Brian Porter*
Senior Vice President, Office Leasing
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Brian Porter is a Senior Vice President at CBRE’s Downtown Toronto office and leads one of its premier office advisory teams. Bringing over 15 years of experience, Brian is renowned for delivering intuitive real estate solutions tailored to meet the unique business needs of his clients. His extensive market knowledge and negotiation strategies enable him to provide his clients with valuable research-driven insights and innovative approaches to real estate challenges.
Beyond his expertise in the Toronto office leasing market, Brian is CBRE Toronto’s sole representative in the coveted Global Law Firm Practice Group (LFPG). LFPG is a network of CBRE professionals who specialize in counseling law firms to provide practice-specific real estate and workplace solutions.
Brian and his team were ranked Top 10 nationally in 2024 for transactions completed and Top 20 in 2023. Brian was nominated by his peers and has been a recipient of the CBRE Brokers’ Choice Award for the Downtown Toronto office. With a focus on tenant advocacy and strategic occupancy planning, he has successfully completed over 1,100 transactions totaling over 6 million SF.
Brian’s expertise includes:
- Tenant Representation
- Site Selection / Location Strategy
- Workplace Strategy
- Flexible Office Space Solutions
- Dispositions
- Listing Representation
- Investment Sales
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A Year in Review
Toronto Office Advisory Team services and 2024 transactions overview.
Welcome to the Toronto Office Advisory team. Led by Brian Porter and comprised of seasoned sales professionals specializing in advisory and transaction services, the team is recognized as CBRE's Top 10 most active teams across Canada.
The team leverages data-driven market intelligence, diverse expertise, and tailored client services to ensure their agency and occupier client’s real estate needs align with their organizational goals. Their commitment to fiercely representing clients' interests has driven their continued success.
The team’s ability to craft innovative real estate strategies that account for the intricacies of lease negotiation have established them trusted advisors in the industry. Since 2008, Brian and his team have completed over 1,000 transactions, consistently setting new standards, providing unparalleled service, and delivering specialized solutions to their clients.
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Law Firms Bring Stability to the Toronto Office Market
Reports & Insights
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Fourth quarter maintains and expands on the high level of activity from the third quarter
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Suburban market ends the year with strongest results since Q3 2024
In The News
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CBRE’s National Investment Team (NIT) and TD Cornerstone Commercial Realty have sold downtown Toronto office tower 70 York Street to Desjardins Global Asset Management and Desjardins Pension Fund on behalf of KingSett Capital in an off-market transaction valued at $134.6 million.
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Matt Gunning and his five-person team have joined CBRE and are on a mission to strengthen the company’s position and help clients get ahead in Toronto’s super-competitive suburban 905 area.
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Landlords in Chicago are much farther along when it comes to executing exciting on amenities strategies and delivering world-class tenant experiences.
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Transaction activity in the downtown Toronto office market was exceptionally strong in the final quarter of 2024
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Toronto Real Estate Outlook 2025
Toronto's office market is stabilizing with vacancy rates peaking and leasing activity increasing. Industrial market shows mixed outcomes but is expected to tighten in 2025
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Six commercial real estate projects to watch in 2025.
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First it was the Great Resignation. Then we had Quiet Quitting. Now, with the Great Stay, the workplace pendulum has swung back in favour of employers.
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CBRE Toronto’s Brian Porter has joined the company’s Global Law Firm Practice Group, the city’s first representative in a network that specializes in counselling law firms on real estate and workplace solutions.
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Canada’s office market is set for its first positive net absorption year since 2019, with six of ten cities showing net positive demand in Q3 2024, led by Toronto.
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CBRE’s Scoring Tech Talent 2024 ranks the top North American tech markets. This year, tech talent growth boosted Toronto back to the #4 spot.
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