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Expert Real Estate Legal Services in White Plains, NY
Daniels O'Connell PC is a boutique real estate law firm combining extensive legal expertise with personalized service. Our attorneys specialize in commercial and residential real estate transactions, cooperative and condominium law, and business services, serving clients across New York City, Westchester County, and Long Island. With over 50 years of combined experience, we provide tailored guidance to real estate owners, investors, developers, and individual homeowners.Our practice emphasizes practical legal solutions that uncover hidden value in complex transactions while maintaining a collegial, client-focused environment. We differentiate ourselves through a commitment to clear communication, strategic problem-solving, and a collaborative approach that ensures smooth, supportive experiences for our clients.
Services
Commercial Real Estate
Residential Real Estate
Cooperatives and Condominiums
Hospitality Law
Business Services
Acquisitions and Sales
Commercial Leasing
Real Estate Finance
Condominium Development
Corporate Governance
Highlights and features
- Our attorneys have over 50 years combined experience in real estate law
- We serve diverse clients from individual homeowners to institutional lenders
- We provide tailored guidance through complex real estate transactions
- Our collaborative environment ensures responsive communication and innovative solutions
- We handle all aspects of real estate law from acquisitions to corporate governance
Services
Commercial Real Estate
Our commercial real estate practice handles acquisitions, dispositions, financing, and leasing for multi-family, mixed-use, retail, office, and hospitality properties. We represent developers, landlords, and institutional lenders in structuring complex transactions while ensuring compliance with New York State regulations. Our attorneys provide practical solutions that help clients maximize value throughout the transaction lifecycle.
Residential Real Estate
We guide homeowners through residential purchases and sales, including primary residences, vacation homes, and investment properties. Our attorneys handle contract negotiations, due diligence, and closing processes while representing developers in cooperative and condominium offering plans. We provide insights into purchase agreements and post-closing considerations for both buyers and sellers.
Cooperatives and Condominiums
Our practice covers all aspects of condominium and cooperative law, including new development offerings, board representation, and transactional matters. We assist developers with public offerings, counsel lenders, and represent boards, managing agents, and unit owners in governance, refinancing, and construction issues across New York's diverse property types.
Business Services
We provide comprehensive business services for entity formation, shareholder agreements, joint ventures, and non-compete arrangements. Our attorneys represent start-ups through multi-generational family businesses, offering strategic counsel on corporate governance and transactional matters while maintaining a focus on preserving business value during relationship transitions.
Commercial Leasing
We draft and negotiate commercial leases while providing ongoing legal support throughout lease terms. Our services include preparing amendments, addressing renewal options, and resolving disputes over lease provisions. We ensure lease agreements create effective frameworks for landlord-tenant relationships while protecting our clients' interests in retail, office, and mixed-use properties.
People
Tracey L. Daniels
Principal
With over 20 years of experience, Tracey handles commercial/residential transactions, leasing, development, and cooperative law. She represents real estate investors, developers, landlords, and institutional lenders while focusing on practical legal solutions for complex transactions.
Stephen W. O'Connell
Principal
Steve brings 10 years of leadership experience from an AMLAW 200 firm, specializing in real estate transactions, financing, and corporate law including joint ventures. He joined as partner in 2021 after leading the NY office's real estate practice.
Peter G. Goodman
Counsel
With 30+ years of litigation experience, Peter focuses on real estate disputes involving commercial leasing, residential transactions, title disputes, and cooperative/condominium representation. He leads cases involving fraud, easement claims, and development licenses.
Samantha Hunt
Associate
Samantha handles real estate transactions including commercial/multifamily acquisitions, residential sales from both buyer and seller perspectives, and cooperative/condominium representation. She previously worked in commercial litigation and general corporate law.
Jessica Knight
Paralegal
Jessica supports real estate transactions with attention to detail and organizational expertise. Her legal career began with a real estate law firm internship, and she brings passion for facilitating smooth transaction execution.
Questions
What areas do you serve for real estate transactions?
We primarily serve New York City, Westchester County, and Long Island, handling both commercial and residential real estate matters across these regions.
What types of real estate clients do you represent?
Our clients include real estate investors, developers, landlords, commercial tenants, institutional lenders, cooperative/condominium boards, and individual homeowners in both transactional and dispute matters.
How does your firm handle complex real estate transactions?
We combine decades of experience with personalized attention, providing practical legal solutions that uncover hidden value while maintaining compliance with New York State regulations throughout the transaction process.
What business services do you offer?
We assist with entity formation, shareholder agreements, joint ventures, non-compete arrangements, and corporate governance matters for start-ups through established family-owned businesses.
How are you different from larger law firms?
We offer big-firm expertise with small-firm attention, maintaining a collaborative environment that prioritizes clear communication and tailored solutions while handling complex transactions typically managed by larger firms.
Reviews (6)
Cynthia Rogan
Nov 23, 2021
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Positive:Professionalism,Quality,Responsiveness,Value
Tracey and team went above and beyond to make the sale of my home as easy as possible. Communication is strong and she and her team chased the details needed to keep everyone on track. I highly recommend her and her team!
Tracey and team went above and beyond to make the sale of my home as easy as possible. Communication is strong and she and her team chased the details needed to keep everyone on track. I highly recommend her and her team!
Lucilla Pan
Sep 30, 2021
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Positive:Professionalism,Responsiveness
Tracey was great at handling my purchasing and closing my home! She was very responsive and helped push along the process when there were difficulties along the way. Would highly recommend working with her!
Tracey was great at handling my purchasing and closing my home! She was very responsive and helped push along the process when there were difficulties along the way. Would highly recommend working with her!
Dan Broden
Aug 13, 2021
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Tracey Daniels is fantastic! She handled both the sale of our old home and the purchase of our new one. Throughout the process, she was incredibly easy to work with, super responsive, and real pro. At one point, my wife and I were panicked about an issue that arose; Tracey immediately and calmly put as at ease and recommended a perfect course of action. A major thumbs up for Tracey and her firm.
Erin McGuff
Jun 23, 2021
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Tracey is a great real estate attorneyknowledgeable, easy to work with, and results-oriented. She advocates confidently on behalf of her clients and prioritizes their best interests. My husband and I appreciated her straightforward yet patient demeanor and trusted her to relay our needs and concerns to the other party's attorney in a professional and effective manner. We were grateful for her diligent efforts and attentiveness to detail throughout the process, and especially during the drafting of contracts. As first-time home buyers, we found that she simplified a complicated process. We highly
Lauren Meyer
May 24, 2021
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Positive:Quality,Responsiveness
As first-time home buyers, many questions and concerns arise that require sound legal guidance. We were grateful to have Tracey as part of our closing team, giving us the tools and information needed to make key decisions in a smooth and organized fashion.
As first-time home buyers, many questions and concerns arise that require sound legal guidance. We were grateful to have Tracey as part of our closing team, giving us the tools and information needed to make key decisions in a smooth and organized fashion.
Andrew Bunyea
Mar 17, 2021
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When you're buying a house, your lawyer is really the only person you can count on to be fully on your side. Tracey Daniels provided the best representation I can imagine. We had some tricky issues with our closing and Tracey made everything work. Highly recommend!!
