Real Estate and Land Development

The Real Estate and Land Development team assists owners, investors, REITs, home-builders, developers, and landlords with their real estate and property needs, including land development, purchases, sales and financings of industrial, commercial, vacant and residential properties.

Serving our real property clients requires a multidisciplinary approach. Our team draws on the experience of our firm’s business and corporate teams to advise on structuring joint ventures, lease agreements, asset and share transactions, and corporate vehicles such as limited partnerships and provincial and federal corporations.

We are a responsive and dynamic team that offers practical solutions that help you protect, leverage and grow your property and wealth.

Our legal services include:

Acquisitions and dispositions of various asset classes such as industrial and manufacturing facilities, shopping centres, multi-unit residential properties, office buildings, hotels and mixed use properties
Development and registration of subdivisions and condominiums, including preparation of project sale agreements and condominium disclosure documents
Negotiation, preparation and review of various development agreements, such as subdivision and site plan agreements, easement agreements, encroachment agreements, cost-sharing agreement

Assisting with clearing conditions of subdivision, condominium, part-lot control, severances and minor variances
Drafting and negotiating commercial lease agreements on behalf of landlords and tenants and resolution of disputes, such as distress, defaults, evictions and enforcement
Condominium law and governance
Tarion and HCRA registration
Purchases, sales and refinances of residential property