Robert (Bob) H. Voelker

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Overview

Bob is the Business Development Coordinator of the firm's Real Estate group, which consists of over 25 attorneys in Dallas, Houston and Austin, Texas. His practice emphasis is on complex development projects including mixed-use, hotel, condominiums and office or office/warehouse. His educational and professional background as a CPA, tax attorney, real estate attorney and multifamily real estate developer coupled with his prior legal and business involvement with multifaceted public/private projects with layered debt and equity financing, allow for a unique ability to organize, manage and facilitate the most complex mixed-use new construction and adaptive reuse developments including hotel/condominium/retail/entertainment projects and transportation oriented developments, in conjunction with local revitalization incentives involving public and private funding.  Bob has also been actively involved in fair housing litigation over the last 15 years, assisting developers when cities deny them the right to build affordable housing.

Bob has represented W Hollywood Hotel & Condominiums, design/build and construction contracts for Fluor's new corporate headquarters in Las Colinas, Texas, Downtown Dallas Center for Higher Education as adaptive reuse of historic department store, tax exempt bond and low income and historic tax credit financing and state and local subordinate loans, acquisition/disposition and debt/equity financing for income producing real estate. He has also recently represented developers in Texas and Louisiana who have been stymied in their efforts to develop affordable housing due to moratoria, denial of rezoning and refusal to provide financial or political support.

Memberships & Affiliations

• Asian American Hotel Owners Association
• Dallas Bar Association, Real Property Law Section
• Downtown Dallas, Inc., Housing Task Force
• International Society of Hospitality Consultants
• North Texas Housing Coalition
• State Bar of Texas, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section
• Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers
• The Real Estate Council, Corporate Associate Member
• Urban Land Institute, Urban/Mixed-Use Council Member

Admissions

• Texas

Articles & Speeches

• November 2011 — Using EB5 Financing for Mixed Use Urban Revitalization
• October 14, 2011 — Mixed-Income TOD
• August 25, 2011 — Real Estate and the Greater Good
• July 6, 2011 — Connectivity is Crucial for Downtown Dallas
• April 21, 2011 — Bob Voelker: Supporting Mass Appeal for Mass Transit
• January/February 2011 — Making the Most of Transit
• July 2010 — An Affordable Responsibility: True Transit-Oriented Developments Require Adequate Low-income Housing in Order to Thrive.
• July 2010 — The Perfect Platform for Affordable Housing: Adding Affordable Units in Transit-oriented Development Promotes "Transit Equity" Among All Individuals, Particularly Those with the Greatest Transportation Burdens.
• May 2010 — The Dynamics of Developer/Contractor Co-ownership Relationships
• March 24, 2010 — Checking in to Bankruptcy & Workouts: Options for Your Distressed Hotel
• March 5, 2010 — Transit Efficiency: New Orientation for Real Estate Development
• November 2009 — Taking Sides in Fight Over NIMBYism
• October 2009 — Restructuring the Capital Stack: Super Mezz to the Rescue
• August 2009 — Multifamily Development's Future: Factors — Both Local and National — Are Forcing Changes in Apartment Development
• June 2009 — The Why, What and How of Hotel Receiverships
• February 2009 — The Aftermath of the Crisis: How It Will Affect the Way We Develop
• November 2008 — Credit Crises Poses Challenges for Hotel Owners and Lenders
• October 2008 — City Assistance for Mixed-Use Revitalization Projects
• September 2008 — Managing Texas' Growth: Mixed-Use and Density
• June 2008 — Common Area Maintenance Obligations
• April 14, 2008 — From Town Square to Mixed-Use Developments
• April 14, 2008 — Luxury Hotel Centered Mixed-Use Projects: Value in the Mix
• April 14, 2008 — Building Blocks of Mixed-Use Transactions
• September 25, 2007 — Multifamily in the Mix
• August 2007 — Coordination between Multiple Developers in Hotel Oriented Mixed-Use Transactions
• June 18, 2007 — Projects Success can Lie in the Contract's Details
• June 2007 — Negotiating Hotel Operating Agreements for Mixed-Use Developments
• June 2007 — A Developer's Approach to Organized Opposition
• January 1, 2007 — Affordable Housing Development Corporation v. City of Fresno
• January 1, 2007 — Asylum Hill Problem Solving Revitalization Association v. Gary E. King