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Real Estate

Projects to construct, develop, buy, sell or lease office, retail, industrial or commercial spaces can be incredibly complex. Successfully completing these transactions requires lawyers who know the real estate industry and have the experience to shepherd these complex transactions from negotiation to completion. With leading lawyers across Western Canada, MLT Aikins has experience that spans the full spectrum of real estate services.

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Our real estate group has served as a leading resource for national, international and regional clients, including many large real estate companies, institutional investors, mortgage lenders and loan servicers, as well as individual investors and entrepreneurs. Our lawyers have played leading roles in advising clients throughout the life cycle of real estate projects, from development approvals to financing, environmental compliance to final contract negotiation.

MLT Aikins has successfully participated in all types of commercial real estate transactions, including the development, financing, acquisition and sale of condominiums, apartment complexes, office buildings, residential subdivisions, retail shopping centers, industrial facilities, hotels, mixed use developments and ground lease developments.

Commercial real estate transactions and project financing are areas of particular focus for MLT Aikins. Our lawyers have been involved in many large commercial real estate transactions and financing arrangements in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. We regularly provide advice on ownership structures (including limited partnerships, REITS, syndications and joint ventures) and on financing instruments (such as mortgages, mortgage bonds, leasehold financing and other secured financing arrangements).

Our lawyers have experience in both the practical and legal aspects of land use, planning and development matters. We provide advice on development proposals, development permit applications, subdivision applications and land use planning in environmentally sensitive areas.

We also regularly provide advice regarding restrictions on ownership of farmland, including advising on structures that are compliant with farm ownership legislation.

  • Saskatchewan counsel for a newly formed, publicly traded REIT, which included the acquisition and financing of a number of specialized properties in Saskatchewan.
  • Counsel for a developer/operator in the acquisition, financing, and development of multiple assisted living residences having an aggregate value of approximately $223 million.
  • Saskatchewan counsel on the sale of four shopping centres in Saskatchewan, Ontario and Quebec with an aggregate value of $202 million by Wal-Mart Realty and SmartCentres Realty to The Great-West Life Assurance Company and London Life Insurance Company.
  • Counsel for a REIT in the acquisition and financing of a retail shopping centre in Saskatoon for a purchase price of $185 million.
  • Counsel to a REIT on a $160 million sale of six seniors’ lodge properties in Alberta and British Columbia.
  • Counsel for a lender on a financing totaling $83 million for retirement residence projects in Regina.
  • Acting for Saskatchewan-based borrower on an $81 million financing secured primarily by borrower’s leasehold property interests.
  • Counsel to a REIT on a $70 million acquisition of a significant real estate portfolio in Iqaluit, Nunavut including hotels, leased property, rental properties, development lands, apartments and office buildings. The transaction involved refinancing, leases, land consolidations, fire reconstruction and insurance matters.
  • Alberta counsel on the sale of a portfolio of supportive living facilities throughout Canada and the U.S. with an aggregate value of $950 million USD.
  • Counsel for the vendor on a $50 million sale of a Saskatoon Class A office tower.
  • Counsel for a REIT for the purchase and financing of various office and commercial buildings in Saskatchewan for an aggregate purchase price of over $50 million.
  • Counsel for a lender on a $39 million financing on a Saskatoon shopping centre.
  • Counsel for a borrower on a $35 million financing on a Saskatoon shopping centre.
  • Counsel for a developer in the acquisition of a portfolio of apartment buildings in various cities in Saskatchewan and the subsequent conversion of the buildings into condominiums.
  • Counsel for the anchor tenant in the negotiation of a 40,000 square foot office lease in a Regina office tower to be constructed.
  • Counsel to a Manitoba-based publicly traded REIT on partnership agreements with U.S. office building developers, including land acquisition and financing matters.
  • Counsel to a Manitoba-based publicly traded REIT on a $171 million sale of a portfolio of industrial buildings.
  • Counsel to a Manitoba-based publicly traded REIT on the acquisition of a $260 million USD portfolio of office buildings.
  • Counsel to a Manitoba-based publicly traded REIT on the acquisition of a $68.5 million USD office tower.
  • Acting on the land assembly, financing and leasing for the developer of True North Square, a downtown development in Winnipeg of four towers, including more than one million square feet of mixed use development, featuring office, hotel, residential, retail and parking facilities.
  • Acting for a publicly traded Manitoba-based borrower on a $500 million credit facility secured in part by the borrower’s leasehold property interests.

John A. Brigidear

Partner

P: (403) 693-4319

F: (403) 508-4349

Office:Calgary

Adele Domenco

Partner

P: (204) 957-4658

F: (204) 957-4229

Office:Winnipeg

Peter Drazic

Partner

P: (204) 957-4619

F: (204) 957-4420

Office:Winnipeg

Erin Eccleston

Partner

P: (306) 975-7141

F: (306) 975-7145

Office:Saskatoon

Scott Exner

Partner

P: (403) 693-4301

F: (403) 508-4349

Office:Calgary

Robert Fleischaker

Partner

P: (204) 957-4862

F: (204) 957-4401

Office:Winnipeg

Bob Kasian

Partner

P: (306) 975-7123

F: (306) 975-7145

Office:Regina / Saskatoon

Brian Lerner

Partner

P: (204) 957-4603

F: (204) 957-4202

Office:Winnipeg

Marla Levene

Partner

P: (204) 957-4602

F: (204) 957-4220

Office:Winnipeg

Scott Markham

Partner

P: (204) 957-4829

F: (204) 957-4290

Office:Winnipeg

Scott Masson

Partner

P: (306) 956-2160

F: (306) 975-7145

Office:Saskatoon

Adam Merrick

Partner

P: (780) 969-5065

F: (780) 969-3549

Office:Edmonton

James O’Brien

Partner

P: (204) 957-4825

F: (204) 957-4406

Office:Winnipeg

Maria A. Penner

Partner

P: (204) 957-4625

F: (204) 957-4434

Office:Winnipeg

KK Pinkowski

Partner

P: (204) 957-4641

F: (204) 957-4219

Office:Winnipeg

Aleem Popatia

Partner

P: (780) 969-3509

F: (780) 969-3549

Office:Edmonton

Michelle Redekopp

Partner

P: (204) 957-4698

F: (204) 957-4228

Office:Winnipeg

Maria Reimer

Partner

P: (204) 957-4867

F: (204) 957-4242

Office:Winnipeg

Nigel Thompson

Partner

P: (204) 957-4659

F: (204) 957-4217

Office:Winnipeg

Marc Unger

Partner

P: (204) 957-4601

F: (204) 957-4430

Office:Winnipeg

Saravan Veylan

Partner

P: (604) 608-4570

F: (604) 682-7131

Office:Vancouver

Ryan Zahara

Partner

P: (403) 693-5420

F: (403) 508-4349

Office:Calgary

Caitlin Bouché

Counsel

P: (204) 957-4630

F: (204) 957-0840

Office:Winnipeg

Ahmed Malik

Counsel

P: (306) 347-8401

F: (306) 352-5250

Office:Regina

Dale Melanson

Counsel

P: (204) 957-4831

F: (204) 957-4250

Office:Winnipeg

Peter E. Anandranistakis

Associate

P: (204) 957-4490

F: (204) 957-2094

Office:Winnipeg

Michael Choi

Associate

P: (306) 956-2155

F: (306) 975-7145

Office:Saskatoon

Eric Dalke

Associate

P: (403) 693-4314

F: (403) 508-4349

Office:Calgary

Colby Ferbers

Associate

P: (204) 957-4758

F: (204) 957-0840

Office:Winnipeg

Mark Gill

Associate

P: (604) 608-4564

F: (604) 682-7131

Office:Vancouver

Deirdre Huestis

Associate

P: (604) 608-4583

F: (604) 682-7131

Office:Vancouver

Patrick Keating

Associate

P: (204) 957-4486

F: (204) 957-4281

Office:Winnipeg

Kevin Mehi

Associate

P: (403) 693-4318

F: (403) 508-4349

Office:Calgary

Sacha Nelson

Associate

P: (204) 957-4858

F: (204) 957-4235

Office:Winnipeg

Jason Paw

Associate

P: (403) 693-4340

F: (403) 508-4349

Office:Calgary

Ashley Ragan

Associate

P: (780) 969-3510

F: (780) 969-3549

Office:Edmonton

Jeremie Roussel

Associate

P: (306) 347-8678

F: (306) 352-5250

Office:Regina

Kelsey Schade

Associate

P: (204) 957-4849

F: (204) 957-4233

Office:Winnipeg

Jennifer Crierie

Paralegal

P: (403) 693-2632

F: (403) 508-4349

Office:Calgary

Corinne Doering

Paralegal

P: (306) 975-7135

F: (306) 975-7145

Office:Saskatoon

Jennifer Goncalves

Paralegal

P: (204) 957-4737

F: (204) 957-4210

Office:Winnipeg

Roberta Johnston

Paralegal

P: (306) 347-8473

F: (306) 352-5250

Office:Regina

Jane Kie

Paralegal

F: (604) 682-7131

Office:Vancouver

Aly Manning

Paralegal

P: (604) 608-4569

F: (604) 682-7131

Office:Vancouver

Melinda Moch

Paralegal

P: (204) 957-4495

Office:Winnipeg

Leona Normandeau

Paralegal

P: (780) 969-3521

F: (780) 969-3549

Office:Edmonton

Tatyana Sandroyan

Paralegal

P: (403) 693-2643

F: (403) 508-4349

Office:Calgary

Brenda Schritt

Paralegal

P: (204) 957-4840

F: (204) 957-4262

Office:Winnipeg

Tasia Tracy

Paralegal

P: (204) 957-4851

F: (204) 957-4428

Office:Winnipeg

Amanda White

Paralegal

P: (306) 347-8458

F: (306) 352-5250

Office:Regina

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