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Donald M. Pepe
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Donald M. Pepe works closely with business executives and in-house counsel to develop strategies for targeting acquisitions, land purchase negotiations, managing and evaluating feasibility studies, representing corporate interests before local, state and federal approval authorities, and securing land use and administrative approvals.
Education
- Rutgers University School of Law (JD, cum laude, 2001)
- Montclair State University, (BA, cum laude, 1998)
Admissions
- New Jersey
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
- New Jersey State Bar Association
- Monmouth County Bar Association
- International Council of Shopping Centers
- New Jersey Builders Association
- Shore Builders Association
- Board of Directors, Monmouth Ocean Development Council
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Donald M. Pepe devotes his practice to all aspects of complex real estate development and real estate transactional work with an emphasis on retail and residential development.
Donald works closely with business executives and in-house counsel to develop strategies for targeting acquisitions, land purchase negotiations, managing and evaluating feasibility studies, representing corporate interests before local, state and federal approval authorities, and securing land use and administrative approvals.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Pepe was Division General Counsel of the Nation’s largest residential real estate developer with hands-on responsibility for every aspect of the development process from land acquisition through construction contracting and outsales. Mr. Pepe’s prior experience means he understands firsthand the time constraints and budgetary challenges facing developers and has tailored his practice to provide the skills, advice, efficiency and responsiveness needed to allow clients to comfortably forego the necessity of day-to-day project management and instead focus attention on identifying new development opportunities.
Mr. Pepe has considerable experience securing development approvals and closing commercial real estate transactions. Since joining the firm, Mr. Pepe has negotiated and drafted a broad range of agreements pertaining to the acquisition and sale of property, financing and leasing, commercial and residential condominium formation and management, municipal and private development agreements, development grants and incentives, easements and operating agreements – across multiple property types, including office, retail, industrial and residential.
Throughout his career, Mr. Pepe has developed relationships with a number of prominent New Jersey planners, architects, engineers and other development professionals whose practices are complimentary and allow Mr. Pepe to offer a single-contact source for the development needs of the most demanding developer clients.
A graduate of Rutgers University School of Law, Mr. Pepe is an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers, New Jersey Builders Association, Shore Builders Association, and the Monmouth Ocean Development Council.
- Representation of a national developer in connection with the leasing and parcel sale of a 57 acre shopping center in Burlington County, New Jersey involving national big-box retailers
- Representation of an energy company in connection with the acquisition of property rights necessary to deliver power from the company’s power station in New Jersey to a location in New York City
- Service as a court appointed trustee in a partnership dissolution action related to the management, leasing and sale of shopping centers located in Washington State;
- Representation of the seller in connection with a $72 million acquisition of a regional, indoor shopping mall
- Representation of a lender with respect to a $14 million construction loan for the construction of single-family homes in New Jersey
- Representation of a big-box retailer in three states in connection with the leasing and development of over 3,000,000 square feet of property and the acquisition of land and development of over 1,500,000 square feet of retail space
- Representation of a residential developer in securing land use approvals for construction of 130 town houses in Newark, New Jersey
- Representation of a nationally recognized not-for-profit in acquiring and securing development approvals for the construction of affordable housing throughout the State of New Jersey
- Representation of a developer in connection with securing a use variance and land use approvals for construction of a retail center with 270,000 square feet of retail and 110,000 square feet of office space; and representation of a developer in connection with securing tax incentives and drafting a PILOT agreement for a thirty (30) year abatement for property taxes in Jersey City.
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- NJBIZ®, 2024 Leaders in Real Estate, Construction and Design Award
- The Best Lawyers in America©, Land Use and Zoning Law, 2025
- 2024 ROI-NJ Influencers: Law List
- 2023 ROI-NJ Influencers: Real Estate List
- NJBIZ®, Leader in Law, 2023
- 2023 ROI-NJ Influencers: Law List
- 2022 ROI-NJ Influencers: Real Estate List
- 2022 ROI-NJ Influencers: Law List
- New Jersey Law Journal 2018 Dealmaker of the Year in Commercial Real Estate
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