JOSHUA ROSENSTEIN

Phone:  425.454.3374            
Fax:  425.454.0087             
Email: jrosenstein@hansonbaker.com

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PRACTICE EMPHASIS AND EXPERIENCE

• Real Estate
              Commercial and Residential Purchases and Sales
              Condominium Development
              Condominium and Homeowners Associations
              Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CC&Rs)
              Leasing
              Real Estate Development (Commercial and Residential)
              Real Property Finance
• General Business
              Contracts, Licenses and Agreements
              Entity Selection, Formation and Maintenance
              Mergers and Acquisitions

Josh's practice focuses on real estate development and real estate and business transactions.  Typical projects include negotiating commercial leases and real estate purchases and sales, advising clients on real estate financing, preparing the formation, disclosure and purchase and sale documents for condominium developments, advising clients about risk management for condominiums and other real estate developments, representing condominium and homeowners associations, purchases and sales of business, forming LLCs and corporations, and drafting CC&Rs, easements and general business agreements.

EDUCATION

J.D., Seattle University School of Law, magna cum laude, 1995
      Associate Editor, Seattle University Law Review
      Merit Scholarship
M.B.A., University of Washington, 1989
B.A., Claremont McKenna College, 1985

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

• Represented landlord in lease of 70,000 square feet of office/warehouse space with Fortune 500 Company.
• Prepared master association documents with multiple cottage housing sub-condominiums.
• Sold largest remaining piece of vacant land in the City of Seattle.
• Represented borrower in $17,000,000 real property financing transaction, including single-purpose entity formation, loan document review and negotiation, coordination with Delaware corporate counsel and opinion letters.
• Phased conversion of multi-building apartment complex into condominiums.
• Represented seller in simultaneous sale of multiple restaurant franchises.

ARTICLES AND PRESENTATIONS

Presenter:  "Easements and CCRs", Law Seminars International Seminar, September 2012

Presenter:  "Condominium Developer Risk Management", Law Seminars International Seminar, April 2007
Presenter:  "Creating 'Lots': Plats vs. Airspace Condominiums", WSBA Seminar, April 2006
Presenter:  "Buy/Sell Provisions of LLC Operating Agreements," National Business Institute Seminar, 2002

Article:  "What to Put in Meeting Minutes,"  Community Associations Journal, 2013

Article:  "Rely on a Maintenance Table to Make Expenses and Budgeting More Predictable," Community Associations Journal, 2012

Article:  "An Insurance Amendment Encourages Better Care of the Condominium and Saves Money," Community Associations Journal, 2009 

Article:  "If It’s Broke, Who Fixes It?," Community Associations Journal, 2009 

Article:  "Using a Standard Contract Addendum to Protect your Association," Community Associations Journal, 2008

Article:  "The "Dish" on Antennas and Satellite Dishes," Community Associations
Journal, 2007

Article:  "Potential Buyer asks about Flood Zone," The Seattle Times, 2007 (quoted)
Article:  "Is Condo Board Overstepping its Bounds?," The Seattle Times, 2007 (quoted)
Article:  "Condos on Leased Land are Cause for Caution," The Seattle Times, 2006 (quoted)
Article:  "Should 15-year-old Bylaws for Condo Be Updated?," The Seattle
Times, 2003 (quoted)

HONORS / AWARDS / UNIQUE RECOGNITION

Josh is "AV" rated by Martindale-Hubbell*, the highest rating obtainable by members of the legal community.

PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC INVOLVEMENT

East King County Bar Association, Member
King County Bar Association, Member

Washington Land Title Association
Washington State Bar Association, Member
Condominium Act Overhaul Task Force, Member
Community Associations Institute, Member

BAR / COURT ADMISSIONS

Admitted to Washington, 1995

PERSONAL

Josh enjoys cycling with his kids.

*AV is a registered certification mark of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.