SURV’s lawyers have extensive experience and expertise in all areas of commercial real estate, providing tailored and comprehensive real estate advice to their diverse client base.

Investment Structures

We recommend and implement appropriate structures for property acquisition and holding. Corporations, partnerships, limited partnerships, and other forms of joint ventures may be implemented to address the client’s business objectives, risk mitigation, and tax efficiencies.

Acquisition and Disposition

We act for clients in the acquisition, financing, operation and disposition of shopping centres, residential and offices complexes, hotels/recreational properties and multi-use projects. This includes review and consideration of existing leases, zoning and municipal issues, environmental issues, and financing.

Development

We have experience with a wide spectrum of development issues, including project management, tendering, rezoning and municipal approvals, construction and insurance, subdivisions (including air space parcels) sales disclosure issues, builders liens, and construction dispute resolution.