- Representation of developers in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and across the country in mixed-use projects that include market-rate and affordable residential components as well as retail and other uses, including projects subject to ground leases from local governments and other public entities, and utilizing low-income housing tax credits, tax-exempt and conventional debt, and other private and public capital sources, and assisted by project-based HAP contracts and other similar rental assistance.
- Representation of the purchasers and sellers of various apartment projects subsidized by various housing agencies including USDA Rural Development, HUD, and state tax credit agencies.
- Representation of public housing authorities in major redevelopment initiatives including new construction, public housing conversions, and financing under HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program.
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Matt Greeson
Washington, DC Office
Matt Greeson is a Member who focuses on complex real estate transactions, including transactions that combine affordable housing, market-rate residential, and commercial uses. He represents developers, property owners, investors, landlords, and tenants in the preparation and negotiation of a wide variety of real estate instruments and structures, including joint venture, financing, lease, and purchase-sale transactions. Matt closes transactions employing public-private partnership initiatives for acquisition and development and utilizing low-income housing tax credits, tax-exempt and conventional debt, and other private and public capital sources.
Selected Transactions
Major Prior Work Experience
- Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, Associate
Professional Associations
- ABA Affordable Housing and Community Development Forum
- DC Building Industry Association
- Housing Association of Nonprofit Developers (HAND)
- Virginia Housing Alliance
Speaking Engagements
- AAREP DC, March 30, 2023, "Legal Panel: Zoning, TOPA, and More!" featured speaker
- Bisnow, July 28, 2022, “DC Affordable Housing Summit” moderator
- NH&RA, June 6, 2022, “Southwest DC Spotlight” panelist
- Housing Association of Non-Profit Developers (HAND), June 3, 2021, “Creating Options for Seniors” moderator
- Bisnow, April 23, 2020, “Maintaining Affordability During the Coronavirus” moderator
- Housing Association of Non-Profit Developers (HAND), April 14, 2020, “Soup-to-Nuts: Year 15 and Year 30 Preservation Strategies, Structures, and Financing” moderator
- DC Building Industry Association, October 1, 2019, “Opportunity Zone 101” presenter
- Virginia Housing Credit Conference, September 25, 2019, “Best Practices for Mixed Use Developments” presenter
Education
University of Virginia School of Law, J.D.
- Executive Editor, Journal of Law and Politics
Colgate University, B.A. in History, magna cum laude
Bar Admission
District of Columbia
Virginia
Maine