Commercial Real Estate Transactions

We handle purchases and sales of commercial, industrial and multifamily properties, as well as undeveloped land. We negotiate your agreement and coordinate the legal steps required for completion, with clear terms for what you will acquire or must deliver.

Your acquisition timetable needs to account for the work required to assess a site for your proposed project. We negotiate access rights, purchase conditions and completion arrangements that give you room to evaluate the land against your development plans.

Your offer should establish what you can investigate, the information you are entitled to receive and the deadline for your decision. We draft those conditions and review the legal findings so you can assess outstanding concerns before making an unconditional commitment.

Some transactions involve the purchase of the property itself, while others involve shares in the company that owns it. We work alongside corporate counsel to address the real estate components of the structure and the protections required for the property interests being acquired.

An assignment can transfer your position under a purchase agreement to another party or entity. We review assignment rights, consent requirements and continuing obligations so the transfer is properly documented.

Options, rights of first refusal and rights of first offer can shape future control over commercial property. We draft and negotiate these rights with attention to the triggering events, notice requirements, pricing mechanics and exercise process.

Vendor take-back financing can become part of the negotiated business terms of a purchase or sale. We document the amount financed, repayment obligations and relationship between the financing terms and the purchase agreement.

Title can reveal legal interests that affect the use, value or transfer of the property. We review registered charges and explain what they mean for your transaction, including matters that should be addressed before completion.

For a tenanted property, the leases are part of what you are acquiring or transferring. We review estoppel certificates and lease assumption provisions so the agreement reflects the tenancy obligations that continue after closing.

Environmental issues and Agricultural Land Reserve restrictions can affect the use or development of land. We negotiate investigation rights and approval conditions that address those concerns within the purchase agreement.

You can retain us to review or negotiate a commercial real estate contract before you sign. We explain the obligations you would assume and recommend revisions to terms that leave your position exposed.

Property Transfer Tax and GST should be clearly allocated in the transaction documents. We address the parties’ contractual payment responsibilities and coordinate with your tax advisers where tax advice is required.