Daniel Hubbell, Agriculture Attorney in Albany, New York

Daniel Hubbell joined Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP in September 2014. Mr. Hubbell primarily represents public, not-for-profit, and private entities in real estate, land use, development, and real property taxation matters, with an emphasis on acquisition, financing, development, leasing, and disposition of commercial and corporate real property, including the preparation and negotiations of all transactional documents. Additionally, Mr. Hubbell provides guidance to public and private entities concerning real property tax assessments, exemptions, and payment in lieu of taxes agreements. Prior to practicing law, Mr. Hubbell worked as a commercial real estate appraiser, performing complex appraisal assignments on various property types.

Representative Accomplishments

• Represented multiple private entities in the acquisition, financing, development and leasing of retail, office, industrial and multi-family residential properties.

• Represented multiple public housing authorities in public-private RAD (Rental Assistance Demonstration) conversion of the authorities’ real estate portfolio.

• Represented multiple not-for-profit and for-profit developers in the financing and development of multi-family residential, mixed-use and commercial properties utilizing low-income housing tax credits, new market tax credits and historic tax credits.

• Represented multiple not-for-profit corporations in exercising rights of first refusal to acquire low-income housing tax credit projects after expiration of the statutory compliance period.

• Represented multiple not-for-profit and religious corporations in the acquisition, financing, development, and disposition of corporate real property, including applications to the New York State Attorney General or Supreme Court for approval of such transactions.

• Represented developers of residential condominium and homeowners’ association projects in the preparation and submission of offering plans with the New York State Department of Law, which includes drafting declarations of restrictive covenants, by-laws, rules and regulations and other related homeowners’ association and condominium governing documents.

• Commenced and negotiated the settlement of multiple tax certiorari proceedings relating to various property types, including retail centers, office buildings, multi-family apartment complexes, industrial buildings, hydro-electric facilities, lumber mills, farms and agricultural lands, and residences.

Background/Education

Mr. Hubbell graduated magna cum laude from Albany Law School, where he was a member of the Albany Law Review. While in law school, Mr. Hubbell was a legal intern in the Criminal Prosecutions and Public Integrity Bureaus of the New York State Office of the Attorney General, as well as a summer associate with Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP. Mr. Hubbell also holds a Master of Science degree in Non-Profit/NGO Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Hubbell received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Valley Forge, graduating magna cum laude.