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Joining the CBRE Urban Retail Team in 2014, Jackson Turner specializes in the leasing and sales of properties in downtown Toronto. He has quickly grown from representing smaller tenants to large scale businesses on many of Toronto's high streets.
With a sharp eye for trends in retail, Jackson is focused and passionate on introducing both cutting edge and prestigious brands from around the globe to the Toronto market. Jackson enjoys focusing on urban retail and transit nodes in the heart of Toronto. His vast experience from working with both landlords and tenants, gives him exceptional insight into both sides of a transaction.
Born and raised in Vancouver, Jackson’s passion and interest for retail began when he was able to first hand witness the growth and change of the retail industry. With an early background working in the research department at CBRE Limited, Jackson possesses practical knowledge collecting market data and tracking key industry statistics to support the firm’s various service lines.
- # 2 in Retail in Canada - 2022 & 2023
- # 8 sales professionals under 35 - 2022
- CBRE Hutcheson Award - National Top Team - Sales & Leasing – 2020
- CBRE Canadian Rookie of the Year Award - 2018
- Member, Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB)
- Member, Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA)
- Member, Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA)
- Member, International Council of Shopping Centres (ICSC)
- Queen's University, Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics (Honours)
Notable Retailers
- Alexander Wang
- Alo Restaurant
- Bailey Nelson
- Barry's Boot Camp
- Estee Lauder
- Equinox
- Fig Facial
- Herschel
- Kit & Ace
- Lululemon
- LVMH
- MUJI
- Myodetox
- Reigning Champ
Notable Landlords and Developers
- Allied Properties
- Cadillac Fairview
- Centrecourt
- GWL
- Graywood Developments
- Hullmark Developments
- KingSett Capital
- Lifetime Developments
- Manulife
- Mattamy Homes
- Menkes Developments
- Northam Realty Advisors
- Oxford Properties
- Pemberton
- Prime Properties
- ProWinko
- Riocan (successfully leased 400,000 SF of retail in The Well)
- Slate Properties
- Stafford Homes
- The 100 Group
- The Lee Chow Group
- The Pearl Group
- Westbank Corp.

Toronto Urban Retail Team
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Streetfront Urban Retail • Investment Properties • Landlord and Buyer Representation • Retailer Representation
Our team, led by Senior Vice President Arlin Markowitz, specializing in Urban Retail and Investment Properties, provides seamless and comprehensive real estate brokerage services to premium urban property owners and retailers. Our professionals have a thorough understanding of the special requirements of retail properties in Downtown Toronto, with a specific niche in the luxury and streetfront space. Streetfront urban retail properties represent our core business.
Agency Brokerage • Listing Urban Retail Properties for Lease
The team provides landlord advisory services. We provide strategic planning when listing your property for lease and provide tenant mix advice, tenancy analysis, retail market analysis and ultimately, can position and market your property in a way which will ensure you extract its maximum value through our best in class lease listing platform. CBRE Urban Retail is backed by industry-leading research and analysis. Balancing the power of our global footprint with local expertise, we create competitive advantage that impacts our clients' bottom lines.
Investment Properties
We excel in the acquisition and disposition of income producing assets and infill land in downtown Toronto with specific expertise in the sale of the retail space at the base of condominiums and the sale of streetfront mixed use properties that combine retail and multi-residential components.
Urban Retailer Representation
Besides classic brokerage services such as lease negotiation and site selection, we provide our clients with best in class research, demographic and socioeconomic analysis, transportation patterns, pedestrian and vehicular traffic counts, gross occupancy cost planning, co-tenancy and competitor considerations, and market penetration strategy. Our goal is simple; we partner with our clients to understand fully their business objectives and creative innovative ways to optimize the value of their brand. Arlin’s previous experience in the footwear industry allows him to think like a retailer, specifically in the luxury market. The team’s retailer clients benefit from Arlin’s experience with luxury shoe retailer David’s Footwear, where he worked as a buyer, store manager and salesperson over a 6 year period.
Notable Retailers Currently Or Previously Represented
- Alo Food Group
- Barry's Boot Camp
- David’s Footwear
- David Yurman
- Valentino
- Ermenegildo Zegna
- Equinox
- Hoka
- Joey
- Kering
- Hermès
- The King Street Food Company (Buca)
- Lululemon
- MUJI
- Nike
- Richemont
- Rolex
- Salvatore Ferragamo
- Supreme
- Tiffany&Co
- UGG
Notable Landlords & Developers Currently Or Previously Represented
- The 100 Group
- Burnac Corporation
- Cadillac Fairview
- Firm Capital
- First Capital
- The Four Seasons
- H&R REIT
- Hullmark Developments
- The Lee Chow Group
- Graywood Developments
- KingSett Capital
- KSV Advisory
- The Lee Chow Group
- Lifetime Developments
- Menkes Developments
- Minto Group
- North Drive Developments
- Oxford Properties
- Parallax Development Corporation
- The Pearl Group
- ProWinko
- Riocan Reit
- Terrier Properties
- TD Asset Management
- Thor Equities
What We Do
Streetfront Urban Retail
Our team, led by Executive Vice President Arlin Markowitz, specializes in Urban Retail and Investment Properties. We strive to provide seamless, comprehensive real estate brokerage services to premium urban property owners and retailers. Our professionals have a thorough understanding of the special requirements of retail properties in Downtown Toronto, with a specific niche in the luxury and streetfront space.
Agency Brokerage
CBRE Urban Retail is backed by industry-leading research and analysis. Balancing the power of our global footprint with local expertise, we create a competitive advantage that impacts your bottom line. We provide top-of-the-line landlord advisory services including strategic planning, tenant-mix advice, retail market analysis, tenancy analysis and ultimately, can position and market your property in a way which will ensure you extract its maximum value through our best-in-class lease listing platform.
Investment Properties
We excel in the acquisition and disposition of income producing assets and infill land in downtown Toronto with specific expertise in the sale of the retail space at the base of condominiums and the sale of streetfront mixed use properties that combine retail and multi-residential components.
Urban Retail Consulting
We provide our retailer clients with best-in-class research, demographic and socioeconomic analysis, transportation patterns, pedestrian/vehicular traffic counts, gross occupancy cost planning, co-tenancy & competitor considerations and market penetration strategy. Our goal is simple; we partner with retail brands to understand their business objectives and devise innovative strategies for maximizing the value of their brand. By securing optimal lease terms and prime locations, we empower our partners to realize their full potential – both in terms of profitability and brand excellence.
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