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Blake D. Royal

Shareholder, Real Estate Group Chair

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T 832.615.4251 F 713.552.1758 broyal@boyarmiller.com

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Blake Royal is a shareholder and chair of the firm’s Real Estate Group and is also a member of the Executive Committee. Over the course of his career, which has been entirely at BoyarMiller, Blake has represented clients in the development, financing and leasing of all asset classes of commercial real estate.

Blake’s interest in property issues began in college while working for the House of Representatives, where he researched public-private partnership investment for the renovation of underutilized federal buildings. During law school he researched and worked on the development of commercial and residential projects in tax-increment finance zones.

With a background in both real estate law and corporate transactional law, Blake Royal provides well-rounded, strategic advice beyond traditional property issues. Blake’s practice includes all facets of real estate development and he has represented land owners, developers, investors, and municipalities in their joint ventures, development and property management agreements, acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, and financing. He has worked on a variety of projects in all asset classes not only in the Houston region, but in markets through Texas and nationwide.

Blake currently serves on the Executive Advisory Board of the Stanford Alexander Center for Excellence in Real Estate at the University of Houston’s Bauer College of Business. Outside of the office, Blake and his wife are the tired but proud parents of four young sons.

Areas of Focus

Commercial real estate
- Acquisition and Disposition of Real Estate Assets
- Leasing
- Financing
Capital formation, strategy & structure
Mergers & acquisitions

Education

JD, University of Texas (with honors)
BA, Baylor University (magna cum laude)

Awards & Recognitions

Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2014-2021)
US News & World Report – Best Lawyers – Real Estate Law (2021-2025)
Houstonia Magazine’s Top Lawyer (2021-2022)

Affiliations & Community

Affiliations

Houston Bar Association, Real Estate Section, Mergers & Acquisitions Section
Texas Bar Association
Urban Land Institute
Blake is a fourth-generation Texan and looks forward to being involved in the Houston community for years to come.

Representative Matters

All matters

All matters
energy oil gas
healthcare
manufacturing and distribution
real estate
technology
government entities
construction
hospitality
transit
logistics
financial institutions

Represented Managed Pressure Operations, a developer of next generation technology for offshore managed pressure drilling systems for the oil and gas industry with subsidiaries in Houston, Singapore, Jakarta and Dubai, in the reorganization of its capital structure, including a $15 million capital infusion by a private equity group and its later acquisition by an affiliate of Aker Solutions.

Energy – Oil & Gas

Represented a nonprofit hospital system in the sale of two multi-building hospital facilities and related medical office buildings in the Rio Grande Valley.

Healthcare

Represented a Houston-based hydraulic generator manufacturer in the sale of its equity interests to a private equity group for approximately $10 million, including equity interests in the acquiring company.

Manufacturing and Distribution

Represented the shareholders of a Houston-based international supply company to the oil and gas industry in connection with the sale of their shares to a New York-based private equity group for approximately $28 million, including equity interests in the acquiring company.

Energy – Oil & Gas

Represented Blackhawk Specialty Tools, LLC, an oilfield services company headquartered in Houma, Louisiana, in connection with a private equity investment made by Rock Hill Capital Group.

Energy – Oil & Gas

Represented Midway in the financing and development of office, retail and multifamly projects related to the revitalization of Levy Park in the Upper Kirby area of Houston.

Real estate

Represented a large residential developer in the sale of approximately 45 acres for retail development at the intersection of Grand Parkway and Westpark Tollway.

Real estate

Represented a water desalination development company in the reorganization of its corporate structure, including a $250 million capital infusion by international equity investors.

Technology

Represented a Houston-based company in connection with private equity investments for the production of a nationally televised PBS television series.

Represented an enhanced oil recovery technology company in connection with private equity investments and capital formation.

Energy – Oil & Gas

Represented the purchaser of a multi-tenant retail center located in the Energy Corridor, Houston, Texas.

Real estate

Represented the seller of a pair of Class A office buildings with approximately 200,000 total square feet to a national real estate investment fund.

Real estate

Represented a commercial retail developer in formation and capitalization of multiple joint ventures.

Real estate

Represented the developer of master-planned communities in the sale of retail parcels to a national retail developer.

Real estate

Represented the purchaser of an approximately 55,000 square foot, single-tenant facility located within the Tuscany Technology Center, a 600,000 square-foot multi-building office and industrial park development in northeast Austin, Texas.

Real estate

Represented a Texas-based mezzanine financing fund in the corporate restructuring of its portfolio company which included amended senior and subordinated debt facilities and the purchase and financing of mobile servicing oil rigs.

Energy – Oil & Gas

Represented a national fiberglass products manufacturer in a variety of transactions, including the strategic acquisition of a Montana-based fiberglass products manufacturer and related acquisition financing and the later corporate reorganization and capital infusion by a private equity group.

Manufacturing and Distribution

Represented a major regional health care system in the disposition of a 138-unit retirement and health care center.

Healthcare

Represented a traffic systems company in connection with a $55 million syndicated credit facility.

Represented a Houston-based real estate industrial acquisition and development company in connection with various build-to-suit industrial developments nationwide, including acquisition, disposition and capital formation.

Real estate

Represented The Nature Conservancy and City of Austin in connection with the acquisition of over 2000 acres of land and conservation easements for open space preservation and water quality protection in ecologically sensitive Barton Creek watershed area.

Government Entities

Represented TGS Cedar Port Partners, L.P. in connection with the acquisition of the largest industrial park in the greater Houston market, comprising of approximately 10,600 acres of unimproved land, a 300,000 square-foot rail-served warehouse on approximately 18 acres of land, and approximately 56 miles of rail and associated storage yards, switches and appurtenances.

Real estate

Preparation of condominium declaration and related governance documents for mixed-use condominium project in the City of Houston, Texas.

Real estate

Represented a private company in its acquisition of an oil and gas services company.

Energy – Oil & Gas

Represented Midway in a collaborative partnership with Texas A&M University, among others, in connection with the financing, development and pre-leasing of phase one of an approximately 60 acre multi-phase mixed-use project in College Station, Texas known as Century Square, which, once complete, will include two full-service hotels, office, retail, restaurants, entertainment, loft apartments and more.

Real estate

Represented a Houston-based general contractor in capital formation and senior debt facilities.

Construction

Represented a Houston-based software developer in capital formation and general contract negotiations.

Technology

Represented the developer of a luxury hotel in downtown Houston in the acquisition and development of the property, including capital formation and construction financing.

Hospitality

Represented a Midland, Texas-based company in the sale of their minority interest in an international pipeline composite liner manufacturer.

Energy – Oil & Gas

Represented the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (METRO) in the acquisitions of right-of-ways along light rail routes and in the sale of right-of-ways along the Westpark Tollway corridor to the Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority

Transit

Represented the portfolio company of a national private equity fund in the strategic acquisition of several manufacturers of drilling tools and perforation equipment.

Energy – Oil & Gas

Represented a Houston-based restauranteur in the strategic acquisition of a café and bakery concept.

Hospitality

Represented various landlords and real estate developers in the negotiation of office and retail leases with national chains and local tenants.

Real estate

Represented the City of Austin in the acquisition of a golf course for municipal use.

Real estate

Representation of the developer of a multi-phase, mixed-use, urban infill development in the negotiation of the underlying development services agreement and the negotiation of a long-term lease agreement with a regional grocer as the key tenant for the first phase.

Real estate

Representation of a Texas-based 24-hour emergency medical care company in connection with a private equity investment by Austin Ventures and the development of joint ventures with non-profit hospital systems in San Antonio, Dallas Ft. Worth and Austin, Texas and Denver, Colorado for the development of 20+ micro-hospitals

Healthcare

Represented the purchaser of waterfront property adjacent to the Port of Texas City from a subsidiary of Dow Corning.

Real estate

Represented non-profit developer in development agreement and long term ground lease with City of Houston for development of Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston (“MATCH”), a 1-block theater and flex space facility for visual and performing arts, and related office and rehearsal space for rent to emerging non-profit arts groups, including a multi-year grant agreement with Houston First Corporation, tax rebate agreement with City of Houston and adjacent for-profit developer, long-term parking easement in adjacent developer’s parking garage, and representation on construction contract issues.

Government Entities

Represented the owner and operator of bulk storage facilities in the acquisition of a 430,000 barrel storage facility and terminal and the acquisition of approximately 220 acres of undeveloped real property for future development.

Logistics

Real estate

Represented a national retailer in connection with a $280 million credit facility secured by borrower-owned locations.

Financial Institutions