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Commercial Real Estate LibraryMichael Waters, CEO of Minto, on Leadership, Evolving a Legacy, & Market Insights | Ep. 76In this exclusive episode of The Commercial Real Estate Library, Dayma and Garret sit down with Michael Waters, Chief Executive Officer of Minto Group. Since joining the company in 2007, Michael has played a pivotal role in transforming Minto from a family-owned business into a fully integrated, world-class real estate investment and development firm. He shares his personal journey at Minto, what the company looked like when he started, and how he intentionally built a strong culture to support growth.This conversation delves into the current state of the markets Minto operates in, the impact of macroeconomic shifts on t...
2025-07-3147 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryBlair Welch, Co-Founder & CEO of Slate, on Building a $11.7B Empire & Exclusive CRE Insights | Ep. 75In this exclusive episode of The Commercial Real Estate Library, Dayma and Garret sit down with Blair Welch, Co-Founder and CEO of Slate Asset Management, for a rare deep dive into one of the most influential investment firms in the world.Blair shares the origin story of Slate, how he and his brother Brady built a global powerhouse from the ground up, and the principles that guide the firm’s investment strategy. With over C$23 billion in acquisitions and dispositions since its inception across North America and Europe, Slate’s rise is nothing short of remarkable.Fr...
2025-07-2349 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryCanada’s Top Industrial Brokers on Post-COVID Market Correction & Future of Industrial Market | Ep. 74In this Exclusive interview, Dayma and Garret sit down with two of Canada’s most successful industrial brokers, Matt Albertine (Senior Vice President) and Bill Pavlopoulos (Vice President) at Colliers for an insider look at the state of industrial real estate.These industry heavyweights break down the post-COVID market correction, explore the history behind rental rate hikes, and discuss how the Greater Toronto Market historically went from the 4th largest industrial hub in North America to now the 6th, and so much more! From the stories behind how Matt and Bill captured the...
2025-07-181h 00Commercial Real Estate LibraryJeffrey Berger, MD at TDB Advisory, on Distressed Asset Market & Rise of Receiverships | Ep. 73In this exclusive interview, Dayma and Garret are joined by Jeffrey Berger, Managing Director at TDB Advisory, for a deep dive into Canada’s growing distressed asset landscape. Berger shares expert insights on the insolvency process, the rising wave of distressed properties, and the growing gap between sellers’ outdated property valuations and today’s market realities. He also explains why receiverships, once considered a near certainty, are no longer guaranteed, and what that means for lenders, investors, and property owners alike.Packed with a behind-the-scenes perspective from someone who has experience handling some of the country...
2025-06-1748 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryBader Elkhatib, SVP at CentreCourt, on Condo Market Recovery & How the Federal Election Impacts Development | Ep. 72In this exclusive interview, Bader Elkhatib, Partner and Senior Vice President of Acquisitions at CentreCourt, one of the GTA’s most active high-rise residential developers, joins Dayma and Garret for a wide-ranging discussion on the current and future landscape of real estate development in Canada. Bader shares his insights on when he expects the condo market to rebound, how the recent federal election will shape the future of development, and the types of policies needed to boost competitiveness across the country, and so much more! Since joining CentreCourt in 2017, Bader has been instrumental in shaping the firm’s acq...
2025-05-1559 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryMin Suh, Managing Partner of Steady Capital, on Canada’s housing crisis & 2025 opportunities | Ep. 71In this exclusive interview, Min Suh, Managing Partner of Steady Cap - an institutional-grade equity real estate strategy sponsor focused on direct and joint venture investments - joins Dayma and Garret to discuss a wide range of topics, including key challenges in the Canadian economy, identifying areas where real estate investors can be bullish, exploring the history of Canada's condo market, and discussing the ongoing housing crisis in Canada. Min offers a deep look into Steady Cap's strategy and investment approach, shedding light on key markets currently on their radar. This conversation bridges the gap between the Canadian and...
2025-03-1858 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryStéphan Déry, CEO of Canada Lands Company, on Downsview West & Canada’s Iconic Attractions | Ep. 70In 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!SECURE...
2025-02-1945 minCommercial Real Estate Library2025 Economic Outlook, Canadian Politics, and Real Estate Predictions with KingSett Capital CEO Rob Kumer | Ep. 69In 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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2025-01-281h 04Commercial Real Estate LibraryThe Future of the Residential Real Estate Market and Consumer Demand with Ron Butler | Ep 68Ron 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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2024-07-161h 05Commercial Real Estate LibraryBrad J. Lamb on Condo Sales and Today's Residential Development Marketplace | Ep. 67
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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2024-06-0353 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryDayma & Garret on Prop Tech, AirBnB Regulations, and Housing Affordability | Ep. 67Dayma 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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2023-12-2924 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryMichael Emory on Allied's $1.35Bn Data Centre Sale, Navigating the Office Market Today | Ep. 66Michael 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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2023-11-2254 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryLow Leverage, Big Returns with Choice REIT CEO Rael Diamond | Ep. 65 | CRELIBRARYRael 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.
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2023-10-2642 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryScott Hutcheson on 4.25M SF of Office and Stealing Market Share by Creating Better Space | Ep. 64 | CRELIBRARYR. 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...
2023-06-2744 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryEric Carlson on WFH and the Impact on OFFICE | Ep. 63 | Part 2Eric 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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2023-06-1332 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryEric Carlson on Complete Dysfunction in Housing Policy | Ep. 63 | Part 1Eric Carlson is the CEO and Founder of Anthem properties. Anthem properties is a real estate development
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2023-06-1327 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryShawn Gilligan On How Macroeconomics Hit Your Portfolio | Ep. 62QuadReal'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.
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2023-05-2535 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryTy Diamond on The Well, Large Scale-Development, and the new Diamond Kilmer Partnership | CRELIBRARY Episode #61Ty 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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2023-02-2252 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryDeveloping 6,000 Rental Units with Fitzrovia Founder Adrian Rocca | CRELIBRARY Episode #60Fitzrovia 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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2022-12-1358 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryRaising Equity to Scale with Waverley President Don McDonald | CRELIBRARY Episode #59President 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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2022-12-0643 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryBrokerage & the Oxford Cup with Scott Addison, Partner SC at Colliers | CRELIBRARY Episode #58Scott 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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2022-11-2258 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryBrokerage & the Oxford Cup with Scott Addison, Partner SC at Colliers | CRELIBRARY Episode #58Scott 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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2022-11-2230 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryAdam Neumann and the Canadian Apartment Conference | CRELIBRARY Episode #57Dayma 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 r...
2022-05-2652 minCommercial Real Estate Library$11.6Bn in AUM with Nicola Wealth Founder John Nicola | CRELIBRARY Episode #55In 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...
2022-04-1348 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryBecoming an Owner with Project Destined CEO Cedric Bobo | CRELIBRARY Episode #54ABOUT CEDRIC:
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 (Lond...
2022-03-1047 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryInclusionary Zoning with Colliers' Randy Gladman | CRELIBRARY Episode #53In 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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2022-01-2054 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryMoney Laundering in Commercial Real Estate with MNP Partner Greg Draper | CRELIBRARY Episode #52Note: 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 pee...
2021-07-1339 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryWorld-Class Development with Greybrook CEO Peter Politis | CRELIBRARY Episode #51Peter 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 resi...
2021-06-2456 minCommercial Real Estate Library14,500 Apartments with Mainstreet Equity Founder Bob Dhillon | CRELIBRARY Episode #50Mr. 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 Corpo...
2021-06-1754 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryAttracting Institutional Capital with Gary Whitelaw of BentallGreenOak | CRELIBRARY Episode #49BentallGreenOak 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...
2021-06-0949 minCommercial Real Estate LibrarySmartest Guys in the Room with CentreCourt's Andrew Hoffman & Bader Elkatib | CRELIBRARY Episode #48CentreCourt 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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2021-05-0643 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryProptech Corner with Dayma Itamunoala and Garret Macgillivray | CRELIBRARY Episode #47This 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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2021-04-0534 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryStrategy & Management with Epic Investment Services CEOs Jeff Kohn & Craig Coleman | CRELIBRARY #46With 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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2021-03-2335 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryBuilding The Skydome with EllisDon CEO Geoff Smith | CRELIBRARY #45EllisDon 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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2021-01-1143 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryPension Fund Logic with PSP Investments Kristopher Wojtecki | CRELIBRARY Episode #44The 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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2020-12-0133 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryDevelopment Mindset with Zev Mandelbaum, CEO of Altree Developments | CRELIBRARY Episode #43Zev 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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2020-11-1937 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryPioneering Development Strategies with Michael Hungerford | CRELIBRARY Episode #42Hungerford 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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2020-11-1032 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryResidential Home Construction with Fusion Homes CEO Lee Piccoli | CRELIBRARY Episode #41Lee 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 hi...
2020-10-2751 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryWest Coast Development with Beau Jarvis, President of Wesgroup | CRELIBRARY Episode #40Wesgroup 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...
2020-10-0849 minCommercial Real Estate Library$65 Billion in AUM with Ivanhoé Cambridge CEO Nathalie Palladitcheff | CRELIBRARY Episode #39Ivanhoé 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 respons...
2020-10-0158 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryBroker Panel - Matt Albertine, Tom Clancy, & Sam Hall | CRELIBRARY Episode #38Commercial 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...
2020-09-2249 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryThe Next Stage of Industrial with Todd Yuen, President of Beedie Industrial | CRELIBRARY Episode #37Beedie 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
2020-07-2336 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryApartments with Jason Birnboim, President of Beaux Properties | CRELIBRARY Episode #36Jason 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.
2020-07-2044 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryPrefabricated Homes with Quality Homes EVP Howard Sher | CRELIBRARY Episode #35Quality 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
2020-07-0733 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryJennifer Keesmaat, Chief City Planner to Private Sector Mogul | CRELIBRARY Episode #34Jennifer 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 winn...
2020-06-2650 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryTransit Expansion with Metrolinx CEO Phil Verster | CRELIBRARY Episode #33Phil 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 E...
2020-06-2641 minCommercial Real Estate Library$80 Thousand to $80 Million with Thomas Beyer | CRELIBRARY #32Thomas 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.
Learn more about Thomas here: https://www.prestprop.com/about-us/executive-team/
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2020-06-0946 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryChina's Capital Markets with Colliers International's Betty Wong | CRELIBRARY Episode #31China 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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2020-05-2848 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryCommercial Tenants in a COVID World with Gabriel Diamond | CRELIBRARY Episode #30Very 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.
To learn more about Well Gorunded Real Estate and Gabem visit htt...
2020-05-2233 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryCOVID-19 Series | Private Equity with Kingsett Capital's CEO Jon Love | CRELIBRARY Episode #29Kingsett 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...
2020-04-2034 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryCOVID-19 Series | Hotel Impacts with Easton's Group of Hotels CEO Reetu Gupta | CRELIBRARY Episode #28Reetu 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...
2020-04-1613 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryCOVID-19 Series | Retail Impacts with First Capital Realty CEO Adam Paul | CRELIBRARY Episode #27We 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...
2020-04-1027 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryCOVID-19 Series | Industrial Impacts with Colliers International EVP Gord Cook | CRELIBRARY Episode #26Gord 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 d...
2020-04-0627 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryDemographic Shifts with Sienna Senior Living CEO Lois Cormack | CRELIBRARY Episode #25Lois 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 C...
2020-03-1650 minCommercial Real Estate LibrarySolving for Affordability with Options For Homes CDO Daniel Ger | CRELIBRARY Episode #24On 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.
Learn more about their projects at https://www.optionsforhomes.ca/
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2020-03-0548 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryHospitality Empire with Easton's Group of Hotels CEO Reetu Gupta | CRELIBRARY Episode #23On 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.
To learn more about Reetu or her companies, visit eastonsgroup.com...
2020-02-1942 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryAltus Group CEO Bob Courteau discusses Big Data Capabilities | CRELIBRARY Episode #22Bob 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 fo...
2020-02-0757 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryCanderel CEO Brett Miller on Leading Organizations | CRELIBRARY Episode #21Brett 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.
Lea...
2020-01-101h 00Commercial Real Estate LibraryCity Building with Gregg Lintern - Chief Planner for the City of Toronto | CRELIBRARY Episode #20"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 pla...
2019-12-051h 02Commercial Real Estate LibraryGlobal Funds with Starlight Capital CEO Dennis Mitchell | CRELIBRARY Episode 19Our 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...
2019-11-2052 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryCo-living in North America with Greg Gould & Don White | CRELIBRARY Episode #18Co-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...
2019-10-1754 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryBuilding Communities with Allied Properties REIT Founder Michael Emory | CRELIBRARY Episode #17In 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.
W...
2019-08-221h 02Commercial Real Estate LibraryReal Estate Investment Banking with Canaccord Genuity's Dan Sheremeto | CRELIBRARY Episode #16In 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 t...
2019-07-1738 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryThe Evolution of Canadian Real Estate with George Przybylowski | CRELIBRARY Episode #15In 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...
2019-06-251h 16Commercial Real Estate Library$1,000,000,000 Development with Sam Mizrahi | CRELIBRARY Episode #14Sam 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 w...
2019-06-171h 05Commercial Real Estate LibrarySeniors Housing with Chartwell Retirement Founder Steve Suske | CRELIBRARY Episode #13In 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 fou...
2019-05-0942 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryCoworking Revolution with IWG's - Wayne Berger | CRELIBRARY Episode #12Wayne 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
- Ho...
2019-03-271h 25Commercial Real Estate LibraryCanada's All-Time Greatest Investment Broker with Avtar Bains | CRELIBRARY Episode #11A 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 i...
2019-03-051h 02Commercial Real Estate LibraryFrom Fry Cook to Student Housing Mogul with Ivest's Hal Gould | CRELIBRARY Episode #10Hal 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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2019-02-2154 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryDesigning Real Estate for 2019 with Deloitte's Sheila Botting | CRELIBRARY Episode #9This 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...
2019-01-2448 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryBlockchain Revolution with Polymath's Graeme Moore | CRELIBRARY Episode #8The 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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2019-01-1555 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryPrivate Apartment REIT's with Centurion Founder Greg Romundt | CRELIBRARY Episode #7In addition to Centurion's dominant apartment portfolio, they also boast one of Canada's largest student housing portfolios, a successful corporate lending practice, and they're a large equity investor in the multifamily development space (and a whole lot more).
In this discussion, we go through how Greg founded the organization, how we could solve Canada's (and specifically Ontario's) rental housing crisis, and how Greg thinks about life in general. To learn more about Centurion, you can visit their website here: https://centurion.ca/
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2018-12-2057 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryCapital Markets with Colliers' Scott Chandler | CRELIBRARY Episode #6On this episode, we speak with Sr. Vice President - Colliers Capital Markets - Scott Chandler. With over 25 years’ experience in commercial real estate, Scott has worked across Canada on all asset types providing all aspects of investor services.
Prior to joining Colliers International Canada, Scott was President & CEO of the Canadian operations of Cushman & Wakefield Ltd. after previously leading its national Valuation and Advisory group. His experience also includes tenure as a Director at Scotia Capital where he led real property advisory and underwriting services for the investment bank.
2018-11-0844 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryGame Changing Real Estate Tech with Matt MacGillivray | CRELIBRARY Episode #5On this episode, we sit down with Innerspace's co-founder, Matt MacGillivray. At the highest level, Innerspace is Google Maps for the indoors. However the applications for the technology and the insights that they've already been able to glean are so much deeper than that. Any landlord who cares about building efficiencies, any retailer who wants to understand their customer better, and essentially any real estate stakeholder who doesn't wants an advantage over their competitors will enjoy this episode.
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Check out Innerspace's blog here: https://innerspace.io/blog/
2018-10-2935 minCommercial Real Estate LibraryPrivate Equity in Real Estate with Max Vo from Nyx Capital Corp | CRELIBRARY #4In this episode, we talk about Max's journey from overseeing more than 15MM sf on the institutional side to the present day where he is now the CIO of a growing Private Equity real estate group.
We discuss lessons learned, the OMB, Max's philosophy on investing, and of course - how private equity groups structure their deals. Max is one of the smartest, most humble guys in the industry. There is a ton to take from this episode. Enjoy!
2018-10-181h 08Commercial Real Estate LibraryConstruction Management and the Fastest Growing Company in Canada with Marcus Gillam | CRELIBRARY #3Marcus Gillam is the founder of Gillam Group. Number 1 on the profit 500 for being the fastest growing company in Canada in 2017. In this fireside chat, we talk about construction management, the humble beginnings of Gillam Group, tech influencing the industry, and so much more.
2018-10-091h 03Commercial Real Estate LibraryTax Strategies for the Wealthy with MNP's Brandon Hodge | CRELIBRARY # 2This is the first episode of the CRELIBRARY podcast edition! On this episode we speak with Brandon Hodge from MNP. We discuss the current tax landscape in Canada, and some enticing tax structures for real estate owners. Thanks for listening!!
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