James Glen

James Glen has considerable experience in assisting clients with their real estate requirements for a wide range of property and project types. As an AACI, P.App. designated member of the Appraisal Institute of Canada and a licensed salesperson, James Glen is well versed in all aspects of servicing clients’ real estate needs, specializing in the following areas:  

• Valuation of larger office, shopping centres and industrial properties and portfolios as well as comprehensive development sites. Highlights include:
  • 100+ retail properties - 22+ million SF
  • 50+ suburban office buildings - +8.6 million SF
  • 50+ CBD office buildings - +11 million SF
  • 75+ industrial buildings - +16 million SF
  • 25+ development sites
  • 20+ hospitality properties
• Feasibility studies and absorption analysis;
• Highest and best use analysis;
• Strategic advisory services including scenario development and risk assessment; and
• Property sales including proposal and marketing material creation, pre-purchase due diligence, assistance with asset positioning, contract preparation and negotiation. James has participated in the sale of over $350 million in real estate during his career.

Property Knowledge

Retail, including

• Oakridge Centre
• Coquitlam Centre
• Lansdowne Centre
• Willowbrook Shopping Centre
• Sevenoaks Shopping Centre
• Grandview Corners
• Sears Department Stores across Canada

 Office, including

• Bentall Centre in Vancouver
• Bentall 5, Park Place, Vancouver Centre in Vancouver
• CN Headquarters Office Building, Railway Station and Retail in Montreal
• Central City Office Building and Retail in Surrey

Industrial, including

• Sears Disrtibution Centres across Canada
• Sico Manufacturing Facilities across Canada

Development Land, including

• Harmac Pulp Mill Lands
• +1,400-acre master planned development site in the Sea to Sky Corridor
• 382 unit master planned community in the Okanagan Valley
• 1,300-acre master planned development site in the Fraser Valley
• 77-acre master planned development site in the Lower Mainland

Multi-Family, including

• Parkview Towers in Burnaby
• Langara Gardens in Vancouver
• Metropolitan Towers in Vancouver
• Yaletown 939 in Vancouver
• 10,000+ unit portfolio throughout Western Canada

Special Use, including

• Banff National Park
• Chilliwack Campus of the University of the Fraser Valley
• Fairwinds Resort
• Harmac Pulp Mill Lands

Clients

Pension Fund Direct Owners, Third-Party Managers & Investment Advisors, including  

• BentallGreenOak
• QuadReal Property Group
• Concert Properties
• Morguard Investments
• GWL Realty Advisors
• CPP Investment Board
• Cadillac Fairview
• TD Greystone
• Oxford Properites

Public Companies and REITs, including 

• Choice REIT
• Crombie REIT
• First Capital Realty Inc.
• Mainstreet Equity Corp.
• Blackstone/PIRET
• Artis REIT

Governments & Institutions, including

• City of Vancouver
• Simon Fraser University (SFU)
• Government of Canada

Private Investors, including

• Beedie Group
• Jim Pattison Group
• Reliance Properties
• Kingswood Capital

Developers,  including

• Seymour Pacific Developments/Broadstreet Properties
• Jawl Properties
• Hungerford Properties

Property Type

Retail, Office, Industrial, Multifamily-Apartment, Land

Skills

Consultancy Services, Development Consulting, Demographic Mapping, Financial Analysis, Fund Management, Ground lease, Insolvency and Restructuring, Property Tax, Receivership, Residual Land Value, Sustainability Services, Tax Advisory, Transactions Services, Transit Oriented Development, Site Sales, Property and Project Finance, Location Advisory and Incentives, Land Sales, Mixed-Use Properties, Investment Properties