Assisted Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc. on the acquisition of a 1,000 acre site in Woodstock, Ontario from 29 different property owners, for the development of a major motor vehicle manufacturing facility; also providing advice and assistance with development and construction aspects of the new plant
Assisted Morguard Investments Limited on the acquisition and development of 181 Queen Street, Ottawa, a large downtown office complex that is leased to Public Works Canada and CBC
Providing National representation for a number of significant real estate investors and developers in Canada, including Greystone Managed Investments, a significant pension fund advisor and manager, Hopewell Development Corporation, LaSalle Investment Management, Broccolini Construction, Redcliffe Realty Advisors and others
Acted for real estate industrial fund that sold 11 industrial buildings located on 5 properties in the Greater Toronto Area for ~$110 million
Acted for Redcliffe Realty Advisors Inc. in connection with the acquisition and financing of the OPUS office tower in Calgary
Counsel to Lifetime Fitness, Inc., a publicly traded corporation (NYSE) having approximately 13,000 employees in the United States, in connection with its expansion into Canada
Assisted Excelsior LaSalle Property Fund, Inc., a publicly traded REIT in the United States, with the acquisition and financing of the Railway Street Corporate Centre in Calgary, Alberta
Acting on behalf bcIMC in connection with the sale of La Tour CIBC in Montréal, Québec
Represented an investment fund in the acquisition of a shopping centre in suburban Québec City, Québec (purchase price of approximately $80,000,000)
Represented an investment fund in the acquisition of 4 office buildings in suburban Montréal (purchase price of approximately $65,000,000)
Represented an investment fund in the acquisition of a 50% interest in a shopping centre in suburban Montréal, Québec (purchase price of approximately $50,000,000)
Represented the 33rd Street North Limited Partnership in the $22 million purchase and financing of an industrial property in Calgary, controlled by the CanFirst Industrial Realty Fund IV Limited Partnership
Acted for McDonald's Restaurants of Canada in the acquisition of 192A Bloor Street from the City of Toronto
Acted for the purchaser in relation to the purchase and offshore financing of a $20 million development site in downtown Calgary
Acted for a major developer/contactor in its acquisition, development, leasing and construction of a ten-storey office tower in downtown Ottawa
Cityplace, Toronto: FMC’s team has advised on the sale, development and environmental matters related to these strategic lands within the Toronto railway lands, as well as the reacquisition, financing and redevelopment of the CN Tower and matters related to the Rogers Centre (formerly "Skydome") (Ongoing 1995 to present)
25 York Street, Toronto, Telus Building: FMC acts for the pension fund participant in the acquisition, joint venture, financing and development of this new office building, one of only 3 to be built in Toronto since the late 1980’s (Ongoing 2005 to present)
Toronto Union Station: FMC assisted the successful bidder in an RFP from the City of Toronto for a P3 project involving the operation, management and renovation of the Union Station railway complex, providing advice on structuring, contracts, title, leasing, financing, corporate and other matters (2004 to 2006)
York Mills Centre: FMC's team assisted our pension fund client in the acquisition of this midtown six building Toronto office complex (2002)
North York City Centre: FMC’s team assisted our pension fund client in the $100,000,000 acquisition of this prime Toronto office/retail/hotel complex adjacent to the North York Civic Centre (2000)
Paramount Canada’s Wonderland: FMC's team provided advice to this major entertainment venue related to development matters and municipal approvals since it was built in the early 1980’s, including representing the client in a lengthy Ontario Municipal Board hearing to establish the long-term planning approvals for PCW and adjoining residential and commercial lands (Ongoing; Hearing in 1997-1998)
Air Canada Centre: FMC’s team was involved in this multi-party transaction involving the sale and exchange of lands related to the construction of Toronto’s premier sports complex, including advice on development issues, municipal agreements, mutual rights, title and financing (1997)
Land acquisition and office tower development (including construction financing) in downtown Calgary by major Canadian pension funds
Acquisition and further development of a portfolio of industrial/commercial properties in Edmonton by major Canadian pension funds
Joint venture development of a 400,000 plus square foot phased retail power centre in Calgary, including co-owners agreement, development agreement, construction and mezzanine financing and management agreement
Acting in connection with a multiple property land assembly in downtown Calgary for the construction of one of the largest commercial office tower developments in Canada, and the largest development in Western Canada
Acting for undivided interest owners (which in most cases involves hundreds of such owners), and the administrator who administers the properties on their behalf, in connection with the sale to developers of multiple properties located in various Alberta locations
Acting on behalf of Bank of Montreal and other lenders in connection with bridge loan in the amount of $355,000,000 in favour of Homburg to assist in the acquisition of CN Complex in Montréal, Quebec