Will Farmer’s practice includes assisting with real estate acquisitions and dispositions, finance and development, lending and leasing. He represents national, regional, and local banks, life insurance companies, real estate developers, real estate investors, and corporate clients in a wide variety of commercial and real estate matters secured by real property, including office, multifamily, industrial, retail, healthcare, hospitality and other commercial projects. Will also assists with general due diligence, acquisition and entitlement for residential and commercial developments.
Will graduated second in his class from the University of Kentucky College of Law, where he was senior staff editor of the Kentucky Law Journal and received the CALI Award for Excellence in Bankruptcy, Civil Procedure II, Evidence, Intellectual Property, International Law, Land Use Planning, Legal Research and Writing Skills, and Professional Responsibility. He also earned a B.B.A. in Marketing and a B.B.A. in Management from the University of Kentucky, where he graduated summa cum laude.
Listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Real Estate Law, 2024-2025 $41 million mortgage loan Assisted team in the representation of life insurance company in $41 million mortgage loan secured by a 330-unit apartment complex in Clearwater, Florida. $39.23 million construction loan for multifamily development Assisted team in representing Pinnacle Bank in $39.23 million construction loan for a 282-unit Class A multifamily development to be known as The Vintage Destin, in Destin, Florida. Representation also included assistance in negotiating the intercreditor agreement with the mezzanine lender, a Preferred Apartment Communities subsidiary. Lender representation for $31.7 million construction loan Assisted team in representing US Bank for $31.7 million construction loan for a 256-unit multifamily development in Nashville, Tennessee. $31 million construction loan for hotel Assisted team in representing Regions Bank in a $31 million construction loan for an Element (Marriott) hotel by a subsidiary of the Noble Investment Group in Nashville, Tennessee. $27.5 million construction loan and leasing of mixed use “Gulch” project Assisted team in the representation of Pinnacle Bank in structuring, documenting and negotiating a $27.5 million construction loan for the construction and leasing of an 80,000-square-foot office and retail building in Nashville, Tennessee. This project is a continuation of MarketStreet Development's master plan to redevelop the area of downtown Nashville called the "Gulch," which is almost entirely a brownfield site subject to brownfield agreements. $23 million non-recourse mortgage to tenant-in-common borrowers Assisted team in the representation of life insurance company in negotiating, structuring, documenting and advancing a $23 million non-recourse mortgage loan to four tenant-in-common borrowers, secured by a leased-up office building located in downtown Greenville, South Carolina. In order to facilitate closing, Bradley actively negotiated the terms of several easement amendments and terminations to clear items of issue appearing in the chain of title of the mortgaged property. $19 million commercial loan for retail shopping center Assisted team in the representation of life insurance company client in negotiating, structuring, documenting and advancing a $19 million non-recourse mortgage loan secured by a retail shopping center, featuring a diverse array of retail tenants and anchored by a larger regional grocery chain, located in Greenville, North Carolina. $18.3 million commercial loan for multi-family property Assisted team in the representation of life insurance company client in negotiating, structuring, documenting and advancing an $18.3 million non-recourse mortgage loan secured by the borrower's interest in a multi-family residential apartment property with retail space located in Dallas, Texas. The borrower for this transaction consisted of several tenant-in-common entities. $12.87 million commercial loan for industrial warehouses Assisted team in the representation of banking client in the extension of two construction loans to be used for the construction and leasing of multiple industrial warehouses and distribution facilities in Fort Mill, South Carolina. $11.6 million commercial loan refinance Assisted team in the representation of life insurance client in structuring, documenting and advancing an $11.6 million non-recourse loan to borrower for the purpose of refinancing existing debt, secured by borrower's leasehold interest in a multi-family residential property with retail lease space in Baltimore, Maryland. This transaction is secured by borrower's leasehold interest in property ground leased from a state entity. $11.3 million commercial loan for retail shopping center Assisted team in the representation of life insurance company client in negotiating, structuring, documenting and advancing an $11.3 million non-recourse mortgage loan secured by a retail shopping center in Acworth, Georgia, and anchored by a large regional grocery chain. $10 million lender representation Assisted team in the representation of life insurance client in negotiating, structuring, documenting and advancing a $10 million non-recourse mortgage loan secured by three industrial buildings and real property located in Greenville, South Carolina. $8.5 million commercial loan for retail shopping center Assisted team in the representation of life insurance company in negotiating, structuring, documenting and advancing an $8.5 million non-recourse mortgage loan secured by a retail shopping center in Gallatin, Tennessee, and anchored by a large regional grocery chain. $3 million construction loan for retail development Assisted team in the representation of bank client in $3 million construction loan to developer secured by land and to-be-constructed Tractor Supply Company and lease to TSC.
