The Commercial Real Estate practice group represents clients in many complex real estate transactions and development matters including land assemblies, subdivision matters, including air space parcel subdivisions, bare land strata developments, office, retail, hotel, industrial, recreational, and residential developments, real estate acquisitions and sales, financing, and leasing transactions.  Many of our commercial real estate lawyers also act for construction, takeout and inventory lenders.

The group also advises on the structuring of joint ventures, co-ownership arrangements and real estate syndications of all types including limited partnerships and direct real estate ownership.  We have experience in the preparation and filing of Disclosure Statements under the Real Estate Development Marketing Act and often advise developer clients on Strata Property Act compliance issues. We also advise both landlords and tenants on all aspects of leasing activities, including ground leases, and the leasing of industrial, retail and office space.  We have also acted for developers in connection with the financing and acquisition of leasehold interests in and construction of projects on First Nations land.

Members of the group are regularly acknowledged as leading practitioners by real estate related organizations and magazines including Lexpert, Martindale Hubbell and Best Lawyers in Canada.
Our team has provided legal advice in numerous commercial, residential and mixed use developments, leasing projects, downtown and suburban office buildings and regional shopping centres including the following representative projects:

• Emerald, Richmond, B.C.
• Woodwards Residential Development, Vancouver, B.C.
• Fairmont Pacific Rim, Vancouver, B.C.
• O2 Development and Sales, Vancouver, B.C.
• Cross Roads, Vancouver, B.C.
• The Paris Block, Vancouver, B.C.
• Lakepoint, Williams Lake, B.C.
• Kadenwood, Whistler, B.C.
• Harbour Green Residential Developments, Vancouver, B.C.
• UBC South Campus Residential Development – The Wesbrook, Vancouver, B.C.
• Richmond Olympic Oval (Riverfront) Development, Richmond, B.C.
• Waterstone Pier, Richmond, B.C.
• Adventure Bay, Vernon, B.C.
• First on First, Vancouver, B.C.
• Paloma, Richmond, B.C.
• Levo, Coquitlam, B.C.
• Living Shangri La, Vancouver, B.C.
• Modalink Vancouver Gateway Distribution Hub facility
• Lonsdale Quay
• Westminster Quay
• British Columbia Film Centre
• Riverport Business Park
• Silver City theatre projects
• The Crystal, Burnaby, B.C.
• Nicklaus North Golf Course
• Campbell Heights Business Park
• Kingswood Industrial Park
• Lion’s Gate Studio / Bosa Ventures / Mammoth Studios / Citizens Bank Financing
• Burnaby Business Park
• Impact Centre
• Big Bend Crossing Shopping Centre
• 9180 King George Highway Leasing and Development
• Ocean Pointe, 1688-152nd Street, Surrey, B.C.
• 1111 Lonsdale Avenue
• South Marr Creek Subdivision & Development
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation – Development
• Canada Line Rapid Transit Inc.
• Station Square, Metrotown
• 855 Homer Street
• Mount Whistler Lodge
• Champlain Mall
• Como Lake Shopping Centre
• Royal Bay Development
• Landsdowne Village, Kamloops, B.C.
• Scott Road & 80th Avenue Development
• 750 Terminal Avenue
• Surrey-West Business Park

Click on the names below to view the profile and contact information for each lawyer from the Commercial Real Estate practice group.

Jim M.J. Alam, Patrick J. Julian, Andrew G. Kadler, Shawn A. Poisson, Erin K. Tait, Leslie A. Tucker, Mark E. Wong, Daniel Remick, and Stanley Wong.