers of neighborhood to regional shopping centers; and end-user, out parcel, and retail purchasers in connection with large scale expansion programs, and financing transactions associated with each. Recent significant representations include acquisition of an approximately 4,000 acre proposed large scale mixed-use DRI in Sumter County, Florida, and an 1,800 acre existing mixed use DRI in Volusia County, serving as lead transactional counsel for a state-wide bank branch site acquisition program involving hundreds of sites over a several year time frame, and numerous state-wide finished lot and raw land acquisitions for single family residential development.
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Robert M. Poppell
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Recognized Since:2015
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Recognized in:Real Estate Law
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Location:420 South Orange Avenue, Suite 1200Orlando, FL 32801
Robert Poppell has a broad based real estate development/transactional practice highlighted by representation of: developers of large scale, mixed-use planned developments and Developments of Regional Impact (DRIs); residential home builders in connection with acquisitions, sales, planning, operations, and governance structures for large scale phased and jointly developed communities; developers of neighborhood to regional shopping centers; and end-user, out parcel, and retail purchasers in connection with large scale expansion programs, and financing transactions associated with each. Recent significant representations include acquisition of an approximately 4,000 acre proposed large scale mixed-use DRI in Sumter County, Florida, and an 1,800 acre existing mixed use DRI in Volusia County, serving as lead transactional counsel for a state-wide bank branch site acquisition program involving hundreds of sites over a several year time frame, and numerous state-wide finished lot and raw land acquisitions for single family residential development.
Lawyer Bio
Bar Admissions:
- Florida, The Florida Bar
Affiliations:
- Orange County Bar Association - Member
- The Florida Bar, Business Law Section - Member
- The Florida Bar, Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section - Member
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:
- Real Estate Law
Awards:
- Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rated
- The Legal 500 2011, Recommended for Real Estate
- Super Lawyers Magazine, 2016, Listed in Florida for Real Estate: Business
Additional Information:
Published Work and Lectures
- Guide to Doing Business in Florida, Co-Author, "Real Estate Regulation," August 2011
Representative Experience
- Representation of national home builders in all phases of residential development, including contract negotiation and administration, title insurance, residential sales, and community governance.
- Representation of developer for Southchase DRI/PD in Orange County, Florida. The project includes mixed-use development of residential, commercial, and light industrial.
- Representation of developer for St. Augustine Centre DRI in St. Johns County, Florida. The project includes mixed-use development of residential, commercial, and light industrial.
- Representation of developer for LPGA DRI in Volusia County, Florida. The project includes mixed-use development of residential and commercial.
- Representation of developer for Victor Posner City Center DRI in Polk County, Florida. The project includes mixed-use development of residential and commercial.
- Representation of developer for Lakeside Village, Horizons West in Orange County, Florida. The project includes mixed-use development of residential and commercial.
- Representation of client as lead transactional counsel in acquisition of 3,800 acre tract, planned for development as DRI, in Sumter County, Florida.
- Representation of financial institution as lead transactional counsel for a retail bank branch roll out, involving hundreds of sites, across the State of Florida.
- Representation of developers as lead counsel for numerous master planned residential communities.
Firm Details
Akerman LLP
http://www.akerman.com
Headquarters
Three Brickell City Centre, Suite 1100
98 Southeast Seventh Street
Miami, FL 33131
(305) 374.5600
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