Alex Edmison

Alex Edmison, along with his seven-person strong Urban Retail Team, specializes in the sale and leasing of high street retail and mixed-use properties in Downtown Toronto. Over his 14-year career at CBRE, Alex has leased over 3 million SF of space for a total consideration in excess of $1.2 billion and has sold over $300 million worth of properties.

Toronto is one of the most active development markets in North America. As the city continues to intensify, Alex and the team have emerged as industry leaders in curating and leasing large mixed-use projects. Notable assignments that Alex and his team are currently working on include the retail component of The Well, the 3.1 million SF retail/office/residential redevelopment located at Front & Spadina, and Mirvish Village, a 1.1 million SF residential/retail redevelopment of the historic corner of Bloor & Bathurst.

Alex joined CBRE in 2006 and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Queen’s University. Some notable transactions completed by Alex and his team include:

LEASE TRANSACTIONS:

• MEC- 40,000 SF a build-to-suite Queen Street West & Soho Street
• Spaces- 41,000 SF at 5200 Yonge Street
• Equinox Fitness- 75,000 SF (First 2 Canadian locations)
• WeWork- 50,000 SF at Mirvish Village
• Holt Renfrew Men- 16,000 SF at Bloor Street West & Bellair Street
• COS- 13,000 SF at 85 Bloor (First Canadian Location)
• Samsung- 20,000 SF at Toronto Eaton Centre
• The Keg Restaurant- 14,000 SF at 38 The Esplanade
• Roots- 5,000 SF 80 Bloor Street West
• Soho House at Shangri La Hotel

SALE TRANSACTIONS:

• 219-223 Queen Street West – $20.67 million
• 310 Richmond Street West – $7.48 million
• 57-63 Front Street East- $15.65 million
• 161 Eglinton Ave East – $4.85 million
• 3140 Dufferin Street – $26.75 million
• 685, 695 & 1525 Yonge Portfolio – $18.8 million
• 466 Queen Street West – $10 million