Blaney McMurtry LLP, Real Estate | Chambers Canada Profile

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Provided by Blaney McMurtry LLP

Blaney McMurtry provides top level expertise in real estate and business law. Our team is a leader in Ontario’s fast-paced and ever-expanding commercial real estate industry, with in-depth local knowledge of the Toronto market: over 80% of our top clients are headquartered in the Greater Toronto Area. We act for prominent developers, retailers, property managers, REITs, pension fund managers, financial institutions, privately-held companies, and entrepreneurs.

We are sought out by industry leading companies as they navigate the real estate life cycle, from acquisition, development to disposition of commercial property, with numerous and varied business opportunities along the path. Our commercial leasing team have been involved in successfully drafting and negotiating retail leases in all major centres across Canada.

We are well known and highly regarded for our depth in all aspects of commercial real estate, and all its related industries and activities. Year after year, leading national and international legal directories including, Best Lawyers in Canada®, Lexpert and Chambers continue to recognize our Commercial Real Estate Group as a top Canadian practice and its lawyers as leaders in the field.

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Real Estate: Mainly Mid-Market - Ontario

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What the Team is Known For

Blaney McMurtry advises private developers and financial institutions on an impressive range of real estate mandates. The Toronto-based firm is well regarded for its mid-market transactional capabilities, with considerable experience of acquisitions, dispositions and leasing. The real estate team regularly assists lenders with various financing mandates and is also widely recognised for its significant commercial development practice. Its diverse client roster includes REITs, banks, developers and retail chains. The group is active across the retail, industrial, residential and long-term care sectors.

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Work Highlights

Blaney McMurtry LLP acted for Desjardins Financial Security Life Assurance Company and Caisse Desjardins Ontario Credit Union, as lenders, in extending credit facilities to LPF Development Fund 3 L.P. and OE Real Estate Development Fund II for the construction of a two-phase, three-building industrial development in Cambridge, Ontario.