Bio

Bryan Connolly concentrates his practice on real estate development, acquisitions and dispositions, finance, joint ventures, land use and zoning, leasing and ground leasing. Bryan has represented developers throughout the entire development life cycle, from due diligence, acquisition and permitting through joint venture financing and construction loan financing, to disposition and recapitalization events. He has experience negotiating development agreements and land disposition agreements with private parties and public entities. He has represented developers of downtown towers, urban and suburban residential projects and a wide range of mixed-use developments. Recent projects include: Echelon Seaport, the 733-unit mixed-used development built in three towers located over 125,000 s.f. of retail space currently under construction in Boston's Seaport District; Meriel Marina Bay, the 352-unit mixed-use waterfront development on Boston Harbor; the 234-unit Beach House development on Revere Beach; and the General Electric Headquarters ground lease transaction with Mass Development. Bryan's transactional practice includes multi-jurisdictional real estate portfolio financings, acquisitions and dispositions. He recently led the $155 million sale of Suffolk Downs. Bryan's clients range from multi-national companies conducting cross-border transactions, to domestic real estate development and investment companies, to local academic institutions and non-profits.