Drew Weitzel

Associate

Contact

T (713) 961-9045

F (713) 961-5341

Drew Weitzel is a dynamic and practical attorney whose real estate transactions practice is distinguished by his meticulousness and steadfast commitment to his clients’ success. With a broad base of experience in property acquisition, sales, financing, leasing, and development, he comprehensively represents his clients throughout each stage of a property’s life cycle. Likewise, he adeptly addresses joint venture and business organization formation and operations connected to his clients’ properties. Drew is also well versed in easement, restrictive covenant, and other contract and property rights concerns that arise in the acquisition, financing, and operation of his clients property portfolios. Drew leverages his robust legal skill set to meet the needs of and advise each his clients where they are at, whether they are small business tenants, mid-market developers or landlords, institutional-grade transaction participants, or otherwise.

The north star of Drew’s practice is to, “make the deal happen,” without ever compromising on his clients’ business objectives or legal protections. Accordingly, Drew assesses the intricacies of each new transaction, identifies his client’s legal and practical risks, and resolves them in the way most suitable for the situation while advancing his clients’ aims. In doing so, Drew has successfully negotiated the purchase, sale, lease, and financing of retail, office, industrial, and warehouse properties and portfolios in markets across Texas, the Southeast, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic.

Bar Admissions

State Bar of Texas

Education

J.D., The George Washington University Law School
B.A., University of Texas at Austin

Representative Experience

Represented client in acquisition and financing of office building in Houston, Texas; valued at $10.5 million at time of disposition.
Represented purchaser and landlord in acquisition of $16 million retail center in Houston, Texas, and subsequent redevelopment and leasing out of center as a first-class mixed-use project, with negotiated leases generating $13 million in potential value from base rents over primary terms, in addition to preexisting leases.
Represented landlord in development and leasing out of related first-class mixed-use projects in inner-loop Houston, Texas, with negotiated leases generating $8.5 million in potential value from base rents over primary terms.
Represented client in negotiation and formation of continuing joint ventures and cost-sharing arrangements for acquisition of property portfolios with mid-market and institutional capital partners.
Represented seller in disposition of $7.6 million Houston, Texas area first-class retail project.
Represented purchaser in acquisition and lease out of industrial services facilities, warehouse, and logistics properties in the Houston, Texas area, generating over $52.5 million in portfolio value.
Represented and assisted borrower in acquiring $76 million refinance of first lien loan on first-class mixed use development in Houston, Texas.
Represented seller in disposition of $12.5 million Austin, Texas area first-class retail project.
Represented purchaser in acquisition and financing of $4.5 million office building in Houston, Texas.
Represented purchaser in acquisition of $23 million retail center project in Uptown/River Oaks district of Houston, Texas.
Represented purchaser in acquisition and leasing out of industrial services facilities, warehouse, and logistics properties in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas area, generating over $20 million in portfolio value.
Represented purchaser in simultaneous acquisition of multi-parcel portfolio of $7.4 million industrial warehouse properties for in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Represented landlord in leasing out of client’s first-class mixed-used and office project portfolio across inner-loop area of Houston, Texas.
Represented purchaser in acquisition and lease out of industrial services facilities and warehouse properties in the Atlanta, Georgia area, generating over $37 million in portfolio value.
Represented landlord in leasing out of “big box” retail locations in Mid-West and New York markets.
Represented purchaser in acquisition of office and retail center valued at $12 million for inclusion in client’s Houston, Texas area portfolio.
Represented purchaser in acquisition of industrial services facilities and warehouse properties in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, generating $15.5 million in portfolio value.
Represented landlord in negotiation of leases for industrial services facilities and warehouse properties in Kansas City, Missouri area.
Represented purchaser in acquisition and lease out of industrial services facilities and warehouse properties in South Florida, Orlando, and Tampa, Florida regions, generating over $26 million in portfolio value.
Represented purchaser in acquisition of rights of lender to defaulted promissory note valued at $35 million and to underlying collateral of Washington, D.C. office building.
Represented purchaser in acquisition of $8 million office building in Energy Corridor of Houston, Texas.
Represented landlord Represented landlord in leasing out of multiple first-class mixed-used and office projects in Dallas, Texas area.
Represented and assisted client in acquisition, financing, lease out, and disposition of portfolio of logistics, industrial services facilities, and warehouse properties in Savannah, Georgia area; valued at $21 million at time of disposition.
Represented client in $5 million acquisition, financing, and lease out of industrial services facilities parcel in Kansas City, Missouri.
Represented client in $8 million acquisition and lease out of industrial services facilities in Baltimore, Maryland.
Represented client in acquisition and subsequent disposition of unimproved parcel strategically situated for logistics hub operations in Dallas County, Texas; valued at $5.2 million at time of disposition.
Represented purchaser in acquisition of defaulted promissory note and forborne deed-in-lieu-of-foreclosure valued at $35 million on Westchester County, New York, office building.
Represented developer-declarant in establishment of easement and restrictive covenant regime for 100-acre industrial and warehouse district project in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, and subsequent parcelization and sale of project tracts to purchasers.
Represented landlord in leasing out of related first-class mixed retail and office projects in Alamo Heights, Texas.

Practice Areas

Real Estate & Lending