Quentin M. Knipe

Quentin M. Knipe

Partner
Boise, ID
P: 208.387.4263
Overview

About Quentin

For over 30 years, Quentin Knipe has been helping clients buy, sell, lease, finance and develop real estate. His real estate work involves handling purchases, sales and leases of commercial property and residential developments; conducting due diligence reviews; and assisting both borrowers and lenders with real estate-secured financing. His development work involves pursuing government permits, approvals, and entitlements, and negotiating and drafting construction contracts, development agreements, restrictive covenants, easements, and maintenance agreements. He also assists real estate developers and investors with tax increment financing and the formation of joint ventures and business entities.

 

As stated by real estate clients, “Quentin is thorough, thoughtful, and efficient. His analysis is meticulous while also taking into account the big-picture goals.” “He is professional and gracious as a client adviser and effective in negotiating transactions.” (Chambers USA)

 

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Experience

Experience

  • Representation of Idaho-based Coleman Homes in the acquisition of substantially all of its assets and operations by Toll Brothers, a national builder of luxury homes.
  • Representation of resort owner in the sale of a destination ski and summer resort in Idaho.
  • Representation of various solar energy facility developers in the acquisition or leasing of numerous project sites and the negotiation and drafting of various access and transmission easements.
  • Representation of regional medical center in the acquisition, development, and leasing of various medical and office facilities including an office complex containing over 600,000 square feet of building area.
  • Representation of major supermarket/pharmacy chain in the acquisition of numerous store sites and the acquisition and development of numerous grocery and pharmacy-anchored shopping centers.
  • Representation of major life insurance company in the documentation of more than 50 different real estate-secured loans, ranging from $1 million to $86 million.
  • Representation of national real estate syndicator in the acquisition and finance of numerous income properties.
  • Representation of homebuilders and investors in the acquisition of various residential developments and parcels for development.
  • Representation of various investors in the acquisition of multifamily housing projects.
  • Representation of the developer of a mixed-use condominium development on an urban, brownfield site.
  • Representation of landowner in the annexation and rezone of land to be developed as an industrial park.
  • Representation of various developers and investors in connection with tax increment financing agreements.
  • Representation of various landowners in connection with IRC Section 1031 tax-deferred exchanges.
  • Representation of insurance company in the due diligence review associated with the acquisition of tax credits arising from a wind farm development.
  • Representation of major landholder in the drafting of a form wind energy evaluation and lease agreement and a mineral exploration and lease agreement.
  • Representation of various clients in the acquisition of various food processing facilities.
  • Representation of major food processing company in the acquisition and rezoning of land to be developed as a food processing facility.
  • Representation of another major food processing company in the acquisition of a new corporate headquarters building.
  • Representation of food processing company in a real estate exchange with an adjoining landowner.
  • Representation of multibillion-dollar private equity fund in the due diligence review for the potential acquisition of a large, planned community development.
  • Representation of the developer of a luxury hotel/condo project in all aspects of property acquisition, due diligence, and entitlements.
  • Representation of landowner in the annexation and rezoning of real estate for development of a mixed-use planned community.
  • Representation of major forest products company in the real estate aspects related to disposition of a lumber mill and the acquisition of a wood chipping operation.
  • Representation of manufacturer of commercial building materials in the acquisition, sale, and leaseback of multiple production facilities in several states.
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Honors

Honors & Activities

Professional Honors and Activities

  • Member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, 2005–present
  • Named by Best Lawyers® as Real Estate Law “Lawyer of the Year,” Boise, 2017
  • Included in The Best Lawyers in America® (Real Estate Law), 2012–2024
  • Listed in Mountain States Super Lawyers® (Real Estate, Land Use, Corporate), 2007–2023
  • Selected as one of “America’s Leading Lawyers for Business” (Idaho) by Chambers USA (Real Estate), 2004–2023
  • AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating™ from Martindale-Hubbell
  • Office Managing Partner, Stoel Rives LLP, Boise Office, 2009–2012

Civic Activities

  • Member, Urban Land Institute, 2003–present
  • Chair, Idaho District Council of the Urban Land Institute, 2004–2007
  • Director, Downtown Boise Association, 2004–2010
  • President, Downtown Boise Association, 2007–2008
  • Director, Bogus Basin Recreational Association, 2005–2014
  • Chair of the Board, Bogus Basin Recreational Association, 2012–2014
  • Member, Building Owners and Managers Association of Boise, Idaho, 1995–2000
  • Officer and Director, Building Owners and Managers Association of Boise, Idaho, 1996–1999
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Insights & Presentations

Insights & Presentations

  • “Avoiding Premises Liability Under Idaho’s Recreational Use Statute,” Idaho Business Review, December 31, 2015
  • “Real Estate Issues” Chapter, The Law of Biorefineries and Advanced Biofuels, Stoel Rives LLP, 2012 Edition
  • Idaho chapter of The Law of Distressed Real Estate (edited by Professor Baxter Dunaway)
  • Idaho chapter of the State-by-State Guide to Commercial Real Estate Leases (edited by Mark A. Senn, Esq.)
  • Various articles published in the Idaho Business Review and the Puget Sound Business Journal



Related News & Publications

Idaho’s Supreme Court Raises New Questions About the Essential Elements of a Lease - 2/23/2023
The Idaho Supreme Court Is Making It Easier to Inadvertently Lose Property Rights - 1/27/2022
Recent Cases Show How Idaho Courts Can Salvage Oral Real Estate Agreements - 3/4/2021
Client Spotlight: Hormaechea Development LLC and Engineered Structures, Inc., Projects Honored in Idaho Business Review Top Projects People’s Choice Awards - 9/22/2020
It’s Not Easy to Fix an Error in a Deed - 5/21/2019
Idaho Real Estate & Development Law Update: Recent Idaho Case Highlights Risks of Dealing with Warranty Deeds and Unsurveyed Land - 4/26/2019
Idaho Real Estate & Development Law Update: Recent Case Highlights Vital Lessons for Holders of Rights of First Refusal - 4/11/2019
Idaho Adopts New Laws Governing Notaries and Acknowledgments - 10/12/2017
In Idaho, Make Sure Your Deal Includes an Exact Description of the Land Involved - 8/25/2017
Debtor May Be Entitled to Credit for “Reasonable Value” of Property Purchased by Lender at Mortgage Foreclosure Sale - 8/7/2017
Idaho Real Estate & Development Law Update: In Idaho, an Easement Owner Has the Duty to Maintain the Easement, Even if the Underlying Landowner Uses It Too - 7/31/2017
Client Deal Spotlight: 620 S. 9TH STREET LLC Completes Phase One of The Afton Condos in Boise - 6/30/2017
Idaho Real Estate & Development Law Update: How Much Diligence is Due? - 12/14/2016
Client Deal Spotlight: Silver Mountain Resort in Idaho Acquired by Seattle Buyer - 11/30/2016
Client Deal Spotlight: Toll Brothers Acquires Boise-based Coleman Homes - 11/30/2016
Priority of Future Advances Under Idaho Deeds of Trust Now in Doubt - 8/8/2016
Avoiding premises liability under Idaho's recreational use statute - 1/19/2016
Idaho Real Estate & Development Law Update: In Idaho, CC&R Amendments May Add New Burdens, Not Just Modify Existing Ones - 8/5/2015
Idaho Real Estate & Development Law Update: No Action for Negligence When a Title Company Errs in Preparing Legal Description for Title Commitment - 2/17/2015
Idaho Real Estate & Development Law Update: Lease Not Modified by Estoppel Certificate or by Long Failure to Exercise Rights - 10/14/2014
Idaho Statesman article: Idaho Supreme Court Upholds Limits on Liability for Members of an LLC - 9/18/2014
Idaho Real Estate & Development Law Update: Lack of Corporate Formalities Will Not Destroy the Limited Liability Protection Afforded by an LLC - 8/14/2014
Where Subdivision Access Is Uncertain, Approval of the Subdivision Must Be Contingent Upon Judicial Resolution - 7/8/2014
Idaho Real Estate & Development Law Update: Provision in Lender's Title Insurance Policy Reducing Amount of Insurance by "Payments Made" Does Not Include Lender's Full Credit Bid at Foreclosure Sale - 6/23/2014
Idaho Real Estate & Development Law Update: Robinson v. Mueller - 6/12/2014

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