Chris LaCroix

Chris specializes in real estate law with an emphasis on residential and commercial real estate sales and acquisitions, development, leasing, and financing.  Chris’s real estate experience covers all types of properties, including several of the highest-priced residential sales ever recorded in Aspen, and other types of residential, commercial, and ranch properties. Chris also represents clients in various business matters, and his business clients rely on his expertise, knowledge, and counsel in connection with both complex transactions and their day-to-day business affairs.

Chris also:

Represents buyers and sellers in all phases of real estate sales, from initial contract review and negotiation, contract execution, due diligence, and closing, including review and evaluation of title and survey matters, physical inspections, septic use permits, engineering reports, environmental studies, land use and entitlement matters, transferable development rights (TDRs), affordable housing credits, and employee housing deed restrictions.

Has expertise in entity formation and financing, including structuring and documenting partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations (including S-corps), and joint ventures.

Represents developers in connection with the subdivision process, subdivision exemptions, and other land use and zoning matters, including planning and establishing complex mixed-use common interest communities and condominium projects, preparation and negotiation of construction contracts, architectural contracts, property management agreements, obtaining permits and licenses, preparation of condominium maps, condominium declarations, protective covenants, and homeowners association documents.

Has extensive experience negotiating and drafting commercial and residential leases.

Represents lenders (including national, regional, and local banks) and borrowers in connection with all aspects of commercial lending, including the negotiation and preparation of loan documents, due diligence, closings, and opinion letter practice.

Has experience representing buyers and sellers of local and regional businesses, including transactions structured as the sale and purchase of assets and the assumption of liabilities, as well as the sale and purchase of stock, membership interests, and partnership interests.

 Former Member                                                                                                                Basalt Education Foundation                                                                                 Roaring Fork Valley Early Learning Fund (Raising a Reader – Aspen to Parachute)   

 Current Member                                                                                                            Jazz Aspen Snowmass