
Jennifer represents clients in connection with all aspects of acquisitions, dispositions, and financings of office, life sciences, industrial, and multifamily properties throughout the continental United States. Her experience includes representing investors in joint ventures and other interest purchases in complex commercial real estate transactions. She also has extensive experience counseling real estate borrowers in obtaining and refinancing loans on diverse properties, opposite CMBS, bank, and insurance lenders.
Jennifer frequently represents real estate and pension funds, among other owners and operators of commercial real estate, across a spectrum of real estate transactions and also provides clients with strategic counsel on existing and potential issues and opportunities as market and economic conditions evolve. She previously served as Chair of the Firm’s Real Estate Practice.
Experience
- Represented a private real estate investment firm in the acquisition in a joint venture of an office tower in Boston, Massachusetts valued at over $850 million, which, at the time, was the largest acquisition in the city’s history.
- Represented a private real estate investment firm in the acquisition of membership interests in an entity owning an office tower in New York valued at $350 million.
- Represented a private real estate investment firm in the acquisition of membership interests in an entity owning an office and retail tower in New York valued at $425 million and related joint venture documentation.
- Represented a multifamily investment company in the acquisition and financing of a multifamily property in Stamford, Connecticut valued at $105 million.
- Represented a private real estate investment firm in the acquisition of membership interests in an entity owning an office property valued at $110 million in California and related joint venture documentation.
- Represented a private real estate investment firm in the sale of property in San Jose, CA valued at $135 million and related provision of seller financing to the property buyer.
- Represented a private real estate investment firm in the acquisition of membership interests in an entity owning an office property valued at $288 million in Bellevue, Washington and related joint venture documentation.
- Represented a private real estate investment firm in the acquisition of an office property valued at $230 million in Chicago, Illinois.
- Represented a private real estate firm in the sale of an office tower in valued at $350 million.
- Represented a private real estate investment firm in the sale of property in Washington, DC valued at $213 million.
- Represented a private real estate investment firm in the sale of property in Boston, Massachusetts valued at $562 million.
- Represented a client in a $1.6 billion acquisition of a highly diversified portfolio of 256 primarily light industrial assets comprising over 30 million square feet across 16 major U.S. markets.
- Represented a client in $111 million CMBS loan in connection with the refinancing of a 9 property portfolio located in the Western and Midwestern United States.
- Represented a value add fund in a $27 million acquisition of a 7 property industrial portfolio located in Missouri.
- Represented a value add fund in an $86 million sale of an office property located in Houston, Texas.
- Represented a value add fund as borrower in connection with a $42 million Fannie Mae loan to refinance a multi-family apartment community located in Phoenix, Arizona.
viewpoints
Governor Baker Signs Legislation Creating a Temporary Moratorium on Evictions: What Commercial Landlords Need to Know
April 21, 2020 | Blog | By Kelly Frey, Jennifer Kiely, Chelsea Wood-Brown
Governor Baker Extends and Modifies Order Closing All Non-Essential Massachusetts Businesses: Updates that Office Landlords Should Know
April 3, 2020 | Blog | By Chelsea Wood-Brown, Jennifer Kiely, Kelly Frey
Governor of Massachusetts Orders Closure of All Non-Essential Businesses: What Office Landlords Should Know
March 25, 2020 | Blog | By Chelsea Wood-Brown, Jennifer Kiely, Kelly Frey
New York on Pause: What Landlords Need to Know
March 24, 2020 | Blog | By Alexandra Gallo-Cook, Jennifer Kiely
News & Press
How I Made Real Estate Partner and Leader: 'Aim Not Only to See the Trees, but Also the Forest,' Says Jennifer Kiely of Mintz
December 30, 2021
Law360 Names Attys Who Moved Up The Firm Ranks In Q4
January 30, 2018
Mintz Names Jennifer Kiely Co-Head of Real Estate Practice
October 25, 2017
Mintz Elevates Ten Attorneys to Members of the Firm
May 16, 2013
Events & Speaking
Recognition & Awards
- Chambers USA: Massachusetts – Real Estate (2021 - 2023)
- Featured in Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law (2018 – 2024)
- Boston Magazine Top Lawyers – Real Estate (2021)
Involvement
- Executive Committee and Past Co-Chair, United Way Real Estate Breakfast Committee
- Member, Real Estate Finance Association
- Member, NAIOP Massachusetts, Commercial Real Estate Development Association
- Member, Harvard Real Estate Alumni Organization