Airport Infrastructure
Aviation Infrastructure plays a critical role in the U.S. and international transportation system. Through airports and other connecting transportation modes, aviation infrastructure is an economic cornerstone for multiple airport stakeholders: airport sponsors; direct users (passengers); commercial carriers; service providing tenants such as FBOs, MROs and ACMs; other service providers and even non-travelers such as airport authorities, employees and visitors.
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Airport Leases, Leasehold Mortgages, Management Contracts and Airport Leasehold Estates
As a Regional Manager, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Piedmont Hawthorne Holdings Inc., and as President & CEO of Hawthorne FBO Holdings, LLC, Steven Levesque has directly negotiated airport leases, leasehold mortgages, management contracts and other aspects of leasehold estates at these airports in the last 20 years:
- INT—Smith Reynolds Airport, Winston Salem, NC
- GSO—Piedmont Triad International Airport, Greensboro, NC
- EQY—Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport, Monroe, NC
- ROA—Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport, Roanoke, VA
- F45—North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport, West Palm Beach, FL
- XLL—Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport, Allentown, PA
- IAD—Dulles International Airport, Dulles, VA
- JYO—Leesburg Executive Airport, Leesburg, VA
- MDT—Harrisburg International Airport, Harrisburg, PA
- MIA—Miami International Airport, Miami, FL
- OPF—Opa-Locka Executive Airport, Miami, FL
- ABY—Albany Regional Airport, Albany, GA
- CYYZ—Lester B. Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Canada
- CYVR—Vancouver International Airport, Vancouver, Canada
- CYYC—Calgary International Airport, Alberta, Canada
- ROC—Greater Rochester International Airport, Rochester, NY
- SYR—Syracuse Hancock International Airport, Syracuse, NY
- CHS—Charleston International Airport, Charleston, SC
- FAY—Fayetteville Regional Airport, Fayetteville, NC
- CID—The Eastern Iowa Airport, Cedar Rapids, IA
- SAT—San Antonio International Airport, San Antonio, TX
- SPS—Wichita Falls Municipal Airport, Wichita Falls, TX
- DAL—Dallas Love Field Airport, Dallas, TX
- HPN—Westchester County Airport, White Plains, NY
- SDL—Scottsdale Airport, Scottsdale, AZ
- IAH—George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston, TX
- LAX—Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, CA
- VNY—Van Nuys Airport, Van Nuys, CA
- SPI—Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, Springfield, IL
- AGS—Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field, Augusta, GA
- ISP—Long Island MacArthur Airport, Islip, NY
- NEW—New Orleans Lakefront Airport, New Orleans, LA
- RYY—Cobb County Airport, Kennesaw, GA
- PWK—Chicago Executive Airport, Wheeling, IL
- EAU—Chippewa Valley Regional Airport, Eau Claire, WI
- PVD—Theodore Francis Green State Airport, Providence, RI
- Westerly State Airport, Westerly, RI
- OQU—Quonset State Airport, North Kingston, RI
- BID—Block Island Airport, Block Island, RI
- UUU—Newport State Airport, Newport, RI
- ABE—Lehigh Valley International Airport, Allentown, PA
- MFV—Accomack County Airport, Melfa, VA
- DKX—Dowtown Island Airport, Knoxville, TN
- GCM—Claremore Regional Airport, Claremore, OK
- ORF—Norfolk International Airport, Norfolk, VA
- HAO—Butler County Regional Airport, Hamilton, OH
Select Recent Activity
Acquisition of an FBO, Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO), and heavy jet Aircraft Management and Charter (ACM) company in the New York City metropolitan market:
- Negotiated the master lease amendments and the lease assignment/assumption documentation
- Negotiated the leasehold mortgage documents among the buyer, the airport and the lender
- Arranged and negotiated numerous subleases for hangar, office and shop space at the facility
Acquisition of an FBO lease at a major Southeastern economic market:
- Negotiated the master lease amendments and the lease assignment/assumption documentation
- Negotiated the leasehold mortgage documents among the buyer, the airport and the lender
- Prepared bid documents for a new corporate hangar facility and was awarded the lease rights to the facility by the airport sponsor
- Negotiated the new lease as well as the subsequent disposition of an existing facility with unfavorable lease terms, thereby optimizing the leasehold economics at the airport
Acquisition of a development lease in the largest Midwestern metropolitan market:
- Negotiated the master lease amendments and the lease assignment/assumption documentation
- Negotiated the leasehold mortgage documents among the buyer, the airport and the lender
- Development of a 30,000 square foot hangar, 8,000 square foot terminal building and 4,000 square feet of shop and office space
- Arranged all new subtenant leases
Combination/Merger of multiple FBO leases into one master lease in one of the largest population centers in the Southeast:
- Structured and negotiated a master FBO lease to supersede numerous previous operating leases
- Negotiated the leasehold mortgage documents among the buyer, the airport and the lender
- Developed a new, custom build U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (USCBP) facility and financed the development of the facility by a third party lender
