Lawyer Profile
John D. Hutmacher
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
John works on acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures, financing, development, condominium and leasing transactions involving major Canadian commercial real properties, including many of the country's most prominent retail, office and industrial developments. He is particularly experienced in helping U.S. and European clients and lawyers understand the legal and practical differences in conducting real estate transactions in Canada.
John is the Practice Group Leader of the Firm's Real Estate group, made up of approximately 40 lawyers.
The purchaser on its acquisition of Bell Creekbank Campus in Mississauga, Ontario
Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust on its purchase of multiple industrial buildings spread across Ontario and Quebec
Granite REIT on its purchase of 92.15 acres of development lands in Brantford, Ontario for the development of a multi-phased business park comprising a total of approximately 1.7 million square feet of modern distribution and logistics space
Granite REIT on purchase/leaseback transactions involving a light manufacturing facility and distribution facilities
H&R REIT on its acquisition of Primaris Retail REIT and concurrent sale of a portfolio of Primaris properties to a consortium of purchasers led by KingSett Capital
Fiera Properties Ltd., on behalf of Fiera Properties CORE Fund LP, in the acquisition of a 100% fee simple interest in four retail plazas
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1999 (ON)