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Fasken

Real Estate

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Fasken’s Real Estate Group is your go-to team of experts in all types of real estate matters. We deliver on major projects and transactions and provide ongoing support for your ongoing leasing, financing and transactional needs. Our bench strength is unmatched across the country.

Fasken lawyers get the deal done. Our primary goal is to achieve your objectives efficiently. We deploy our expertise, resources and innovative solutions to partner in your success. We can leverage technological solutions and deploy the depth of our whole team to your benefit.

Our clients include real estate developers, private institutional investors, both local and foreign, financial institutions, pension funds, pension fund managers, insurance companies and Crown corporations. We represent both privately held clients and publicly traded corporations and REITs. 

We can advise buyers and sellers, lenders and borrowers, developers and investors and landlords and tenants, in respect of office, retail, industrial, multi-residential and institutional properties. We can take on your development, infrastructure and network projects with hands on experience.

Our offices across Canada can simultaneously handle acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, financing, joint ventures and investment transactions in multiple jurisdictions. We are experienced in handling real estate matters for specialized industries and sectors.

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Real Estate - Ontario

Band 3

What the Team is Known For
Fasken is acknowledged for its ability to provide an integrated service to its client base in the real estate sector in Ontario. The team draws praise for its experience of planning, development and transactional matters, with notable expertise in complicated dispositions and joint venture agreements. The group is equally well equipped to advise on financing mandates and the real estate aspects of infrastructure projects. It regularly acts for clients in the retail, office and industrial sectors.
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Work Highlights

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  • Fasken represented North York General Hospital in the development and construction of a new long-term care home in Toronto.

Strengths

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  • The Fasken team's advice is clear, commercially minded and gives us confidence. They are seasoned professionals and demonstrate a strong grasp of market dynamics and industry practices.

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  • Fasken is a large full-service firm that is able to assist with complex, multifaceted transactions. The team listen to their clients and are quick learners when understanding clients' needs.

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  • Fasken distinguishes itself through consistently strong communication, a deep and collaborative bench and meaningful industry relationships that support efficient execution.

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  • Fasken provides an excellent ability to advise on and offer solutions for complex and sophisticated matters.

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  • The firm has deep sector expertise and provides responsive communication.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Andrea Centa
    Andrea Centa

    Andrea Centa

    Andrea Centa co-leads the firm's Ontario real estate practice and earns recognition for her broad range of activity in the space. She is an accomplished commercial real estate lawyer who capably advises on purchases, sales, development projects and financings in the sector.

    • Andrea is an exceptional lawyer who combines outstanding client service with a high level of technical sophistication, delivering clear, timely and well-structured advice on complex matters.

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    • She provides excellent client service and understands the markets and the legal positions.

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    • Andrea has the ability to distill a problem down to its simplest form and put together a gameplan for success.

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  • Allyson Roy
    Allyson Roy

    Allyson Roy

    Allyson Roy has a robust commercial real estate practice, to which clients turn for a wide range of transactional, development and real estate finance work.

    • She has a deep understanding of real estate and transactional matters and is able to quickly identify key legal issues, while keeping broader commercial objectives in mind.

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    • Allyson is a highly capable lawyer who provides responsive and dependable service, approaching each matter with strong technical depth and careful attention to detail.

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  • Iris Tam
    Iris Tam

    Iris Tam

    Iris Tam enjoys a strong reputation across a broad range of commercial real estate matters. She advises clients on healthcare, transit and development-related matters.

    • Iris is an extremely knowledgeable real estate professional intent on achieving successful transactions for her clients.

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    • She is very responsive and provides excellent advice.

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    • Her advice consistently reflects commercial judgement, balancing risk and broader strategic objectives.

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  • Maria Holder
    Maria Holder

    Maria Holder

    Maria Holder is an established commercial real estate partner with a breadth of experience across transactional matters for investors and developers.

    • Maria is a leader for her commitment to clients and her problem-solving capabilities, particularly to see through complexity and provide well-balanced solutions.

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    • Maria provides a high level of service.

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