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GTA Industrial Developments in 2022 December 3rd, 2021 “Make time for planning. Wars are won in the general’s tent.” Stephen R. Covey The holidays are coming. And with it comes a slowdown in activity as decision makers, businesses, and the rest of the industry enjoy...

Q3 2021 Insight, Toronto-West Markets Establishing True Valuations Across Differing Markets  November 26th, 2021 “Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.” Warren Buffett In good times, we are faced with an abundance of opportunities to...

Q3 2021 Insight, Toronto-East Markets Establishing True Valuations Across Differing Markets  November 19th, 2021 “Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.” Warren Buffett In good times, we are faced with an abundance of opportunities to...

Q3 2021 Insight, Toronto-North Markets Establishing True Valuations Across Differing Markets  November 12th, 2021 “Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.” Warren Buffett In good times, we are faced with an abundance of opportunities to...

Q3 2021 Insight, Toronto-Central Markets Establishing True Valuations Across Differing Markets  November 5th, 2021 “Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.” Warren Buffett In good times, we are faced with an abundance of opportunities to...

Current and Historical Analysis of Industrial Land Sales - GTA West October 29th, 2021 “To ask the right question is already half the solution of a problem.” Carl Jung When looking for a solution, many experts tend to focus on data, data, data. However, the pairing of...

Current and Historical Analysis of Industrial Land Sales - GTA East October 22nd, 2021 “To ask the right question is already half the solution of a problem.” Carl Jung When looking for a solution, many experts tend to focus on data, data, data. However, the pairing of...

Current and Historical Analysis of Industrial Land Sales - GTA North October 15th, 2021 “To ask the right question is already half the solution of a problem.” Carl Jung When looking for a solution, many experts tend to focus on data, data, data. However, the pairing...

Current and Historical Analysis of Industrial Land Sales - GTA Central October 8th, 2021 “To ask the right question is already half the solution of a problem.” Carl Jung When looking for a solution, many experts tend to focus on data, data, data. However, the pairing...

The Effect of Infrastructure on Commercial Real Estate Forecasting Future Industrial Land, Development, and Property Values October 1st, 2021 Influence is an interesting concept. Game theorists and advertising experts state that it comes in three major forms:...

The Impact of Ontario’s Transportation Plan on Industrial Real Estate Forecasting Future Industrial Land, Development, and Property Values September 24th, 2021 Influence is an interesting concept. Game theorists and advertising experts state that it comes in three...

Historical Industrial Sales Volumes and Major Transactions in GTA West Markets Understanding and Forecasting GTA Industrial Values September 17th, 2021 Beating records is an inspiring - even addictive - phenomenon. The moment you have broken one, whether individually...

Historical Industrial Sales Volumes and Major Transactions in GTA East Markets Understanding and Forecasting GTA Industrial Values September 10th, 2021 Beating records is an inspiring - even addictive - phenomenon. The moment you have broken one, whether individually...

Historical Industrial Sales Volumes and Major Transactions in GTA North Markets Understanding and Forecasting GTA Industrial Values August 27th, 2021 Beating records is an inspiring - even addictive - phenomenon. The moment you have broken one, whether individually or...

Historical Industrial Sales Volumes and Major Transactions in GTA Central Markets Understanding and Forecasting GTA Industrial Values August 20th, 2021 Beating records is an inspiring - even addictive - phenomenon. The moment you have broken one, whether individually...

Q2 2021 Insight, Toronto-West Markets Establishing True Valuations Across Differing Markets  August 13th, 2021 Suppose a vote were taken by all of the commercial real estate professionals in the Greater Toronto Area. Which asset class would they likely agree is the...

Q2 2021 Insight, Toronto-East Markets Establishing True Valuations Across Differing Markets  August 6th, 2021 Suppose a vote were taken by all of the commercial real estate professionals in the Greater Toronto Area. Which asset class would they likely agree is the...

Q2 2021 Insight, Toronto-North Markets Establishing True Valuations Across Differing Markets  July 30th, 2021 Suppose a vote were taken by all of the commercial real estate professionals in the Greater Toronto Area. Which asset class would they likely agree is the...

Q2 2021 Insight, Toronto-Central Markets Establishing True Valuations Across Differing Markets  July 23rd, 2021 Suppose a vote were taken by all of the commercial real estate professionals in the Greater Toronto Area. Which asset class would they likely agree is the...

The Evolution of Values and Rental Rates in GTA-West Understanding the GTA Industrial Market July 16th, 2021 You know most folks just love a good story. A carefully crafted narrative. With all that’s happening around the world and in business - and constantly being...

The Evolution of Values and Rental Rates in GTA-East Understanding the GTA Industrial Market July 9th, 2021 You know most folks just love a good story. A carefully crafted narrative. With all that’s happening around the world and in business - and constantly being...

The Evolution of Values and Rental Rates in GTA-North Understanding the GTA Industrial Market June 25th, 2021 You know most folks just love a good story. A carefully crafted narrative. With all that’s happening around the world and in business - and constantly being...

Understanding the GTA Industrial Market June 18th, 2021 You know most folks just love a good story. A carefully crafted narrative. With all that’s happening around the world and in business - and constantly being bombarded by information - it’s one of the simplest...

Controlling Utility Costs in Your Industrial Facility June 11th, 2021 "Wittgenstein's ruler: 'Unless you have confidence in the ruler's reliability, if you use a ruler to measure a table you may also be using the table to measure the ruler.'" Nassim Taleb One of the...

Controlling Utility Costs in Your Industrial Facility June 4th, 2021 "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong". Murphy’s Law With each passing week it seems that we are collectively testing the systems around us. From supply chains to food processing, and commodities...

Controlling Utility Costs in Your Industrial Facility May 28th, 2021 Once upon a time when industrial facilities were abundant, land was plentiful, labour was available, and both energy and commodities were cheap… one did not have to measure every line item perfectly...

How to Preserve the Value of Your Commercial Real Estate Investment May 21st, 2021 As we feel inflation slowly creep up on us via rising raw material costs, shipping rates, labour, and commodities, many of us are changing or re-examining our short-term investment...

The Impact of Material Cost Increases on Industrial Roofing How to Preserve the Value of Your Commercial Real Estate Investment May 14th, 2021 Who could have predicted what is happening in the world around us? How could we have known that the supply chain issues and...

Q1 2021 Insight, Toronto-West Markets Establishing True Valuations Across Differing Markets  May 7th, 2021 Spring is finally upon us, and despite the sunny outlook and promising signs of global recovery, the Greater Toronto Area is still dealing with the aftermath of...

Q1 2021 Insight, Toronto-East Markets Establishing True Valuations Across Differing Markets  April 30th, 2021 Spring is finally upon us, and despite the sunny outlook and promising signs of global recovery, the Greater Toronto Area is still dealing with the aftermath...

Q1 2021 Insight, Toronto-North Markets Establishing True Valuations Across Differing Markets  April 23rd, 2021 Spring is finally upon us, and despite the sunny outlook and promising signs of global recovery, the Greater Toronto Area is still dealing with the aftermath...

Establishing True Valuations Across Differing Markets  April 16th, 2021 Spring is finally upon us, and despite the sunny outlook and promising signs of global recovery, the Greater Toronto Area is still dealing with the aftermath of a dark winter. Specifically, we...

Navigating the Industrial Site Selection Process April 9th, 2021 Right now, the entire world is going through a period of transition. Everything that seemed to be fastened in the halls of tradition has been thrown up in the air. Whether it be cultural norms, the...

Navigating the Industrial Site Selection Process March 26th, 2021 Right now, the entire world is going through a period of transition. Everything that seemed to be fastened in the halls of tradition has been thrown up in the air. Whether it be cultural norms, the...

Industrial Construction Costs in an Overheated and Undersupplied Market March 19th, 2021 The path to owning an industrial property in the Greater Toronto Area is no easy feat. No matter if you purchase a building or develop one from the ground up, it will require a...

The Often Overlooked Cost of Developing Industrial Land in the GTA Development Charges and Their Impact on Industrial Development March 12th, 2021 The path to owning an industrial property in the Greater Toronto Area is no easy feat. No matter if you purchase a...

A Tale of Two Industrial Buildings How Commercial Properties Are Treated Differently for Tax Purposes March 5th, 2021 “Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.” ― Mary Shelley Change is becoming a constant force in our daily lives. From...

What’s in Store for Industrial Moving Forward? Quick Facts on E-Commerce, Grocery Sales, & More February 26th, 2021 Many of the pundits in the commercial real estate market are trying to analyze the whirlwind of a year that was 2020 and read the tea leaves for the...

The Best Way to Get Into the ‘Industrial Game’ Investment and Development Strategies February 19th, 2021 Land… They don’t make it any more…. And coupled with ever-increasing demand has led to an appreciation in values.  For instance, let’s compare two fairly similar...

Q4 2020 Insight, Toronto-West Markets Establishing True Valuations Across Differing Markets  February 12th, 2021 Now that we have begun a new year, it feels like, in many ways, that we have passed not just a temporal marker but, also, a symbolic one. While we work...

Q4 2020 Insight, Toronto-East Markets Establishing True Valuations Across Differing Markets  February 5th, 2021 Now that we have begun a new year, it feels like, in many ways, that we have passed not just a temporal marker but, also, a symbolic one. While we work...

Q4 2020 Insight, Toronto-North Markets Establishing True Valuations Across Differing Markets  January 29th, 2021 Now that we have begun a new year, it feels like, in many ways, that we have passed not just a temporal marker but, also, a symbolic one. While we work...

Q4 2020 Insight, Toronto-Central Markets Establishing True Valuations Across Differing Markets  January 22nd, 2021 Now that we have begun a new year, it feels like, in many ways, that we have passed not just a temporal marker but, also, a symbolic one. While we work...

Multi-Storey Industrial Warehouses in Action The Future of Industrial Warehousing January 15th, 2020 Let me tell you a story. This isn’t the one with a daring hero or an epic journey against insurmountable odds. Nor is it one with a happy ending. In fact, it has no...

Wishing You the Best of the Holiday Season, Health, and Happiness in the New Year December 18th, 2020 As this year comes to a close, I am moved to reflect on what has been one of the most unique and challenging years for our team and our families... as well as for...

The Perfect Storm or Rising Sea Levels? The Future of Industrial Warehousing December 11th, 2020 Let me tell you a story. This isn’t the one with a daring hero or an epic journey against insurmountable odds. Nor is it one with a happy ending. In fact, it has no ending...

The Anatomy of a Multi-Storey Industrial Warehouse The Future of Industrial Warehousing December 4th, 2020 Let me tell you a story. This isn’t the one with a daring hero or an epic journey against insurmountable odds. Nor is it one with a happy ending. In fact, it has...

The Case For (And Against) Multi-Storey The Future of Industrial Warehousing November 27th, 2020 Let me tell you a story. This isn’t the one with a daring hero or an epic journey against insurmountable odds. Nor is it one with a happy ending. In fact, it has no ending...

A Story About Multi-Storey The Future of Industrial Warehousing November 20th, 2020 Let me tell you a story. This isn’t the one with a daring hero or an epic journey against insurmountable odds. Nor is it one with a happy ending. In fact, it has no ending at all, as...

Q3 2020 Insight, Toronto-West Markets Establishing True Valuations Across Differing Markets  November 13th, 2020 This has been the second quarter operating under COVID-19 and the resulting economic shutdowns. Obviously, events had a big impact on commercial real...

How Much Is Your Building Really Worth? Establishing True Valuations Across Differing Markets  Q3 2020 Insight, Toronto-East Markets November 6th, 2020 This has been the second quarter operating under COVID-19 and the resulting economic shutdowns. Obviously, events...

Q3 2020 Insight, Toronto-North Markets Establishing True Valuations Across Differing Markets  October 30th, 2020 This has been the second quarter operating under COVID-19 and the resulting economic shutdowns. Obviously, events had a big impact on commercial real...

Q3 2020 Insight, Toronto-Central Markets Establishing True Valuations Across Differing Markets  October 23rd, 2020 This has been the second quarter operating under COVID-19 and the resulting economic shutdowns. Obviously, events had a big impact on commercial real...

Industrial Facilities Completed & Under Construction in 2020 Examining the GTA’s Industrial Pipeline & Supply Challenges October 16th, 2020 Historically, developers and investors in the GTA have only been able to complete and bring online about 5 Million SF of...

The Bottleneck in Industrial Supply Examining the GTA’s Industrial Pipeline & Supply Challenges October 9th, 2020 Historically, developers and investors in the GTA have only been able to complete and bring online about 5 Million SF of new construction every year....

Industrial & E-Commerce: A Love Story - Part 2 The Impact of E-Commerce on the GTHA Industrial Real Estate Market October 2nd, 2020 The recent pandemic and economic shutdowns forced all of us to re-establish our priorities and to re-think our businesses, our...

Industrial & E-Commerce: A Love Story The Impact of E-Commerce on the GTHA Industrial Real Estate Market September 25th, 2020 The recent pandemic and economic shutdowns forced all of us to re-establish our priorities and to re-think our businesses, our...

How to Double (or Triple) the Volume of Your Industrial Facility Adding Value and Marketability to Existing Industrial Properties Through Roof Lifting September 18th, 2020 It’s become apparent over the past few years just how in-demand industrial properties have...

The Sky Is the Limit In a Tight Market Adding Value and Marketability to Existing Industrial Properties Through Roof Lifting September 11th, 2020 It’s become apparent over the past few years just how in-demand industrial properties have become. Specifically, investors...

How Much Is Your Building Really Worth? Establishing True Valuations Across Differing Markets  Q2 2020 Insight, Toronto-East Markets September 4th, 2020 This has been the first full quarter operating under COVID-19 and the resulting economic shutdowns. Obviously,...

How Much Is Your Building Really Worth? Establishing True Valuations Across Differing Markets  Q2 2020 Insight, Toronto-West Markets August 28th, 2020 This year started off extremely strong with vacancy rates hitting historically low levels and net rental rates...

How Much Is Your Building Really Worth? Establishing True Valuations Across Differing Markets  Q2 2020 Insight, Toronto-North Markets August 21st, 2020 This has been the first full quarter operating under COVID-19 and the resulting economic shutdowns. Obviously,...

How Much Is Your Building Really Worth? Establishing True Valuations Across Differing Markets  Q2 2020 Insight, Toronto-Central Markets August 14th, 2020 This has been the full first quarter operating under COVID-19 and the resulting economic shutdowns. Obviously,...

5 Strategies for Successful Lease Renewals Securing Your Occupancy in a Tight (and Uncertain) Market August 7th, 2020 It has never been more important to reduce as much risk in your business as possible. When it comes to your operational footprint, this means...

Is Your Industrial Lease About To Expire? Here’s What You Should Do Securing Your Occupancy in a Tight (and Uncertain) Market July 31st, 2020 It has never been more important to reduce as much risk in your business as possible. When it comes to your operational...

Adapting Warehouse & Distribution Facility Design to Meet New Demands The Evolution of Industrial Space in a Digital World July 24th, 2020 As e-commerce has continued to grow in popularity over the past decade, supply chains have had to adapt to accommodate not...

The Anatomy of a Sale-Leaseback How to Pull Liquidity Out of Your Real Estate July 17th, 2020 Owning your real estate has often been encouraged as a way to build equity and grow your own portfolio of assets. Especially if you and your business have been around for any...

Leveraging Sale-Leasebacks to Generate Extra Capital How to Pull Liquidity Out of Your Real Estate July 10th, 2020 Owning your real estate has often been encouraged as a way to build equity and grow your own portfolio of assets. Especially if you and your business...

Ensuring the Accuracy of Rentable Areas to Preserve Cashflows and Building Values July 3rd, 2020 When it comes to owning and managing a commercial property, every portion of space matters. Whether you are managing its use or optimizing its layout, you are likely...

Environmental Insurance Applications in Commercial Real Estate Insuring Against Potential Failed Payment Scenarios June 26th, 2020 As the Greater Toronto Area evolves into a mature metropolis, it will continue to experience the growing pains that come from rapid...

Environmental Insurance Applications in Commercial Real Estate Redeveloping Land Historically Used by a Gas Station Facility June 19th, 2020 As the Greater Toronto Area evolves into a mature metropolis, it will continue to experience the growing pains that come from...

Environmental Insurance Applications in Commercial Real Estate Leveraging the Right Policy to Obtain Financing June 12th, 2020 As the Greater Toronto Area evolves into a mature metropolis, it will continue to experience the growing pains that come from rapid...

Preventing Future Outbreaks as We Reopen the Economy June 5th, 2020 As we inch our way towards the re-opening of the economy, many companies are examining their entire business plan, their financials, and their workforce to both keep their operations afloat and their...

Establishing True Valuations Across Differing Markets  Q1 2020 Insight, Toronto-West Markets May 29th, 2020 This year started off extremely strong with vacancy rates hitting historically low levels and net rental rates increasing in excess of 20% year over year....

Establishing True Valuations Across Differing Markets  Q1 2020 Insight, Toronto-East Markets May 22nd, 2020 The GTA-East Industrial Markets are the smallest in the GTA with about 42,000,000 SF; just 5% of overall Industrial Inventory in the entire region. This year...

How Much Is Your Building Really Worth? Establishing True Valuations Across Differing Markets  Q1 2020 Insight, Toronto-North Markets May 15th, 2020 This year started off extremely strong with vacancy rates hitting historically low levels and net rental rates...