Admitted to Practice | Oregon, 1979 | | U.S. District Court District of Oregon, 1979 |
| Eugene Grant is experienced in all aspects of real estate transactions and land use entitlement work on all types and sizes of properties, including residential, industrial, office, retail, hospitality, medical, energy, and municipal projects. Having served six years as planning commission chair and eight years as mayor of Happy Valley, Ore., he has a unique appreciation and understanding of public sector decision making. Selected Experience Development of condominium and planned community CCR’s for home builders. (Ongoing) Financing and ground lease of The Inn at the Fifth, a 68-unit boutique hotel in Eugene, Ore. (Ongoing) Renewal infrastructure financing for new medical school campus for Samaritan Health System in Lebanon, Ore. (Ongoing) First Tech Federal Credit Union branch office leases. (Ongoing) Ground leases for site acquisition for Oregon Coast Community Action headquarters project in Coos Bay, Ore. (Ongoing) Successful land use application and appeal for Arco AMPM store development by Champion26, LLC. (2011) Lease for new Rejuvenation store in Los Angeles. (2011) KOIN Center office lease with Wells Fargo Advisors. (2011) Negotiate and document the termination of ground lease due to structural defects for Red Lion Hotel in Astoria, Ore. (2011) Sale of land by Cascade Pacific Council, Boy Scouts of America to Newland Communities and Metro for residential master planned community. (2011) Special counsel to Key Government Finance to create and document complex financing involving both HUD and municipal bonds, and interim ground leases converting to condominium ownership for separate mental health agency offices and a residential mental health treatment facility. (2010) $23,000,000 historic renovation and conversion of 100,000 square foot cereal mill to office building at Olympic Mills Commerce Center. Restructure capitalization including new market and historic tax credits. (2010) Wind farm ground leases and financing for Shepherds Flat. (2010) Lender legal counsel for national bank loans to facilitate expansion and restructure of regional cold storage company. Negotiated extensive amendments to a number of municipal ground leases in order to protect the lender. (2009) Site acquisition and economic development incentives for SANYO Solar of Oregon headquarters and manufacturing facility in Salem, Ore. (2008) Additional Qualifications Professional and Community Activities
- Urban Land Institute Technical Advisory Panel to the City of Lake Oswego regarding the West End Building, 2009
- China Urban Planning Study Tour, sponsored by the China-U.S. Center for Sustainable Development
- Board Secretary, Mt. Hood Cultural Center and Museum, 2010-present
- Past President, 2008-2011; Senior Vice Chair, 2004-2008; Executive Board Member, 1986-present – Cascade Pacific Council of the Boy Scouts of America
- Chair, ULI Oregon Operating Committee, 2011-present; Board Member, 2008-present – ULI Oregon
- Past Chair, Real Property and Land Use Section; Past Chair, Legislative Committee; Past Executive Committee Member – Oregon State Bar
- Past Member, Editorial Board, Probate & Property Magazine; Past Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section – American Bar Association, 1998-2008
- Former Mayor, 1998-2006; Former Chair, Planning Commission, 1992-1998 – City of Happy Valley, Ore.
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Professional Recognition
- Named as one of "America's Leading Lawyers for Business" in Real Estate (Oregon) by Chambers USA, 2005-2011
- Named as one of the “Best Lawyers in America” in Real Estate Law by Woodward/White, 2007-present
- Named as one of “Portland’s Best Lawyers” in Real Estate Law by Portland Monthly, 2006
- Selected to "Oregon Super Lawyers," Law & Politics, 2006-2011
- Pro Bono Award of Merit, for exemplary assistance to the Community Development Law Center, Multnomah Bar Association, 2009
- Recipient, BSA Eagle Scout rank and the Silver Beaver Award, the highest award given to volunteer leaders of the BSA Cascade Pacific Council
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Education J.D., University of Oregon School of Law B.A., University of Oregon | |