Chris Vanexan*

Vice President, Office Leasing

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Chris Vanexan joined CBRE in 1996 as a Research Analyst and is currently Vice President in the Toronto Downtown Office Leasing Group. As a member of a seven-person team led by Jeff Friedman, Chris provides valuable services to his clients with his specific expertise in the Downtown Fringe markets. With his fifteen years of experience in real estate, Chris has successfully completed more than 1,300 transactions totaling over 8 million square feet.

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J. Walter Thompson Ltd., 125,436 sq. ft.
Vizible Corporation (5*), 72,701 sq. ft.
Givex Canada Corp. (6*), 63,821 sq. ft.
Aegis Media, 36,264 sq. ft.
XM Radio Inc. (3*), 31,000 sq. ft.
R2 Financial (4*), 30,000 sq. ft.
Brunico Communications (2*), 30,000 sq. ft.
ATC Online Canada Inc., 29,500 sq. ft.
Grey Advertising, 24,250 sq. ft.
John St. Advertising, 21,000 sq. ft.
Ontario Pharmacists Association, 20,648 sq. ft.
AOL (2*), 20,341 sq. ft.
Taxi Advertising, 18,496 sq. ft.
Grip Limited, 18,060 sq. ft.
Zulu Alpha Kilo Inc. (2*), 17,800 sq. ft.
Rooster Post Production (2*), 17,010 sq. ft.
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, 16,320 sq. ft.
Uber Inc. (2*), 16,040 sq. ft.
The Marketing Store, 15,951 sq. ft.
Infonex Inc. (3*), 13,693 sq. ft.

Legal Link Management (3*), 13,635 sq. ft.
Kay & Warburton Consultants Inc. (4*), 13,336 sq. ft.
Temporary Productions/Lone Eagle (3*), 11,873 sq. ft.
Gravity VFX, 9,875 sq. ft.
Rain 43, 9,073 sq. ft.
Compublox Inc., 8,725 sq. ft.
(HNI) Allsteel Inc., 7,980 sq. ft.
MyThum Interactive, 7,750 sq. ft.
Extremem Media Group, 7,299 sq. ft.
Healthwise Creative, 7,024 sq. ft.
Dominion Voting, 6,087 sq. ft.
Imarion Inc., 5,700 sq. ft.
The Fine Wine Reserve, 5,545 sq. ft.
Sea Change Corporation, 6,250 sq. ft.
3rd Floor Editing Inc., 5,040 sq. ft.
Liaison College, 3,770 sq. ft.
Ingle Insurance, 2,460 sq. ft.
Hangar9, 2,345 sq. ft.

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From startups to Fortune 500 companies, and everything in between — we’ve helped some of the world’s high-performing companies, in every industry, grow their presence in Toronto.

We have the experience and knowledge, with proven best-in-class practices and first-class support to provide you and your clients with a trusted partner in the Toronto market.

Our team is comprised of market leading sales professionals covering the full spectrum of tenant advocacy and strategic occupancy planning. With over 80 years of combined experience, the team has a solid understanding of market dynamics and key trends to deliver winning strategic solutions to their clients.

With a prominent marketshare in Toronto representing clients and landlords, we have a focused think tank on real estate trends and market movement to effect positive negotiation strategies.

We are a full-service team.

We are connected.

We have the experience.

We have the platform.

Tenant Representation

We’ve helped some of the world’s high-performing companies and growing occupiers, in every industry, grow their presence in Toronto. We’ve helped them pivot their real estate strategies for maximum exposure with minimal risk and cost.

From relocations and subleases to space consolidations & expansions, we have the experience and knowledge, with proven best-in-class practices and first-class support to provide you and your clients with a trusted partner in the Toronto market.

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Landlord Representation

Throughout the years, we have represented many of Toronto’s most recognizable commercial landlords and developers — Allied Properties REIT, KingSett, RioCan, Hines and Menkes make up a portion of our clientbase. Currently, We represent 33% of all the new office developments (a total of 9.5M sq. ft.) currently committed or under construction in the Toronto area.

We understand the importance of finding the right tenant mix, the strategies behind occupancy and workplace planning, successful lease negotations and marketing your property correctly. Whether we’re leasing a workplace, single-floor or full building lease-up, we have the experience and breadth to best pivot your property for greater investment.

Counsel

CBRE is effectively an outsourced real estate advisor. We cannot and do not make decisions on behalf of our clients. However, we are able to put ourselves in your shoes and as a result, are able to provide important counseling and advice based on what we would do in your position understanding the market as we do.

Collaborate / Integrate

With a global employee roster of over 29,000 we have a very strong "bench". One of our greatest strengths is as an integrator as we often recommend collaboration with any number of on staff experts. These range from mortgage and finance experts to appraisal, design and development, property or facilities management, network design and alternative energy initiatives.

Negotiate

A critical part of the transaction process involves contract negotiation. As the contract forms the basis for all of the previous and future planning, it is essential to have seasoned professionals review and advise on many of the intricacies involved. Proper execution of this phase in the process will minimize problems in the future.

Manage

Once a transaction has been finalized, we are still here to answer any questions or assist with loose ends. Our goal once the transaction is over, is to become your preferred real estate service provider.

Research

CBRE’s research group is second to none. The resources that have been put into assembling and analyzing local, regional, national and global market data are extensive and cutting-edge, which is why we are considered a market leader in this arena. The benefit to our clients ensures they are armed with the best “real time” market data available which in turn allows them to make informed decisions.

Synthesize

Prior to the execution of any assignment, we make sure that we fully understand the reasons behind the decision, the decision makers and external factors that may impact the end result. By gathering this information in advance, we are able to ensure that we are “in-sync” with the client. This is an important step in every assignment as it drives the rest of the process.

Strategize

For every assignment, there needs to be a clearly defined path with contingency plans to counter potential changes that may occur. It is important to have a custom designed strategy in place that ends with an achieved goal. This strategy should start with the end in mind.

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Jeffrey Friedman*

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Michael Spence*

Vice President, Office Leasing

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Chris Vanexan*

Vice President, Office Leasing

Professional Experience

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Team Overview - Toronto Office Leasing

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The Advantages of Working With Our Team

Tenant Representation

Landlord Representation

Our Services

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My Team

Jeffrey Friedman*

Michael Spence*

Chris Vanexan*

Vice President, Office Leasing

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Team Overview - Toronto Office Leasing

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The Advantages of Working With Our Team

Tenant Representation

Landlord Representation

Our Services

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100 Queens Quay East

Waterfront Innovation Centre

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My Team

Jeffrey Friedman*

Michael Spence*