Mr. Polger is the former leader of the firm’s Real Estate and Environmental Team. His practice includes all aspects of real estate law, including acquisitions and dispositions, development, finance, syndication, leasing, residential, office and industrial condominium conversion and construction. He has become recognized throughout the real estate community for his unique experience in the multi-family area, where he has represented clients in apartment and condominium transactions exceeding $5 billion in value, and in the office and industrial conversion area, having been involved with over one million square feet of such product. His real estate practice extends throughout the United States and he has actively worked on recent transactions in the states of California, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Washington, Florida, Michigan, Texas and Hawaii. In addition, Mr. Polger has worked on a wide variety of commercial transactions, including entity formations, asset sales, stock sales, mergers and licensing.

In addition to his law practice, Mr. Polger is the co-founder and Managing Director of Pathfinder Partners, LLC, a real estate investment company focused on the acquisition, rehabilitation and disposition of distressed real estate loans and assets.

Representative Matters

• Acquisition and financing of multi-family apartment complex - transaction value of over $70 million

• Acquisition and financing of 3,000+ unit Michigan student housing portfolio - transaction value of over $50 million

• Acquisition and financing of 1,000+ unit Tucson apartment portfolio - transaction value of over $100 million

• Conversion of 28,000 square foot downtown San Diego office building into office condominiums - transaction value of $12 million

• Conversion of 80,000 square foot Southern California industrial building into industrial condominiums - transaction value of $13 million

• Acquisition of undeveloped land in downtown San Francisco for development of high rise condominiums - transaction value of over $25 million

• Acquisition of undeveloped land in downtown Seattle for development of mid-rise office building - transaction value of over $20 million

• Conversion of 50,000 square foot Southern California office building into office condominiums - transaction value of $15 million

• Acquisition and financing of 280+ unit Southern California apartment building asset for condo conversion - transaction value of $47 million

• Acquisition and financing of 250 unit Southern California apartment building asset for condo conversion - transaction value of $53 million

• Acquisition of undeveloped land in Hawaii for development as high rise condominium - transaction value of $45 million

• Disposition of Southern California regional shopping center - transaction value of $19 million

• Conversion of 150,000 square foot Southern California industrial/office park - transaction value of $35 million

• Acquisition and financing of 200+ unit Southern California apartment building asset for condo conversion - transaction value of $61 million

• Acquisition and financing of 200+ unit Seattle area apartment building asset - transaction value of $19 million

• Acquisition and financing of 225+ unit Southern California apartment building asset for condo conversion - transaction value of $83 million

• Acquisition and financing of 149 unit Southern California apartment building asset for condo conversion - transaction value of $52 million

• Acquisition and financing of 150 unit Southern California apartment building asset for condo conversion - transaction value of $56 million

• Acquisition and financing of 175+ unit Southern California apartment building asset for condo conversion - transaction value of $34.25 million

• Acquisition and financing of 400+ unit Northern California apartment building asset - transaction value of $51 million

• Acquisition and financing of 225 unit Seattle, Washington apartment building asset - transaction value of $16 million

• Acquisition and financing of 150+ unit Southern California apartment building asset - transaction value of $27 million

• Acquisition and financing of 175+ unit Southern California apartment building asset - transaction value of $27 million

• Disposition of 150+ unit Southern California apartment building to condo converter - transaction value of $24.25 million

• Disposition of 120+ unit Southern California apartment building to condo converter - transaction value of $14 million

• Disposition of Southern California Class A office building - transaction value of $24 million

• Acquisition, financing, syndication and disposition of three apartment building assets in Tucson, Arizona - transaction value of $5 million