Jennifer Ilana Tintenfass

Biography

Jennifer Ilana Tintenfass is a Partner in the firm's Real Estate Group who focuses her practice on representing lenders and developers in many aspects of real estate transactions, including real estate secured financings, term and construction loans, acquisitions, dispositions, joint venture development, and due diligence analysis.

With respect to lending work, Jennifer represents borrowers and lenders in connection with acquisition, construction, bridge/mezzanine, permanent, and affordable housing financings. Jennifer also has substantive experience in land use and zoning work in the City of Philadelphia, with a special emphasis on raw land and projects involving single- and multi-family housing, retail, and mixed-use developments. She has also successfully guided clients in working with federal, state, and local funding, grant programs, and entitlement processes.

Jennifer was named a 2020 Philadelphia Business Journal, Real Estate Dealmaker "Rising Star" and has been selected as a “Rising Star” by Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Magazine for the last five years.

Client Experience

• Banks

• Developer-applicants in land use and zoning for projects in the City of Philadelphia

• Franchisors

• Joint venture investors

• Private equity funds
• Real estate developers and operators

Representative Matters

Represented a commercial bank in senior financing with low-income housing tax credits.

Represented a real estate developer in the acquisition of 115 acres of raw land in the western suburbs of Philadelphia.

Represented a newly-formed joint venture for the acquisition of a commercial condominium and parking condominium.

Handled land use and zoning matters including applications for a zoning variance, conditional use, permitted exceptions, and special-use applications. Presented applications under the neighborhood participation program to over 20 registered community organizations.

Represented a private equity fund in deploying $75M+ into real estate development projects in the Greater Philadelphia area.

Successfully completed civic design review on numerous occasions in Philadelphia County.

Drafted ordinances and worked with local and state legislators to establish entitlement rights for development projects.