Stephanie M. Downs
Overview
Stephanie Downs is the Chair of the firm’s Economic Development, Real Estate and Housing Practice Group. She serves as Assistant City Attorney for the City of Pinole and advises the city and other clients on real estate, development and public finance matters. Her real estate and economic development practice encompasses the wide scope of transactions, including implementation and development of business incentive programs, development of shopping centers, development of affordable housing and resolution of relocation issues, all of which include preparation of a variety of documents such as leases, purchase and sale agreements, development agreements, easements, option agreements and deed restrictions.
She has assisted cities and special districts with preparation of affordable housing regulatory agreements, leases, disposition and development agreements, loan documents, purchase and sale agreements, easements and covenants, conditions, and restrictions. Stephanie’s public finance practice focuses on structure, negotiation and documentation for a broad range of tax-exempt and taxable financings as bond counsel, disclosure counsel and issuer’s counsel.
Due to her extensive experience in both development and public finance matters, Stephanie is frequently engaged to assist in redevelopment projects in which the developer has gone into default. She has worked with banks, agency staff and developers to ensure positive outcomes in such cities as Pinole and Pittsburg in California and in Henderson, Nevada.