Trevor T. Adler
Partner
New York

Biography
Trevor Adler counsels clients in commercial real estate
matters and has industry-leading experience incomplex leasing and condominium transactions foroffice, retail, co-working, nonprofit, and educational
space in New York City and nationally on behalf ofmajor landlords, tenants, purchasers, and sellers.
Trevor has been on the forefront of advising landlords
and tenants navigating the uncertain real estate market
that was triggered by the onset of the COVID-19
pandemic, and his deals have been widely recognizedin the press: Commercial Observer features "WeillCornell Expands to 300K SF at 575 Lexington Avenue,"
Bisnow features "University Signs Massive Lease In The
Heart Of Times Square," MEAG Press Release features"Asset manager announces five leases at 320 Park
Avenue following $40M renovation," Real Estate
Weekly features "Vornado Leases 77,000 s/f for New
School at 825 Seventh" and "Minskoff welcomes global
fitness franchise to 51 Astor," and The Real Dealfeatures "Management consulting firm inks big lease at
Minskoff's 1166 Sixth."
Trevor received a Chambers USA ranking in 2024, andwas named a 2022 "Real Estate and Development
Power Player" by AMNY Metro and PoliticsNY. In 2021,
he was admitted as a fellow to the American College ofReal Estate Lawyers (ACREL). He was named a "RealEstate/Construction 40 Under 40" by City & State as

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Emailtrevor.adler@hoganlovells.com

Languages
EnglishPractices
Real EstateIndustries
Real Estate

Education and admissions
Education
J.D., Columbia Law School, Harlan
Fiske Stone Scholar, 2007

well as a "One to Watch" by the New York Real Estate
Journal. Crain's New York Business, The Legal 500, andSuper Lawyers have also all attested to his skills.
Trevor is the lead pro bono real estate counsel to theNew York Bar Foundation, the charitable andphilanthropic entity of the New York State Bar
Association, whose mission is to improve access tojustice and advance the rule of law. He is also vice chairof the board of directors of Broadway Housing
Communities Inc., a nationally recognized not-for-profit
developer of supportive and affordable housing inupper Manhattan.

Representative experience
The Durst Organization in its sale of leasehold
condominium interests and the leasing of office space,including long-term occupancy transactions with CUNYand United Way.*
Empire State Realty Trust in the 30,000-square-footlease of three floors at 1010 Third Avenue in New York
City to the NYC School Construction Authority/Dept. ofEducation for a new public school.*
Rudin Management Co., as leasehold condominium
counsel, in the long-term lease for 243,305 square feetat Three Times Square with Touro College andUniversity System.*
Mutual of America Life Insurance Co. in its sale of aninterest in 320 Park Avenue in Manhattan to Munich ReGroup.*
Munich Re and Mutual of America Financial, aslandlord, in the office leases at the repositioned office
tower at 320 Park Avenue in New York City, a 766,000
square-foot LEED Gold certified property.*
Minskoff Equities in its leasing program of office,educational, and retail space at 51 Astor Place, and in its
leasing program at 1166 Avenue of the Americas, a 1.6
million square-foot office tower.*
Vornado Realty Trust and Minskoff Equities in the 30year leasehold condominium interest 825 Seventh

M.A., The Johns Hopkins University
School of Advanced International
Studies, 2004
B.A., The Johns Hopkins University
School of Advanced International
Studies, 2004

MembershipsFellow, American College of Real
Estate Lawyers
Board of Advisors, Commercial
Lease Law Insider
Board of Directors, Broadway
Housing Communities Inc.
Member, New York State Bar
Association
Member, New York City Bar
Association
Life Fellow, 1st Judicial District, The
New York Bar Foundation

Bar admissions andqualifications
New YorkAvenue, for the long-term headquarters occupancy
agreement with New Alternatives for Children.*George Comfort & Sons in its lease renewal of morethan 300,000 square feet of medical space at 575
Lexington Avenue to Cornell University.*
Leases for a leading audio streaming and media
services provider’s[MTM1] offices in Miami and Los
Angeles, with the client being the anchor tenant of theOasis in Wynwood tech-hub in Miami.*
Young Adult Institute Inc.'s in its relocation of their
headquarters SL Green Realty Corp.'s 220 East 42ndStreet, also known as the News Building.*
YAI's International Academy of Hope in its school
relocation to 76,861 square feet of space at 825
Seventh Avenue in Manhattan.*
Barnard College in its long-term lease at its thenrecently purchased US$47.2m building on Broadway inManhattan.*
Pace University in the acquisition and restructuring oflong-term ground lease condominium interests forstudent housing at 180 Broadway, 33 Beekman, and161 William.*
Marymount Manhattan College on a complex 25+ year
lease/lease-back and financing transaction to raise
capital and refinance the debt on its 55th Street
Residence Hall in Manhattan.*
Scholastic in office and warehouse leases, other realestate transactions across the country, and for its
Tribeca headquarters.*
The New York Times in its leasing program at 620
Eighth Avenue in Manhattan.*
Visiting Nurse Service of New York in the acquisition of
long-term leasehold condominium interests from SL
Green Realty Corp. in a 30-year headquarters
occupancy transaction.*
CUNY's Hunter College in the acquisition of long-termleasehold condominium interests in a 30-year
dormitory occupancy transaction at 334 East 79th

Street in Manhattan.*Community Preservation in the acquisition of longterm leasehold condominium interests from SL Green
Realty in a 30-year headquarters occupancy transactionof office space at 220 East 42nd Street.*
The ad hoc group of bank lenders in the chapter 11
proceedings for Caesars Entertainment and Caesars
Entertainment Operating Co., including negotiating theterms of the master lease agreements.*
Hudson Bay Co./Saks Fifth Avenue, as landlord, in a30+ year lease of the former Lord & Taylor store
located at in New York to New York University on
behalf of the NYU Grossman School of Medicine.**Matter handled prior to joining Hogan Lovells.

Awards and rankings
Real Estate: Mainly Dirt (New York), Up and Coming,
Chambers USA, 2024
Real Estate and Development Power Players,
PoliticsNY, 2022
Real Estate/Construction 40 Under 40, City & State,
2021
Ones to Watch, New York Real Estate Journal, 2021
Real Estate Rising Star, Crain's New York Business,
2019
Legal 500 US, 2023
Rising Star, Real Estate, Super Lawyers, 2023
Real Estate, Super Lawyers, 2023
Rising Star, Real Estate Weekly, 2023

Latest thinking and events
NewsGlobal outlook: How ESG factors are impacting realestate decision-making in the UK, US and Europe
Press releases
Hogan Lovells guides Mutual of America andMunich Re on leasing deal at 320 Park Avenue

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