Frank Ditta
Director
New York
fditta@goulstonstorrs.com+1 212 878 5121Frank Ditta
Director, New York
fditta@goulstonstorrs.com+1 212 878 5121Related Expertise
Clients entrust Frank Ditta to lead their most sophisticated transactions, spanning diverse asset classes and capital structures across regional and national markets. Known for his responsiveness, sharp insights, precision, and steady guidance, Frank brings clarity to even the most intricate real estate deals.
Frank advises on commercial real estate financings – including construction, permanent, and mezzanine loans – as well as acquisitions and dispositions. His clients include institutions, REITs, investment funds, family offices, and operators. He also advises on portfolio transactions, C-PACE financings, 1031 exchanges and distressed situations.
Clients value Frank’s strong reputation for completing transactions in connection with trophy asset financings, headquarters acquisitions, and a variety of innovative development and redevelopment projects—many of which involve high-profile assets.
Community
Frank is committed to providing pro bono legal services. He has represented a variety of organizations in both New York City and Boston. He is a proud member of the team that delivers pro bono legal representation for Roca, Inc., whose mission is to “relentlessly disrupt violence by engaging young people, police, and systems to heal trauma, find hope, and drive change.”
Frank is passionate about mentoring the next generation of lawyers. He serves as a mentor to law students at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University. He continues to participate in the Hofstra Law Review Mentorship Program.
Frank has served as a judge for the regional round of the ABA National Negotiation Competition.
Related Representative Matters
Jamestown Properties in connection with the $425 million construction financing of One Times Square, the globally-recognized building that has been home to the world’s New Year’s Eve ball drop since 1907. Originally built as the headquarters of The New York Times in 1904, the 26-story structure is wrapped entirely in LED screens and is located in the heart of Times Square in New York City.
BXP in connection with its $1 billion refinancing of 601 Lexington Avenue, a 59-story office tower (formerly known as the Citigroup Building) located in Midtown East, Manhattan.
Atlas Capital Group, LLC in the acquisition and financing of 15 Park Row, a 31 story, 335-unit apartment building with ground-floor commercial space in New York City. The building was completed in 1899 and until 1908 it was New York City’s tallest building and the tallest office building in the world.
BXP, Inc. in connection with the $2.3 billion refinancing of the General Motors (GM) Building, a 50-story office tower at 767 Fifth Avenue in New York City thought to be among the most valuable office properties in the world, through a 10-year, fixed-rate loan that replaced a $1.6 billion loan package. BXP paid a record $2.9 billion for the trophy asset in 2008 and the loan for this refinance is the largest in New York City since the acquisition of Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village by Blackstone Group L.P. in 2015.
AION Partners in connection with the joint venture, preferred equity, acquisition (from a major insurance company) and financing of a 4035 unit multifamily portfolio located in Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
BXP in connection with its $550 million financing of Colorado Center, an urban creative office campus that is comprised of six buildings on over 15 acres, located in the Media and Entertainment District of Santa Monica, California.
Hana Asset Management-led consortium of South Korean investors in the $305 million acquisition and financing of Novo Nordisk North American Headquarters located in Plainsboro, New Jersey. The campus transactions was the largest single-asset office sale in New Jersey in 2016.
A joint venture between an operating partner and a high net-worth individual in the acquisition and recapitalization of a $300 million trophy property located in New York City.
An international cruise and hospitality company in connection with a public-private partnership for development of a cruise port in the Caribbean.
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Accolades
- Lawdragon 500 X: The Next Generation Lawdragon List, 2023-2024
- Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch (2023-2025): Real Estate Law
- New York Metro Super Lawyers, 2024-2025
Affiliations
- Mentor, 3L Mentorship Program, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
Admissions
- New York
Education
Hofstra University ( J.D. , magna cum laude , 2011 )
State University of New York at Albany ( B.A. , summa cum laude , 2007 )