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Garrett D. Allen

Associate | Real Estate

Overview

Garrett is an Associate in WH Burkley’s Real Estate Group. He represents developers, property owners, investors, lenders, borrowers, and contractors in a broad range of commercial real estate transactions and development matters, including acquisitions and dispositions, financing, leasing, zoning and land use, development, and construction, as well as the corporate formation and structuring of real estate investment vehicles and ventures. Drawing on experience across a broad range of real estate matters, Garrett advises clients throughout the real estate lifecycle across retail, industrial, office, multifamily, residential, and mixed-use asset classes.

Before entering private practice, Garrett worked for a prominent real estate development company, where he gained firsthand experience with the development of large multifamily projects and the acquisition and disposition of commercial and residential properties. That experience gives him a practical understanding of the business considerations that drive real estate transactions and development projects.

Experience

  • $91.5 million — Represented the developer in a mixed-use redevelopment project involving financing, entitlements, equity syndication, construction, and public incentives
  • $31 million — Represented the developer in securing permanent financing for a multifamily development
  • $30.6 million — Represented the owners in the sale of two multifamily properties to an institutional investor
  • $28.9 million — Represented the developer in agency financing for a multifamily development
  • $25 million — Secured zoning approvals and entitlements for the conversion of a vacant office building into luxury apartments
  • $18.3 million — Represented the lender in financing a multifamily development utilizing opportunity zone and public authority structures
  • $15.4 million — Represented affiliated owners in the sale of a distressed multifamily portfolio
  • $14 million — Represented the developer in land assembly, acquisitions, and entitlements for a townhome development
  • $7.35 million — Represented the developer in the sale of an apartment development
  • $4.5 million — Represented the investor in the acquisition, financing, and ownership structuring of a multifamily property
  • $3.87 million — Represented the lender in financing the acquisition and development of residential lots
  • $3.84 million — Represented the owner in the sale of a distressed multifamily portfolio
  • $3.2 million — Represented the developer in the acquisition, financing, equity structuring, and development of a townhome project
  • $3.2 million — Represented the owner in the sale of a distressed multifamily portfolio involving a short sale and title issues
  • $1.3 million — Represented the owner in the sale of a commercial property
  • 344 acres — Represented an investor in a Pennsylvania land acquisition completed as part of a Section 1031 exchange
  • National portfolio of projects — Represented a contractor and building-products supplier in negotiating construction contracts and subcontracts across the United States

Recognition

  • Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) – Excellence for the Future Award in Taxation | 2021

Presentations

  • “Introduction to Project Delivery Methods and Contract Agreements” – Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association’s Real Estate Law Institute | 2025

Associations

  • Cleveland Angels | Board of Directors and Treasurer
  • Cleveland Metro Bar Association – Real Estate Section | Member
  • Ohio State Bar Association | Member

Education

  • Cleveland State University College of Law, J.D.
    • magna cum laude
  • Cleveland State University, B.A.
    • magna cum laude