Overview
Estate & Tax Group partner Ronald Appleby Q.C. and Corporate Group partner Jonathan Zepp acted on the sale by Ydessa Hendeles of part of her celebrated collection of contemporary art. The collection that was assembled by Dr. Hendeles is considered among the finest private collections of contemporary art in the world. The transaction was brokered by the New York office of famed art dealer Hauser & Wirth. The purchaser was Glenstone, a private museum of contemporary art located in Potomac, Maryland founded by American industrialist Mitchell P. Rales. The transaction was featured in the New York Times, The Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star.
Lawyers
Representative Work
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| Affordable and Social Housing
The high art deal: building Ontario fund creates permanent affordable units
Robins Appleby and John Fox were pleased to assist the Building Ontario Fund and its lead lawyers, Oslers, to create up to 550 long-term affordable rental housing in the GTA. Building Ontario Fun... -
| Affordable and Social Housing
A new blueprint for affordable housing
Our Affordable Housing Team regularly acts in deals between non-profit and for-profit developers. In this case, the team, led by John Fox and Stephanie Lanz, acted for Markham Inter-Church Commit... -
| Real Estate and Development
A $36.34M milestone in Midhurst
Our Real Estate team recently completed the $36.34 million purchase of 141 fully serviced residential lots in Midhurst, Ontario, on behalf of a major GTA builder/ developer.The transaction was le...