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Driving Reinvestment into Community Housing

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By Matthew Johnson and Peter Davies

Lack of awareness led to missed opportunities to maximize value

WoodGreen Community Services is a prominent social service agency in Toronto and one of the city’s largest non-municipal providers of affordable housing. Contributing more than 200 units of affordable housing to people who are commonly referred to as “hard to house” WoodGreen owns, manages and provides service at twelve housing sites, reaching more than 37,000 people each year through outreach support services.

At the onset of the Not-for-Profit Advisory Group’s relationship with the organization, WoodGreen was unaware of some key common standards and facility requirements, which was affecting their ability to provide services efficiently and cost-effectively.

Cost savings generate more support for constituents

The Not-for-Profit Advisory group has worked alongside WoodGreen for more than six years using proven negotiation strategies to create defensible solutions, and leveraging internal and external resources to advise the organization.

WoodGreen and Colliers’ Not-for-Profit Advisory Group is proud to help WoodGreen maximize the value of property by providing complex real estate solutions for an equally complex portfolio. Over the years, WoodGreen has realized tremendous cost efficiencies for the organization, allowing them to funnel critical resources back into their missional objectives.

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Matthew Johnson | Colliers | Toronto Downtown

Matthew Johnson

Senior Vice President I Sales Representative

Toronto Downtown

+1 416 643 3754
+1 416 505 4687
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​Throughout my career, I have been passionate about the development of real estate strategies and helping significant organizations optimize their facilities.  Each entity that we advise is unique, and our strategies are tailored to meet the business and operational requirements of each individual client.  We understand our clients have unique facility and property needs, and we have developed extensive technical knowledge as a result. 

Working with many organizations in the med-tech and life sciences field, as well as prominent charitable and insitutional organizations with sensitive populations  - we prioritize understanding the busines and operational needs of our clients and the needs of their clients.  We understand that the people whom drive the success and productivity of our client organizations are their most important assets.  Our strategies are built to ensure that our clients' people thrive and enjoy their work environments.

I have had the privilege to work with talented people at leading organizations in various sectors including:  Think Research ,Synaptive Medical, eSight, Perimeter Medical Imaging, Ronald McDonald House, Plan International Canada, Unifor, Toronto Lands Corporation, Toronto Catholic District School Board, Durham Catholic District School Board, Durham District School Board, Toronto United Church Council, and many others.  My team's diverse experience with occupiers in both the private and public sector provides me with a broad perspective built upon an extensive foundation of real estate knowledge, allowing me to deliver the highest level of service to my clients. 

To learn more about our team's specialized service offering, and technical knowledge, please contact me at (416) 643.3754, or feel free to email me any time at [email protected].

 

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Peter Davies | Colliers | Toronto Downtown

Peter Davies

Senior Vice President, Sales Representative

Toronto Downtown

+1 416 643 3739
+1 416 846 1339
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Peter Davies is a Senior Vice President and has been with Colliers for over 20 years. He is a commercial real estate investment and office leasing specialist, and he holds the CCIM designation working out of Colliers downtown Toronto office.

Since early 2002, Peter has worked with a wide diversity of non-profit and for-profit organizations, investors, developers, and office tenants across the Greater Toronto Area, Canada, the U.S., and numerous global markets.

Peter has led over 110 investment sale and purchase transactions totaling over $520 million in asset value plus over 400 office leasing (tenant representation) transactions.

Recent sale projects he has led include an array of development sites, multi-family apartment buildings, community centers, schools, churches, camps, resorts, townhouse complexes, breweries, and numerous land sites and office buildings.

Peter's advisory work with tenants on office leasing transactions extends to both small firms and international corporations in all major Canadian markets.

Peter’s key strengths lie in his ability to effectively collaborate and communicate with the diverse stakeholders involved in long term projects.  He employs a strategic focus of advising his clients on how to minimize real estate costs, reduce risk, and maximize flexibility regardless of the transaction type. He provides defensible real estate solutions which support the mission, values, and vision of the organizations he represents.

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