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Bruce C. Stuart

Partner

620 Newport Center Drive

Suite 200

Newport Beach, CA 92660

949-791-5118
949-791-5218

Bruce C. Stuart is a founding partner of Stuart Kane LLP, and practices in the Real Estate group.

Experience

Mr. Stuart’s experience encompasses a wide range of transactional real estate matters, including acquisition, development, construction and permanent financing, joint ventures, leasing, and dispositions. He has significant experience in the acquisition, development, leasing, financing, and disposition of a variety of commercial development projects including office, industrial, retail, hospitality, medical office and assisted/senior living. He has very extensive experience in, shopping center development, financing, leasing, acquisitions and sales.

Mr. Stuart’s representative clients include:

  • The Irvine Company
  • Donahue Schriber Realty Group L.P.
  • The Curci Companies
  • ICI Development Company
  • IHP Capital Partners
  • J.W. Mitchell Company
  • Merlone Geier

He has lectured for the California Continuing Education of the Bar on commercial real property leasing, real property financing, major real property acquisitions, and recent developments in real estate law. He has also participated in roundtable and panel presentations at the International Council of Shopping Centers Idea Exchange, Fall Convention/Deal Making Conference and Annual Law Conference.

His practice covers developments principally in California and the western United States.

Prior to becoming a founding partner of Stuart Kane LLP, Mr. Stuart was a shareholder and chair of the real estate practice at Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth.

Recent Real Estate Transactions

  • Represented private REIT in acquisition of neighborhood shopping centers in San Francisco and San Luis Obispo, California.
  • Represented developer in a participating construction loan for 270,000 square foot office building project in Denver, Colorado.
  • Represented private REIT in permanent, loan pool financing of eight neighborhood shopping centers.
  • Represented institutional investor in formation of joint venture for residential housing projects in San Diego area.
  • Represented developer in the acquisition and formation of joint venture with institutional investor for the master planning of an approximately 950 acre residential and commercial project in Reno, Nevada.
  • Represented developer in sale of single tenant anchor and pad retail properties in Palmdale and Riverside and acquisition of development sites in Menifee and Victorville.
  • Represented developer in anchor tenant theater, market and fitness club leases in a redevelopment mixed use project in Los Angeles area.
  • Represented investor/owner in sale of @ 350,000 square foot industrial building in Moreno Valley.
  • Represented landowner in sale of approximately 180 acres for residential development to a home builder.
  • Represented developer in forming joint venture for development of approximately 360-unit apartment project and service retail.
  • Represented developer in lease negotiations with Whole Foods for two different 50,000 square foot flagship stores in Northern California and Southern California.
  • Represented commercial real estate owner in sale of four industrial buildings in Moreno Valley, California.
  • Represented landowner in sale of Target Store in Cupertino, California.
  • Represented investor in joint venture in connection with acquisition and development of large single-family home and condominium development in Ventura County, California.

News About Bruce Stuart

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Five Stuart Kane Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers 2023

Nine Stuart Kane Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America 2023

Five Stuart Kane Attorneys Recognized in 2022 Southern California Super Lawyers List

Partners Bruce Stuart and Shane Criqui Named to OCBJ’s 2021 OC 500 Directory of Influence

Seven Stuart Kane Partners Recognized by Best Lawyers® in America 2022

Five Stuart Kane Attorneys Recognized in 2021 Southern California Super Lawyers List

Seven Stuart Kane Partners Recognized by Best Lawyers® in America 2021

Four Stuart Kane Partners Recognized by Southern California Super Lawyers 2020

Six Stuart Kane Partners Recognized by Best Lawyers® in America 2020

Five Stuart Kane Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers® 2019

Bruce Stuart Recognized in 2018 Southern California Super Lawyers List

Five Stuart Kane Partners Recognized by Best Lawyers in America 2018

Bruce Stuart Participates in Orange County Business Journal Commercial Real Estate Roundtable 

Stuart Kane Partner Bruce Stuart Honored at Cornelia Connelly Benefit Dinner

Stuart Kane Represents Peninsula Retail Partners in Joint Venture, Expansion of Real Estate Portfolio

Education

University of California, Los Angeles, J.D., 1976
Dartmouth College, A.B., 1973, cum laude; with distinction

Memberships & Associations

American Bar Association
Real Property, Probate and Trust Law sections

Orange County Bar Association
Real Property section

National Association of Industrial and Office Properties

International Council of Shopping Centers

Pegasus School
Past Board Member, Past Chair of Board of Trustees

Cornelia Connelly High School
Past Board Member, Past Chair of Board of Trustees

Newport Harbor Yacht Club
Past Commodore

Honors

Best Lawyers® in America since 2017 for Real Estate Law

Southern California Super Lawyers 2007 – 2013, 2018 – 2023

Orange County Business Journal’s “OC 500 Directory of Influence”

 

Bar Admissions

California