J. Michael Pickett

Representative Matters

• Represented the seller in connection with the 2017 sale of 900 16th St. NW in Washington, DC, a 122,362 square foot, newly constructed, trophy office building with first-floor retail, which garnered the highest price per square foot for a DC office sale. The sale and the project concluded more than seven years of work, won the Washington Business Journal's Best New Office Development Award in 2016, and was a 2017 Deal of the Year honoree
• Represented the borrower in connection with the $80 million refinancing of a 253-unit apartment project located in Alexandria, Virginia
• Represented the developer/sponsor in connection with a joint venture for the development of a budgeted $130 million, two-phase mixed-use development project in Reston, Virginia
• Represented the lender in connection with a $42 million bridge loan for four retail condominium units located in SoHo, New York City
• Represented the buyer in the acquisition of the 398-unit apartment community known as The Manor at CityPlace located in Doral, Florida
• Represented the developer in connection with the joint venture equity funding and a $147.6 million construction loan for a 30-story unit multifamily residential tower and mixed-use project located in Rosslyn, Virginia
• Represented the seller in connection with the sale of a NoMa area, District of Columbia mixed-use project just constructed, consisting of a 303-unit multifamily residential development, a national retailer, and ancillary retail
• Represented a long-time client from Ireland as U.S. counsel in connection with the U.S. hotel collateral for an approximately €250 million refinance credit facility
• Represented a local hotel sponsor in connection with a $33.9 million construction loan, and then a recapitalization of a hotel located in the Capitol Riverfront neighborhood of downtown Washington, DC, directly across from the Navy Yard Metro Station, one block from Nationals Park

Education

• J.D. Washington University in St. Louis 1989
• B.A. Russian Studies DePauw University 1986

Bar Admissions

• District of Columbia
• Maryland
• Virginia

Professional Memberships and Activities

• Fellow, American College of Real Estate Lawyers
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Mortgage Bankers Association of Metropolitan Washington
  • Former president
  • Former member, Board of Governors

• Who’s Who Legal, Real Estate, 2020
• Chambers USA, Real Estate, Washington, DC, 2014 – 2024
• Legal 500, Real Estate, 2014 – 2016, 2018 – 2019
• Super Lawyers, Washington, DC, 2009 – 2011, 2013 – 2019
• The Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law, 2012 – 2022, 2024 – 2025
• Business Today, Top 10 Influential Real Estate Lawyers in Washington, DC, 2023