Raymond C. Estes

Ray is a member of Riemer & Braunstein's commercial real estate group maintaining a broad transactional practice that includes acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, financing, permitting and development.  Prior to joining Riemer & Braunstein, Ray practiced in both Boston and New York representing  a variety of local, regional and national clients in all capacities working with office, retail, industrial and hospitality properties throughout the United States.  He has substantial experience representing borrowers and lenders in CMBS and traditional portfolio loans as well as multi-million-dollar credit facilities, §1031 exchanges and defeasance transactions.  Ray’s practice has also included the representation of buyers and sellers of high-end residential real estate and the resolution of complex title issues across the Commonwealth.

 Ray is actively engaged in his home community of Hingham, working to support and improve its educational and athletic programs and facilities.  To that end, Ray served six years as an elected member of the School Committee, including two years as its chairman, as well six years as chairman of Hingham’s School Building Committee.  During that period, he oversaw the construction of a $56 million middle school under the MSBA model school program and a $5.5 million redevelopment of Hingham High School’s outdoor athletic facilities.  Ray currently serves as vice chairman of a successor school building committee.  Over the years, Ray has coached a number of youth sports including baseball, basketball, football, and soccer, and has worked to create affordable housing opportunities for US Veterans.  Ray formerly served as a Trustee, corporate officer and counsel for Puppet Showplace, Inc., a long-standing performing arts and education organization in Brookline.  Someday, he plans to own a restaurant where folks can enjoy great food, drinks and company in a relaxed but refined setting that will become a favorite and social mainstay in the community.  Wait for it.