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Sam Mizrahi is the visionary behind The One - the tallest residential project in Canada currently being constructed on the southwest corner of Yonge and Bloor in the heart of Toronto. 

Sam takes us through how he strategically assembled 14 properties, why the retail they are building is going to be the best retail in Canada, and how you execute on a project of this magnitude - the construction of which totals over $1,000,000,000.

Sam is the president of a number of corporations, including Mizrahi Developments, Mizrahi Design Build, Mizrahi Inc. and Mizrahi Enterprises Inc. In 2015, he was named the 45th most influential person in Toronto by Toronto Life. Before becoming a developer, Mizrahi founded Dove Cleaners in 1992. The company grew to have over 100 franchises in Greater Toronto.

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Bob Corteau is the CEO of Altus Group, a publicly traded commercial real estate services company. Their platforms are used by virtually every major real estate player in North America. With revenues of approximately $500M, Altus Group has massive positive impact on the real estate industry on a daily basis through their Argus software, Realnet data, tax and appraisal consulting, and additional services.   Bob Corteau is responsible for the overall strategic direction of the company. Altus Group has approximately 2,300 employees around the world, with operations in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Bob was formerly the President of SAP for North America (SAP currently valued at $223Bn).  This discussion will be fascinating to those who care about real estate history and big data changing our market.

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Eric Carlson is the CEO and Founder of Anthem properties. Anthem properties is a real estate development company focused on investment, development and management of commercial and residential properties. The portfolio includes 9,000,000 commercial square feet 8,500 acres of land and 20,500 residential homes.

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This was a super fun episode with President of Real Estate for Deloitte Canada, Sheila Botting. Much of our conversation centred around the future of commercial real estate. We spoke about the following:

- Deloitte's cross Canada real estate strategy shift (eg. in Toronto Deloitte went from working out of 11 different office buildings to housing all employees at the flagship Bay-Adelaide tower.

- Cybersecurity in the future of real estate

- The changing nature of each asset class

- How self-driving cars will effect commercial real estate

- Diversity in real estate, and a whole lot more

If you want to learn more about Deloitte's real estate platform, or to read up on some of the research studies we mentioned, please visit https://www2.deloitte.com/ca/en/pages/real-estate/topics/real-estate.html

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In episode 17, we sat down with Michael Emory - CEO and Founder of Allied Properties REIT (Allied). Allied was known initially for its leading role in the emergence of Class I workspace, a format created through the adaptive re-use of light industrial structures. This format typically features high ceilings, abundant natural light, exposed structural frames, interior brick and hardwood floors. From founding the company over 30 years ago, Michael has grown Allied to a portfolio of 160 distinctive properties, over 11 million square feet of space, and - at the time of writing - a market cap of roughly 6.024 billion. 

With uncompromising commitment toward a vision, Allied has been able to create some of Canada's most notable environments and communities. 

This episode will be especially interesting to you if you care about the following:

* Entrepreneurship;

* REITs;

* Building design;

* Coworking;

* History;

* New Developments (eg. The Well - located at Spadina Ave and Front St in Toronto); and much more.

For more information on Allied Properties REIT - check out their website here: https://www.alliedreit.com/ 

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In 1994, with 25 years of experience as a well-respected voice in the industry, John Nicola formed Nicola Wealth, a firm dedicated to serving the complex needs of high net worth families, entrepreneurs, and professionals. Not satisfied with the existing approach and believing a more sophisticated level of planning was necessary, Nicola Wealth has made innovation a foundational cornerstone and continues to find ways to improve client returns and their experience.

Starting out with seven staff and $80-million in assets under management, Nicola Wealth refined and developed its integrated approach to wealth management, including investments, risk management, tax planning, estate planning, and more.

Today, the firm manages $11-billion in assets, operates with nearly 400 staff, and has five offices (Vancouver, Kelowna, Richmond, Toronto and Vaughan), advising institutions and high net worth families of all professions and backgrounds.

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Wesgroup Properties is a family-owned real estate company that specializes in the development of sustainable, mixed-use spaces.   Based in Vancouver, BC, we provide complete, end-to-end real estate services, acquiring, developing and managing health, retail, commercial, industrial and residential properties for the long-term.  Their company began more than 50 years ago, when their founder purchased a small group of commercial and industrial buildings in Vancouver, British Columbia. Today, they have grown to become one of Western Canada's largest private real estate companies, with over 10 million square feet in land banked holdings and a property management portfolio of roughly 3.7 million square feet in BC and Alberta. We have also built a dedicated team of in-house real estate experts who understand where all good work begins - with active listening, innovative thinking and a relentless desire to reset current standards of excellence.  

This podcast is hosted by Colliers Vice President, Stefan Morisette. To learn more about Stefan, visit him here: https://www.collierscanada.com/en-CA/Experts/Stefan-Morissette  

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Fitzrovia is the largest developer of class A rental in Canada with a pipeline of 6,000 units and $6Bn in AUM. Founder and CEO Adrian Rocca joins us to share his journey, how he's looking at the market today, and where the industry is headed.   

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03:10 Fitzrovia at 10,000 feet 

03:50 New Amenity: Schools! 

09:00 Working to constantly improve 

09:50 Adrian's backstory, investment banking with Credit Suisse in London, England 

13:50 Joined Apollo - experience from 2007 onward 

15:30 What debates did you have in 2008 - 2009? Lessons learned. 

20:00 Joined Tricon Capital, raised $170M on TSX 

22:10 First deal with Steve Diamond 

22:40 Manufactured housing 24:30 Founding Fitzrovia 

29:00 Critical hires and building infrastructure 

35:50 What do you believe that other people don't that lead you to success?? 

41:24 MARKET UPDATE - how are you dealing with the current environment? Current cap rates. 

46:30 Political risks 47:30 New legislation, Doug Ford's proposal 

48:00 Outlook over 12 - 18 months. Where are you seeing opportunities? 

51:00 How can the city promote more rental housing development? 

53:00 What's Fitzrovia's 3-year plan? 

55:15 Advice to people who want to start their own venture

Phil Verster is the President and CEO of Metrolinx, responsible for much of the public transportation in the Ontario region. Wherever transit goes, development and economic activity follows. So we sat down with Phil to learn about the biggest developments Phil's working on, where savvy owners should look to buy next, and what Metrolinx is working on in general.   We were thrilled to have Phil on the podcast with his wealth of experience. Prior to joining Metrolinx, Phil was one of the UK’s rail leaders, having managed train operations, infrastructure builds and infrastructure management for passenger rail systems in England, Scotland and Ireland.  For more information on Phil visit http://www.metrolinx.com/  Visit www.greenfoxcapital.com for our sponsor.

Scott Addison joins the podcast. Scott is the former President of Brokerage for Colliers Canada. He is currently a Partner with the Strategy and Consulting Group at Colliers.

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Lee Piccoli is the founder and CEO of Fusion Homes - an award winning home builder operating in secondary markets across Ontario. From virtual tours to skyrocketing material prices to overwhelming buyer interest - the market has changed a lot in 4 months. We speak with Lee to understand how he's built his business, navigated the pandemic so far, and what he sees happening in the next 6 months.   More about Fusion Homes: Fusion Homes was established when, at the age of 25, Lee Piccoli founded the business with the sole purpose of creating a home building company that would offer the highest level of service, reliability and integrity. Piccoli’s vision to provide superior homes without sacrificing quality or service was a fresh perspective in a booming industry of cost competitors. Since then, Lee's company has evolved into the leader it is today with over 1,000 homes built in five cities throughout Ontario.   

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In today's episode, Randy Gladman joins us. Randy is the senior vice president of development advisory at Colliers. He helps make large scale development projects happen. 

Today's podcast focuses on inclusionary zoning, and how to solve the affordable housing crisis municipalities are facing globally. For more on Randy - visit him on Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randy-gladman-083860/

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A little bit about Avtar - he joined Colliers in 1981, and still holds the all-time record for gross revenue by a broker. Throughout Colliers, Avtar has a status among legends (though he would never admit that) achieved from a rocket-like career trajectory culminating with him successfully leading the Colliers National Investment Team. 

Currently he is the principal (and founder) of Premise Properties - an active real estate investment firm headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. They focus on the long-term investment horizon and execute with a hands-on asset management approach. Since their inception, Premise Properties has completed transactions in Western Canada, Eastern Canada and the United States.

In addition to leading Premise Properties, Avtar currently holds four board positions with Aspen Properties, Morguard North American Residential REIT, Peterson and UBC Properties Trust.

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Jennifer Keesmaat is an urban planner passionate about creating places where people flourish. Named one of the “most powerful people in Canada” by Macleans, one of the “most influential” by Toronto Life, and one of the top Women of Influence in Canada, she spent five years as Toronto’s Chief City Planner, where she was celebrated for her forward thinking and collaborative approach to city-building. Jennifer is the founder and CEO of The Keesmaat Group. Founded in 2018, they work with corporate and political leaders to advance change in cities around the world. Jennifer is also the host of the award winning Invisible City podcast (invisiblecity.com). As you'll learn in the podcast, she has a new and impactful development already moving on projects.   To learn more about Jennifer, visit https://www.thekeesmaatgroup.com/  For more CRELIBRARY visit https://www.crelibrary.ca

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In this discussion we sat down with one of Canadian real estate's most impactful contributors - George Przybylowski. As the founder of the Real Estate Forum and Vice President of Informa - George is the organizer of Canada's largest annual conferences and expositions focused on commercial real estate investment, leasing, financing and development; building design, construction and renovation; and real estate management and property operations. He is responsible for bringing to prominence many of today's most influential real estate minds through his events. 

In this interview George takes us through a storied career - from a rock n' roll tour with Lighthouse to a career in politics working to renew neighbourhoods and promote intensification. Illustrative of his impact, George was recently presented the NAIOP Community Service Award.

This discussion will be interesting for those who care about real estate history, events, politics, rock n' roll, and longevity in an industry where 30% attrition in a company is commonplace. 

To learn more about George - visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-przybylowski-b767a37/?originalSubdomain=ca

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Note: We don't advise you to actually launder money...  This episode focuses on how commercial real estate can be used to launder cash, especially in Canada. Financial crimes expert Greg Draper joins us.  Greg Draper, MBA, DIFA, FCPA, FCGA, CFF, CAMS, ICD.D, is a senior Partner and Forensics Services team member with MNP.  Greg helps his clients manage their legal, financial and reputational risks related to fraud and other ethical breaches. He also proactively helps clients conduct anti-money laundering compliance reviews, fraud risk assessments and anti-corruption due diligence. Greg is recognized by the courts, the media and his peers as an expert in his field, with extensive experience conducting investigations and executing civil injunctions, including Anton Piller Orders.  Before joining MNP, Greg served for 10 years in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, where he was a senior investigator of complex international financial crimes.  

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R. Scott Hutcheson is the Executive Chair of Aspen Properties, a fully integrated, privately held commercial real estate company based in the city of Calgary. Together with investment partners, Aspen owns and manages approximately $1.2 billion in assets, comprising 4.25 million square feet of downtown office space and 3,000 parking stalls in the cities of Calgary and Edmonton. The portfolio consists of ten buildings in downtown Calgary, one office building in the beltline, and two “AA” office towers in downtown Edmonton. Within the portfolio, an additional 1.2 million square feet of “AAA” LEED Gold office space has been approved for development. Aspen also owns the iconic Calgary Tower.

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This is a new segment about Property Technologies. On this segment we will review 3 technologies that are making waves in the commercial real estate world. We discuss how these technologies might be used to augment, disrupt, and change our industry in the near future.  

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The guys cover a wide range of topics including the following:  What is blockchain technology and why is Bitcoin important? How will programmable escrow influence the purchasing process? Why should people trust in cryptocurrencies over traditional currency? How will blockchain technology influence the future of ownership (fractional ownership)?.. and a whole lot more!  

Polymath enables trillions of dollars of securities to migrate to the blockchain. Read more about Polymath here: https://blog.polymath.network/?gi=69078922aad2

Also check out 'B' is for Bitcoin - available in Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/B-Bitcoin-Graeme-Moore/dp/1999411102 

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Rael L. Diamond is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Choice Properties and has held that position since May 2019, prior to which he was the Chief Operating Officer of Choice Properties. Mr. Diamond previously served in the roles of President & Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Canadian Real Estate Investment Trust (CREIT) from 2012 to 2018. Prior to joining CREIT, Mr. Diamond served as Chief Financial Officer for several of Brookfield subsidiary public entities, including Rouse Properties, Brookfield Office Properties Canada and Howard Hughes Corporation. SECURE COMMERCIAL FINANCING: ⁠http://greenfoxcapital.com⁠ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyQ3EDKZqW2t62aq5Q0cRBw⁠ SPOTIFY | ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/54qf2EJwnrsYn0EC2TnJo3⁠ APPLE | ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/commercial-real-estate-library/id1437946062⁠ INSTAGRAM | ⁠https://instagram.com/commercialrealestaelibrary⁠ TIKTOK | ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@crelibrary?_t=8XZSNgigk9m&_r=1⁠ Podcast Clips on YouTube: ⁠https://youtube.com/@crelibraryclips

Our guest today is Dennis Mitchell, CEO & CIO of Starlight Capital. Starlight Capital is a Canadian asset manager with a focus in global real estate and infrastructure businesses. Starlight Capital is a wholly owned subsidiary of Starlight Investments, allowing it to leverage the scale an operating expertise of the $11Bn organization.

Dennis Mitchell joined Starlight Capital in March 2018 as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer. Dennis has over 15 years of experience in the investment industry and has held executive positions with Sprott Asset Management, serving as Senior Vice-President and Senior Portfolio Manager, and Sentry Investments, serving as Executive Vice-President and Chief Investment Officer.

This video will be interesting for those of you interested in the public markets. This episode was filmed on October 4th, 2019.

BentallGreenOak is a leading, global real estate investment management advisor and a globally-recognized provider of real estate services. BentallGreenOak serves the interests of more than 750 institutional clients with expertise in the asset management of office, retail, industrial and multi-residential property across the globe. BentallGreenOak has over $62 Bn in assets under management. BentallGreenOak is a part of SLC Management, which is the institutional alternatives and traditional asset management business of Sun Life.

Gary was the Chief Executive Officer of BGO and its predecessor entities from 1998 to June 2020. As CEO, Gary was responsible for strategy, financial and operating performance, fiduciary and investment performance and the development of human capital across BGO’s over 65 global subsidiaries. He led the company through significant growth, geographic expansion, product diversification and consistently strong financial performance over this period. The growth was achieved both organically and inorganically, through a series of strategic acquisitions and mergers. Gary developed strong executive teams and implemented purposeful succession at all levels. The leadership team champions sustainable investment and has been consistently ranked amongst the very top echelon of their real estate peers in global ESG benchmarking for over a decade.

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Mr. Dhillon is the President, CEO & founder of Mainstreet Equity Corp (TSX: MEQ). Mainstreet has achieved a 1,270% total return on investment from Sept 2003 - Sept 2014, making it Canada’s highest performance real estate company. Mainstreet’s assets are valued at over $2 billion, consisting of almost 14,500 apartment units in Western Canada. Mainstreet is a market leader in improving the lives of middle-class Canadians in terms of affordable rental accommodations.  Mr. Dhillon is the owner of National Payments, a Visa and MasterCard approved Merchant Processing business for the financial service industry. Mr. Dhillon currently sits on the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Board, the biggest Canadian Crown Corporation.  Mr. Dhillon is also the Honorary Consul General for Belize in Canada. In Belize he owns a private 3,000-acre island that he is developing into a world-class resort. Mr. Dhillon is also the author of the published book ‘Business and Retirement Guide to Belize’, currently in its second edition.  In March 2018, The University of Lethbridge, in honour of Bob Dhillon, renamed their business school to the Dhillon School of Business, which aims to provide innovative approaches to education with an emphasis on futuristic learning. Mr. Dhillon completed his MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario in 1998.  

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In this episode, we talk seniors housing with Canada's most successful seniors housing developer - Steve Suske.  

Steve Suske is President and CEO of Suske Capital Inc. A proven entrepreneur with over 40 years of professional experience in developing and managing businesses, Steve has overseen, led and advised over $5 billion in business transactions across a variety of sectors.   

Steve is the founder of Chartwell Retirement Residences (TSX: CSH.UN), as well as Regal Lifestyle Communities Inc. which was privatized by Revera Inc. and Welltower Inc. (formerly known as Health Care REIT, Inc.) on October 26, 2015. He also founded Spectrum Seniors Housing Development Corporation. Steve was instrumental in the creation of the Delmanor Corporation, the Tridel Group seniors housing arm. He also advised Sifton Properties Limited and Villabar Real Estate Inc. on their entries into seniors housing, as well as those of many other industry participants, who established such reputable chains as Regency Care, Viva Retirement Communities and Pacific Arbour Retirement Communities.   

He is currently Chair of Polski Solar S.A., MTCO Holdings Inc., Points West Living Limited Partnership, Canoe Bay Development Inc., Chancery Seniors Housing Investments Inc., MetroPoint Developments Inc., Help for Mom, High-Rise Senior Services, and 103 Street Developments. He is also a Director of theExecutionOffice Inc.   

Steve graduated from the MBA program at the Richard Ivey School of Business in 1977 and maintains close ties with the business school, acting as an Entrepreneur-In-Residence since 2009.  In 2017, Steve was honoured with the Ivey Distinguished Service Award, an award for alumni who have provided extraordinary service to the Ivey Business School over an extended period of time.   

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In this exclusive interview, Rob Kumer, CEO of KingSett Capital, Canada’s leading private equity real estate investment firm, sits down with Dayma and Garret to discuss a wide range of topics. From the impact of Trump’s policies on the Canadian economy to his insights on the real estate market and investment outlook for 2025. Rob provides an in-depth look at the firm’s strategy, investment approach, and his leadership in shaping KingSett’s future.

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"A veteran of city planning has been tapped for the top job at city hall." - Toronto Star, March 28th, 2018.  

We were extremely lucky to be joined by Toronto's Chief City Planner on this episode. Toronto is a global city, and with that comes a number of challenges. We have housing affordability issues, heavy infrastructure demands, and a steady influx of newcomers. Gregg Lintern is the steady hand in charge of solving these problems. With over 35 years experience, Gregg is thoughtful in his approach.   In this episode we discuss laneway housing, Bill 108, Justin Trudeau's re-election, pre-zoning, and planning across the City of Toronto.   

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Brett Miller has over 3 decades of experience in the commercial real estate industry. He began his career at Canderel. He eventually moved on to become the managing director of CBRE's Montreal operation. In 2012 he became the CEO of JLL, leading their company's growth across Canada. Recently he returned to Canderel as the CEO.   Canderel has been around for over 40 years operating across the Canadian landscape. With 400  real estate professionals, they have handled over $15 billion in acquisitions, development and management projects. Combined over the years, this translates to more than 60 million square feet of owned, managed and developed properties.  

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On this episode we discuss affordable ownership with Chief Development Officer for Options for Homes, Daniel Ger.  Options develops high quality condos with their building partner Deltera (of the Tridel Group of Companies). They take what would normally be a developer's profit and offer it to purchasers as down payment support to make home ownership more accessible sooner. This mission driven organization is takling affordability head on. 

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We are continuing our series on the impacts of COVID-19 on the commercial real estate market. Joining us to discuss retail is Adam Paul - President and CEO of First Capital Realty. First Capital is one of Canada's largest owners, developers and operators of mixed-use real estate. They have 158 properties across Canada and an enterprise value of $9.3Bn. First Capital is a landlord to many of the world's biggest retailers - Walmart, Sobeys, Canadian Tire, Metro putting them in an excellent position to help us understand what's happening in retail.

Adam first Capital in 2015. As President and CEO, Adam has overall responsibility for First Capital's strategy, operations and performance. Prior to joining First Capital, Adam was a senior executive at Canadian Real Estate Investment Trust (“CREIT”) (now Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust), where he had direct responsibility for various aspects of CREIT's business. Adam is a Chartered Professional Accountant, Chartered Accountant, a member of the Young Presidents' Organization and a director of Real Property Association of Canada (REALpac).

This podcast was recorded on April 6th, 2020.

CentreCourt is a real estate company focused on the development of high-rise residential communities located near major amenities, rapid transit networks and employment areas across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). They are a fully integrated organization that operates across all areas of development including land acquisition, zoning, design, sales, construction and customer care. Ranked #11 on the 2020 Growth List ranking of Canada’s Fastest Growing Companies, they are one of the most active high-rise developers in the GTA with 18 high-rise residential projects, collectively representing over 9,000 homes and over $6.6 billion dollars of development value.  

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Peter is a partner at Greybrook and CEO of Greybrook Realty Partners. A private equity professional with over a decade of experience structuring, financing and managing investments, he oversees the strategic growth of Greybrook Realty Partners, a leading Toronto-based real estate asset management firm.  He leads the firm’s deal origination and asset management practice and is the co-chair of Greybrook Realty’s Investment Committee, responsible for providing oversight and approval of the company’s investments. Greybrook has invested in over 80 developments in the Greater Golden Horseshoe region and South Florida markets that represent in aggregate 39 million square feet of residential and commercial density with an estimated gross completion value of over $17 billion.  Peter also plays a critical role in the success of Greybrook Capital’s portfolio companies, serving on the boards of a number of Greybrook affiliated companies. He also serves on the board of Blu Genes Foundation, a charity funding the advancement of gene therapy sciences for the treatment of various genetic disorders.  Peter was recognized in 2018 as one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40®, a coveted award for young business leaders celebrating the exceptional achievements of 40 outstanding Canadian leaders and innovators under the age of 40.  

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Jason is President of Beaux Properties - Beaux Properties is a multi residential focused real estate investment, development, management and finance company based in Toronto, Ontario with additional prime holdings in Ottawa, Calgary, British Columbia, New York City, Los Angeles & the Bahamas.

Very timely episode with Well Grounded Real Estate VP, Gabriel Diamond. Well Grounded Real Estate is a Toronto based private landlord and manager. They own a portfolio of multi-residential and retail properties throughout Southern Ontario. For this episode we focused on his retail portfolio.  The Federal government unveiled plans to assist retail businesses just in advance of this episode. Gabe thoughtfully gave us his take on the plan, and explained how he is working with tenants on the frontlines.   This episode was filmed on May 11th, 2020.

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Quality Homes designs and constructs custom housing in a factory. They then ship it to your land and put the pieces together onsite in record time. They have used this concept to create everything from two stories homes and cottages to multi-residential housing.  Learn more about Quality Homes at https://qualityhomes.ca/about-us/  Learn more about Green Fox Capital at www.greenfoxcapital.com  See more CRELIBRARY at www.crelibrary.ca

Ron Butler is a residential mortgage broker and the owner of Butler Mortgage. With offices coast to coast, Butler Mortgage has been helping Canadians secure home financing for over 25 years. In addition to mortgages Ron is the host of Angry Mortgage Podcast, a renowned real estate focused podcast where he discusses a wide range of topics impacting real estate and mortgages.

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Michael is our Founder and Executive Chair of the Board of Trustees at Allied Properties REIT. Prior to entering the real estate business in 1988, he was a partner at the law firm of Aird & Berlis LLP, specializing in corporate and real estate finance. He is also a Director of EQB Inc. and Equitable Bank.

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Zev Mandelbaum is the President & CEO at Altree Developments and Principal and Co-Founder at Marlin Spring. He is a leading developer working in markets across North America.  This is one of best episodes for those interested in development, and real estate history!  

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Kingsett Capital is Canada's leading private equity firm. Founded in 2002, KingSett has raised $11 billion of equity for its Growth, Income, Urban and Mortgage Strategies. KingSett has completed $40 billion of acquisitions, dispositions and mortgage lending and currently owns interests in a $15 billion portfolio of assets. KingSett continues to seek further opportunities to invest in a wide range of real estate properties, developments, joint ventures and mortgage lending.

Jon was formerly President and CEO of Oxford Properties Group and serves on the Board of Directors of the Chief Executives Organization and is a member of the Business Council of Canada and YPO.

Jon graduated with an Honours degree in Business Administration from Western University’s Ivey Business School, where he is an Emeritus Advisory Board member and in 2016 was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Western University. Jon was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2018.

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This podcast was recorded on April 15th, 2020.

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Cedric Bobo is the CEO and Co-founder of Project Destined, a social impact vehicle that trains urban youth and military veterans to be owners and stakeholders in the communities in which they live, work and play. Prior to founding Project Destined, Cedric spent over 20 years as an investor an investment banker including over 10 years at The Carlyle Group where he committed over $2 Billion of equity capital. In 2015, Cedric was named to the “10 Top Powerful Black People on Wall Street You Should Know.”

Prior to Carlyle, he worked at D.L.J. Merchant Banking (London) and McCown De Leeuw. He is the co-founder of Charter Board Partners, a non-profit focused on governance in the charter school sector. He also serves on the District of Columbia’s Office of Public Charter School Financing and Support Credit Committee and Beauvoir, The National Cathedral Elementary School.

Cedric received his MBA from Harvard Business School and a BSME, summa cum laude from the University of Tennessee.

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Lois Cormack is the President & Chief Executive Officer and is a member of the Board of Directors of Sienna Senior Living, one of Canada’s largest senior living companies. As a respected executive with experience in real estate, hospitality, health services, senior living and infrastructure, she has led the company through significant growth that has seen it more than double in size over the past five years to 12,000 team members that serve over 10,000 seniors.

Ms. Cormack’s commitment to a mission-driven culture has resulted in a number of prominent recognitions for the company. Sienna was named one of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures by Waterstone Human Capital in 2017. Sienna’s executive and board diversity is featured annually in Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt’s Diversity Disclosure Practices.  For her achievements in business, Ms. Cormack was recognized in the Financial Post CEO-100 scorecard for 2019, which ranks S&P/TSX companies based on two- year return to investors.

Ms. Cormack currently serves on the Board of Trustees at Allied Properties REIT, previously served on the Board of Governors of Seneca College, and is actively involved in industry associations. She holds a Masters of Health Administration from the University of Toronto, and is a graduate of the Ivey Executive Program at the University of Western Ontario and the ICD-Rotman Directors Education Program.

Eric Carlson is the CEO and Founder of Anthem properties. Anthem properties is a real estate development company focused on investment, development and management of commercial and residential properties. The portfolio includes 9,000,000 commercial square feet 8,500 acres of land and 20,500 residential homes.

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With over $17.5 billion in assets under active management and 30+ million square feet of space in office, retail, industrial and multi-family properties, Epic Investment Services has the expertise, resources and capacity to manage real estate projects at any scale.  Together with its wholly owned subsidiary MDC Realty Advisors in the US, Epic has assets and operations across Canada and the United States. Working with institutional and private investors on both sides of the border, they optimize operational and financial performance in line with their clients’ portfolio objectives.

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China is 3 months ahead of North America when it comes to this pandemic. With that in mind, we spoke with Betty Wong - leader of Colliers' Capital Markets Team in China. Based in Shanghai, Betty is responsible for coordinating all major mandates, as well as client strategies associated with real estate investment in China with investment volume of more than $4Bn CAD.  China has already eased restrictions and are settling into the new normal. We talk about the biggest winners and losers post pandemic, adjusted cap rates, retail activity and a whole lot more.   

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Reetu Gupta was kind enough to join us for the second time. Reetu is the President and CEO of Easton's Group of Hotels as well as The Gupta Group. Easton's Group of hotels is the largest private developer of hotels in Canada. They currently own and operate 19 hotels across the country. On this podcast Reetu shared how the hotel industry is being impacted by COVID-19, what she is doing to weather the storm, and how she sees the industry on the other side of this pandemic. This podcast was recorded April 8th, 2020.

More about Reetu - Reetu’s career has quickly progressed from Executive Director to President and CEO of the Easton’s Group of Hotels and The Gupta Group, successfully launching numerous condo projects including Dundas Square Gardens, Rosedale on Bloor, Yonge Park Plaza and The Icona. She has continued the growth of the hotel division, expanding its flagship hotels across industry-renowned brands such as Marriott, Starwood, Hilton, and IHG.

Reetu sits on several boards (corporate & not for profit), co-chairs many committees and is a frequent guest speaker. Some of her roles include a Board Member Seat of the Women in Tourism and Hospitality Conference and  a Board Member Seat for the Community Foundation of Mississauga, Grants Committee. Reetu is also the President of The Shakti Society, where she teaches complimentary monthly meditation classes, to empower all individuals with courage and to instil a strong sense of confidence.

She is featured in various publications and the media. In July 2017, Reetu was honoured with the distinction of Canada's Top 40 Under 40®. She was the only honouree from the real estate sector and one of just nine women to receive this designation.

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Brad J. Lamb is a Canadian real estate broker and condominium developer. He has completing 19 developments, approximately 3400 suites for over $1.3B. Currently, Lamb Development Corp has three projects under construction, almost 800 suites for a value of $360 Million. Lamb Development Corp. is in development on a further 15 projects in Toronto, Hamilton, Calgary & Edmonton with a value of $2.4 Billion.

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Dayma Itamunoala and Garret MacGillivray share their thoughts on the Canadian apartment market, Adam Neumann's new company, the Alberta office market and more. 

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Core Development Group Ltd. is a Toronto-based real estate development company. Acting on behalf of our investors and for our own account, Core actively sources, capitalizes, develops and manages a wide range of real estate projects. We also offer a comprehensive range of development and project management services to our clients and joint venture partners.  Corey is the founder and CEO of Core, and as a third generation real estate developer, brings considerable breadth and depth of professional experience to the management and oversight of the company.  In addition to Core, Corey has founded and successfully grown three affiliate construction companies including Mazenga Building Group, one of Toronto’s most exclusive commercial and residential builders. Corey’s success has been driven by his passion for process driven management and value optimization of Core’s investments.  Corey studied at Guelph University with a major in Finance and Economics.

In this conversation Dan Sheremeto joins Dayma and Garret to discuss the world of Commercial Real Estate Investment Banking. 

How does the real estate investment banking process differ from a traditional real estate transactions? How do you advise on the purchase of a retirement portfolio valued at $986M? Where should we look for major opportunities in the next 5 years? Dan answers all these questions and more over this insightful chat.

Dan began his career at Cannacord in 2005 and has had direct involvement in the inception and growth of our real estate investment banking franchise over the course of 12+ years. Dan leads the Canadian real estate investment banking group, with a practice focused primarily on raising equity and debt capital for public and private real estate companies, as well as real estate M&A advisory. During his career, Dan has been involved on over 100 corporate finance transactions on a lead-managed basis, raising aggregate gross proceeds of over C$5 billion for REITs and REOCs spanning all asset classes and stages of development, as well as 3 real estate M&A transactions representing aggregate enterprise value of approximately C$8 billion. Dan holds an Honours Business Administration degree from The Richard Ivey School of Business at Western University.

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Ivanhoé Cambridge Inc. is a Canadian real estate company with assets around the globe. Its areas of activity are investment, development, asset management, operations and leasing. The company's real estate portfolio consists primarily of multi-residential properties, industrial/logistics real estate, shopping centres and office properties. It also has ownership interests in real estate investment funds and hotels. Ivanhoé Cambridge is a subsidiary of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, one of Canada's biggest institutional fund managers.  

Nathalie Palladitcheff is President and Chief Executive Officer of Ivanhoé Cambridge. In that capacity, she is responsible for ensuring the Company’s growth and evolution.  

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President of Waverley, Don McDonald joins the podcast to discuss how to raise equity, growing from a mom-and-pop shop to a household name, and the current state of the commercial real estate market.

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Dayma and Garret discuss 4 game changing proptech companies (listed below). They also share their thoughts on affordability, automation, and construction costs. No guests today, just the guys chatting about innovation in commercial real estate. You're going to love this episode.

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The Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) is a Canadian Crown corporation established by an act of Parliament in September 1999. PSP Investments is one of Canada’s largest pension investment managers, with roughly $170 billion of net assets under management as at March 31, 2019. It invests funds for the pension plans of the Public Service, the Canadian Armed Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Reserve Force.  Kristopher Wojtecki is the co-head of real estate for The America's at PSP. 

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Thomas founded Prestigious Properties in 2000, a western Canadian company with a focus primarily on apartment buildings, but also single family houses, condos, land parcels and mobile home parks. He is happily married with two adult children.  Thomas is the author of 80 Lessons Learned on the Road from $80,000 to $80,000,000. 

https://www.amazon.ca/80-Lessons-Learned-Road-000/dp/0992108306.  

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Commercial real estate brokerage is a challenging and rewarding sport. We thought it would be fun to hear how three brokers got their starts in the industry. What were some of the early successes? Speed bumps? ..and all the stories in between. Thank you to the brokers who participated. If you'd like to learn more about them, please visit them here:  

Matt Albertine (Colliers International) - https://www.collierscanada.com/en-ca/experts/matt-albertine 

Tom Clancy (Avison Young) - https://www.avisonyoung.com/professionals/-/ayp/view/tom-clancy/in/toronto-west 

Sam Hall - https://www.collierscanada.com/en-ca/experts/sam-hall  

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Wayne Berger is the CEO of IWG (parent company to Regus, Spaces, HQ, Signature, and No.18) for Canada and Latin America. He was generous enough to let us shoot this monster episode in a Spaces location in Toronto's Queen West neighbourhood. Wayne sits at the helm of IWG - the largest and most successful provider of coworking space globally.

In this episode we cover A LOT including: 

- Why large enterprises like Deloitte are partnering with coworking providers

- How office workers differ from country to country 

- How IWG plans to continue to keep up with the insane demand in the space

- What differentiates the providers as more entrants explore coworking (eg. Oxford Properties recently announced it will be experimenting with the model)

This is our longest episode by a large margin, and for good reason. If you care about office space, leasing, or emerging trends this is the episode for you. 

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EllisDon was founded in 1951 by brothers Don and David Ellis Smith in London, Ontario. Their first project was a home renovation. Since then the company has grown to become one of the world's leading construction companies with over $4.5Bn in annual revenues. They have also created many of the world's most iconic buildings - including the Toronto Skydome.   

Geoff Smith is the company's visionary CEO. He shares with us how EllisDon grew up over the years, details on some of their most iconic projects, and what they see coming over the next 5 years.   

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Gord Cook is an Executive Vice President and Top Producer at Colliers International with market leadership in several verticals - industrial investment, industrial big box development, infill redevelopment and multi-family apartment investment sales. In 2019 Gord was once again recognized as the top industrial broker at Colliers International Canada.  The focus of this podcast is on the impacts COVID-19 is having on the industrial market. How have tenants been affected? How are landlords reacting? Where are the largest opportunities today and in the near future? How can broker's best position themselves to succeed in the wake of this crisis? We discuss all this and more on today's podcast (virtually of course).  

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Beedie is a private real estate development, investment and property management company. Founded as a humble family business, Beedie has grown to become a dominant player in development across Canada. Today's discussion is with Beedie's President of Industrial, Todd Yuen.   This episode is hosted by Stefan Morissette, CRELIBRARY's newest host. Stefan is extremely well connected and an excellent addition to the CRELIBRARY team. We're very excited to have him onboard.  To learn more about Beedie, visit https://www.beedie.ca/ For more CRELIBRARY, visit https://www.crelibrary.ca Visit our sponsor at https://www.greenfoxcapital.com

On episode #23 we sat down with Reetu Gupta, President and CEO of Easton's Group of Hotels, the largest private hotel developer in Canada. With 19 hotels, several under construction in addition to multiple condominium projects across Canada, Easton's Group is one of the most well recognized developers/operators in the Canadian hospitality sector.   Reetu Gupta is a complete powerhouse. Named to Canada's top 40 under 40, she discusses her experience growing up in a family business, how the hotel industry is doing, and where it's going in the next 5 years.   

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Ty Diamond - President of Diamond Kilmer - joins Dayma to discuss The Well, working with city planners to create large-scale projects, and Diamond Corp's partnership with Kilmer Group. 

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Hungerford Properties (“Hungerford”) is a Vancouver-based award-winning real estate investment company with in-house acquisition, development, property management, repositioning, finance and accounting capabilities. The company has developed and refurbished millions of square feet of real estate across Western Canada in asset classes ranging from residential multi-family, to industrial, to office and retail.   

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Hal Gould is the co-founder of New York Fries & Cultures Restaurants, the former President of Wendy's Canada, and the owner of Ivest - the largest student housing owner/operator in Canada. He's one of the nicest guys you could ever meet. His story is largely a tale of gritty entrepreneurship that has paid off. There is A LOT to take from this episode. 

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Co-living is a vertical gaining serious momentum in across the globe. At it's core, it's a move toward smaller units combined with more living area over all / amenities for the tenants. Medici Living Group - the parent company to North America's Quarters - is the largest operator of co-living today, having recently raised $1.5Bn USD to go after the sector in North America and Europe.

We were extremely lucky to be joined by two of the smartest guys in the industry. Our guests today are Greg Gould & Don White. Greg is the head of Canada and Strategic Partnerships for North America at Medici. He is an executive leader in charge of growing Medici's North American brand - Quarters. Prior to teaming up with Medici, Greg was a leader at Goldman Sachs for over 15 years.

Don White is an Executive Vice President at Colliers International with over 25 years experience. Since 2000, he and his team have completed more than $3Bn in transactions. Don is also the President and Founder of Private Pension Partners - a leader in real estate development and asset management. 

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-https://privatepensionpartners.com/

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QuadReal's assets under management total $67.1Bn. As Vice President, Canadian Research & Strategy, Shawn leads the Canadian research team with a focus on strategic analysis and global macroeconomic trends in support of QuadReal’s domestic investment objectives. SECURE COMMERCIAL FINANCING: http://greenfoxcapital.com PROPERTY MANAGEMENT: https://portsmouth.ca SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyQ3EDKZqW2t62aq5Q0cRBw SPOTIFY | https://open.spotify.com/show/54qf2EJwnrsYn0EC2TnJo3 APPLE | https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/commercial-real-estate-library/id1437946062 INSTAGRAM | https://instagram.com/commercialrealestaelibrary TIKTOK | https://www.tiktok.com/@crelibrary?_t=8XZSNgigk9m&_r=1 Podcast Clips on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@crelibraryclips

In this compelling discussion, Stéphan Déry, President and CEO of Canada Lands Company, joins Dayma and Garret to discuss the company’s innovative developments and its substantial influence on the Canadian real estate sector. Gain valuable insights into the key projects shaping the industry’s future, how Canada Lands distinguishes itself, and the emerging trends Stéphan anticipates. Additionally, he provides an exclusive look at the highly anticipated Downsview West development, one of Toronto's largest transit-oriented communities, spanning 30 hectares and planned to include 8,800 homes for 17,000 residents. This is an episode you won’t want to miss!

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