The Commercial Real Estate practice group represents clients in many complex real estate transactions and development matters including land assemblies, subdivision matters, bare land strata developments, office, retail, hotel, industrial, recreational, and residential developments, real estate acquisitions and dispositions, 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 syndication's 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 advise developer clients on Strata Property Act compliance issues. We also advise both landlords and tenants on all aspects of leasing activities, including ground leasing, and the leasing of industrial, retail and office space. Members of the group have also acted for developers in connection with the financing and acquisition of leasehold interests in and construction of projects on First Nations land.

We have provided legal advice in numerous commercial and residential acquisitions and developments, leasing projects, downtown and suburban office buildings and regional shopping centres including the following:

• Lord Stanley Vancouver residential high rise
  
• The Duchess Richmond residential high rise
  
• Queensgate Gardens Richmond townhouses
  
• United Kingdom Office Building
  
• Fairmont Medical Office Building
  
• Woodwards Residential Redevelopment
  
• Fairmont Pacific Rim Residential/Hotel Project
  
• Adventure Bay, Vernon - Development
• First on First Development and Sales, Vancouver, B.C.
• Paloma Development and Sales, Richmond, B.C.
• Levo Development, Coquitlam, B.C.
• Living Shangri La, Vancouver, B.C.
• Modalink Vancouver Gateway Distribution Hub facility
• Lonsdale Quay
• O2 Development and Sales, Vancouver, B.C.
• Cross Roads Development and Sales
• Westminster Quay
• Paris Block Development and Sales, Vancouver, B.C.
• 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, 1688-152^nd Street, Surrey, B.C.
• 1111 Lonsdale Avenue
• Harbour Green Residential Developments and Sales, Vancouver, B.C.
• UBC South Campus Residential Development
• Richmond Olympic Oval (Riverfront) Development
• Waterstone Pier Residential Development and Sales
• South Marr Creek Subdivision & Development
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - Development
• Canada Line Rapid Transit Inc.
• Station Square, Metrotown
• 855 Homer Street
• Fraser Riverport Authority - Lease of Waterfront Lands
• Mount Whistler Lodge
• Champlain Mall
• Como Lake Shopping Centre
• Royal Bay Development
• Landsdowne Village, Kamloops, B.C.
• Scott Road & 80^th 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, Scott T. Johnston, Patrick J. Julian, Andrew G. Kadler, Shawn A. Poisson, Erin K. Tait, Leslie A. Tucker, Mark E. Wong, and Stanley Wong.