The real estate group at Fasken leverages the bench strength of 7 national offices and the experience of its team to advise pension funds, REITs, financial institutions, public organizations, public hospitals and developers involved in a wide range of matters across the practice space. The team is jointly headed by Andrea Centa in Toronto, an expert in acquisitions, dispositions and real estate finance and the development of large-scale projects through joint ventures and co-ownerships; Carmine Boskovich in Vancouver, who assists with major infrastructure projects and specializes in matters in the energy, mining and transport industries; Mariella Lo Papa in Montreal, who brings extensive experience assisting property managers, brokers, landlords and tenants with commercial leasing; Paul Logan in Calgary, who assists clients with mortgage financings and purchase and sale transactions of office, industrial and retail properties. Other key figures include real estate authority Richard Clare and project development specialist Nicolas Leblanc in Montreal, Sarah Batut in Vancouver, who handles major master-planned communities, and Allyson Roy, who brings expertise to complex transactions and the management of real estate portfolios in Toronto. Marie-Andrée Thibault departed in May 2023.

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Testimonials

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‘Fasken's real estate team combines a unique combination of expertise, bench strength, solution-oriented members and out-of-the-box approaches to problem solving. The team is diverse in its makeup.'
‘Elias Retsinas is business-oriented, quick to understand the nature of any situation. Nicolas Leblanc is the person to seek when an out-of-the-box solution to a problem is required. Simply brilliant. Mariella Lo Papa - very thorough.’’
‘Andrea Centa is incredibly responsive and helpful. She is always looking for ways to make our lives easier and to ensure that our company is protected. She understands our business and provides advice that is tailored to our needs. She has also built a very strong team in the Toronto office.’
‘Excellent people providing excellent work in a timely manner on a full range of real estate work, including land and building acquisitions, dispositions, leases, tenant defaults, land title matters and co-ventures.’
‘The Fasken team is professional and knowledgeable in the area. They are responsive and produce quick turnarounds in tight timeline scenarios.’

Key clients

TD Asset Management Inc.
Broccolini Construction Inc. and Affiliates
LaSalle Investment Management (Canada)
Morguard Corporation
Fengate Asset Management
The Bank of Nova Scotia
BMG Projects Inc.
Wesgroup Properties LP
bcIMC Realty Corporation
Quadreal Property Group

Work highlights

Represented Fengate in multiple acquisitions and financings, and providing ongoing advice with respect to joint venture projects.
Acted on the assembly of 59 single family lots in Port Moody, BC, which will form a master-planned community upon redevelopment and the over $105.5m acquisition financing by The Bank of Nova Scotia.
Acted for Lafarge on acquisition of Westridge Quarries.