Dean Q. Luo

• Representation of data center operators/developers in connection with purchase, development, and lease transactions.
• Represented a portfolio company of a global private equity firm in the leasing of a portfolio of data centers to a hyperscaler tenant, including drafting of build-to-suit leases, development agreements, and service level agreements, across 18 buildings and totaling over 1,000 megawatts in Arizona, Georgia, Texas, and Virginia.
• Represented a leading real estate private equity firm in the self-storage sector in acquisitions throughout Florida, New Mexico, and Hawaii.
• Represented a premier real estate private equity firm in the industrial sector in the acquisition of a portfolio of logistics real estate from Blackstone.
• Represented a fast-growing real estate private equity firm in the affordable housing space in the acquisition of multifamily apartments in California.
• Represented a prominent South Florida developer in the multi-phase acquisition and financing of a development site planned for luxurious condominiums and a hotel at the Diplomat Beach Resort, Florida.
• Represented a major real estate private equity firm in the multi-phase disposition of a portfolio of hundreds of single-family rentals located in Texas and North Carolina.
• Represented a property owner in the recapitalization and partial redevelopment of a large affordable housing development in Washington, D.C.°
• Represented a purchaser in the acquisition and redevelopment of a shopping center in Washington, D.C.°
• Represented a nonprofit developer in a Low Income Housing Tax Credit investor syndication buyout transaction.°
• Counseled a nonprofit developer in a Freddie Mac permanent financing transaction for a high-rise affordable housing project in Baltimore, Maryland.°
• Assisted a mezzanine lender in connection with the refinancing of a large portfolio of rent-controlled apartments in Washington, D.C.°
• Assisted various lenders in closing numerous Federal Housing Administration-insured multifamily financings across the country.°
• Provided zoning and land use opinions on the development potential of real properties throughout Northern Virginia.°
• Represented a developer in the financing and closing of a transit-oriented mixed-use development next to a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority rail station.°

°The above representations were handled by Mr. Luo prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.

• Member, Urban Land Institute, Washington
  • Member, YLG Education Committee, 2023-2024
• Member, D.C. Bar Real Estate, Housing and Land Use Community
• Member, Asian Pacific American Bar Association – DC (APABA-DC)
• Member, National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP)