Bomopregha Julius

Bomopregha A. Julius

(she/her/hers)

Associate

Bomopregha A. Julius

(she/her/hers)

Associate

  • Overview

    Biography

    Bomopregha A. Julius has diverse legal experience in multifamily and commercial real estate transactions and litigation.

    Before joining Robinson+Cole, Bomopregha most recently served as an Assistant Counsel to the New York State Housing Finance Agency, where she represented the Agency in the real estate aspects of tax-exempt bond financing and, as of right 4 percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credit deals providing for affordable housing throughout the State of New York.

    Prior to her time at the Agency, Bomopregha worked as an Associate for a Brooklyn-based firm, where she negotiated all aspects of multifamily residential and commercial real estate transactions. She also represented landlords and tenants in housing court litigation, clients in foreclosure litigation, and developers in commercial lending. In the litigation practice, she was active early on in defending Black landowners in Brooklyn from Deed theft before it was on the public radar.

    Bomopregha spent the beginning of her career acquiring experience in various settings, including in a New York County Civil Court and as a Legal Analyst for a major Swiss banking group. Both settings broadened her ability to adapt to different environments and helped her to bring a broad range of expertise to her clients.

    Outside of Bomopregha's professional career, she enjoys volunteering and community service. She is a Life Member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. and the Cornell Black Alumni Association. She spends her free time traveling and finding new adventures.

  • Experience
    • Experience

      Experience

      • Assisted in representing a developer in a $14 million affordable housing development acquisition. Completed title review and diligence. Drafted resolutions and incumbency certificates.*

      • Assisted in representing a developer in a $29 million disposition of nine multi-family residences. Completed title review and facilitated the clearing of title. Drafted resolutions and escrow agreements. Calculated and drafted closing sheet adjustments, including rent rolls. Facilitated the release of escrow holdbacks.*

      • Assisted in representing the developer in a reverse 1031 exchange transaction. Reviewed mortgage commitment and drafted consent and opinion letter. Reviewed title and loan documents.*

      • Assisted in representing the developer in million-dollar refinance transactions. Gathered corporate documents, reviewed mortgage commitment, title, and survey, and obtained payoff letters for judgment and liens.*

      • Routinely represented individual purchasers and sellers in residential transactions. Draft and negotiate contracts and conveyance documents, perform title and survey reviews and conduct residential closings.*

      • *Attorney Julius was counsel in these representative transactions prior to joining Robinson+Cole.

    • Professional Associations

      Professional Associations

      American Bar Association
      Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law (RPTE) Fellow (2019 - 2021)

      Council of Urban Professionals
      NY Fellow (2022)

      Metropolitan Black Bar Association
      Member

      New York City Bar Association
      Member

      Northeast Region of the Black Law Students Association
      Advisory Board
    • Honors + Awards

      Honors + Awards

      Northeast of Region of the Black Law Students Association Inaugural Woman of Excellence, 2022

    • Community Involvement

      Community Involvement

      My Brother's Keeper (MBK) | My Sister's Keeper (MSK)

      Northeastern University School of Law
      Founder, Black Alumni Association

      Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
  • NEWS + PRESS
    • Presentations

      Presentations

      "Faulty Appraisals and Assessment Gap: Racial Inequities in Home Appraisals and Assessment," moderator as part of the 34th Annual ABA Section of Real Property, Trust & Estate Law National CLE Conference in Dallas, TX (4/28/2022)

      "Redacting Racism: Ridding Land Titles of Racial Covenants and Restrictions that Have a Segregative Effect," moderator as part of the 34th Annual ABA Section of Real Property, Trust & Estate Law National CLE Conference, in Dallas, TX (4/27/2022)

      "A Fresh Start: Funding Sources to Redevelop Affordable Housing," moderator as part of the 32nd Annual ABA Section of Real Property, Trust & Estate Law National CLE Conference (5/14/2020)

    • News

      R+C in the News

      • July 12, 2023

        Robinson+Cole Represents WinnDevelopment in $85 Million Dollar Affordable Housing Project

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          Robinson+Cole Represents WinnDevelopment in $85 Million Dollar Affordable Housing Project

          On July 10, 2023, Robinson+Cole client, WinnDevelopment, broke ground on an $85 million project to transform a nationally recognized historic structure, the old Landers, Frary and Clark manufacturing complex in New Britain, CT, into a 154-unit apartment community for affordable housing and workforce households. 

          A cross-disciplinary team of R+C lawyers and professionals helped Winn navigate the acquisition, tax credit syndication, debt financing and environmental issues that accompany the redevelopment of a historic factory building. The team included Michele Maresca as lead attorney with support from Deirdre Robinson, Emilee Mooney Scott, Bomopregha Julius, Austin Provost, Madeleine Laffitte, Christopher Schaut and Vee Kaur.

          When Deirdre joined R+C in 2021, she brought with her, her long-time client, WinnCompanies, an award-winning national developer and manager of affordable, mixed-income and market rate apartment communities with a strong history of leveraging Federal and State tax credits to enable redevelopment of otherwise challenged properties. 

          This adaptive reuse project will convert four buildings into 79 one-bedroom, 59 two-bedroom and 16 three-bedroom apartments geared toward young professionals, middle-income households and fixed-income seniors. The historic exterior of the brick buildings will be preserved, while the interior space is adapted into apartments for households earning 30, 50, 60 and 80 percent of Area Median Income

          Financing for this project includes numerous sources of debt and equity, including federal LIHTC equity and, with the help of Eversource, State historic tax credit equity. Bank of America provided taxable construction financing and CHFA provided a long-term tax-exempt bond loan. Other sources of debt came from the Connecticut Department of Housing, HUD, the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development and the City of New Britain.