Jason Book

Jason has been involved in corporate real estate with Colliers International since 1997.   He has  25 years of experience  in  commercial leasing,  as well as investment sales and purchases on behalf of users and investors in various asset classes ; office and industrial.   Jason's expertise  has allowed him to work on significant, new office development launches, industrial requirements, and has provided him the opportunity to work alongside Collier's private capital markets and urban redevelopment teams on various disposition and aquisition assigments on behalf of clients.    

Sustainability and the environment are two issues that are important to Jason. In 2008 Jason took it upon himself to become one of the few agents in Toronto who are LEED certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), providing him with an insight into the future of building design, as well as what companies will be looking for from a sustainability standpoint.  A partial list of projects Jason has worked on over his career is outlined below. 

Services

Occupier Representation, Landlord Representation, Property Sales

Leasing Partial Bio

• Alcon Pharmaceuticals  - 160,000 SF Office and warehouse expansion and renewal negotiation on behalf of Alcon
• OCUFA - Provincial advocate for all university faculties in Ontario. 15,000 SF HQ Relocation
• Thyssen Krupp Elevator - Two strategic HQ assignments in Toronto
• Janssen  Research & Development - Secured 6 Global locations  for R & D  including  Toronto
• Telus - secured 20 Point of Presence infrastructure locations across Ontario when Telus first entered Ontario
• Mark Anthony Group - Lease Negotiations, HQ Strategic Site Selection, Land Purchase in SW Ontario
• Ariad - 23,000 SF; HQ  Site Selection and lease negotiations
• Infusion Development  - 35,000 SF  HQ lease negotiations
• 9Storey Entertainment - 40,000 sf - HQ and  strategic growth assignments and lease renewal negotiations
• Sirius XM Canada  - 33,000 SF &  28,000 sf Two HQ Locations,  lease negotiation, subsequent expansion and renewal negotiations
• Toronto Tourism Board - 18,000 SF restructure of Lease/relocation, renewal negotiations
• Cidel Bank  - Merger and Relocation for HQ  in Toronto
• Resolver - Expansion HQ 
• PNC Bank - HQ site selection, growth and lease renewal negotiations for their only Canadian office
• ET Group - 10,000 SF & 15,000 SF HQ lease site selection and negotiations for flex office/industrial

Select Investment Transactions

• 2665 Meadowpine Boulevard - 160,000 SF head office and warehouse campus disposition to a British Columbia Pension Fund
• 55 Fieldway - User sale to engineering client - flex industrial building
• Lamb Development – 11 Charlotte Street – Represented Vendor in sale of a 30,000 SF downtown west office building to Brad Lamb for future condo development
• OCAD University – 230/240 Richmond Street West – 120,000 SF Strategic purchase of 2 buildings downtown not on the market 
• 146 Old Kennedy Road – Strategic disposition of a retail plaza with excess land for the redevelopment of medium density residential
• 246 and 248 King Street East - off-market purchase of two mixed use retail buildings in downtown Toronto
• 772 Queen Street East - Investment Sale
• 2299 Dundas St West - 25,000 SF User building sale to the City of Toronto
• 345 Sorauren Av - 17,000 SF Investment Sale