Insights

Kathy Black, Vice-President, Development, will be representing Fiera Real Estate at the Kayo Canadian Private Markets Forum on October 28, where professional women can connect with leaders and learn about trends in investing, mergers and acquisitions, business transformation, leadership, and talent development.

The groundbreaking ceremony for phase 1 of Auguste & Louis, Devimco’s new development project in partnership with Fiera Real Estate, was held last week. This project, located at the corner of René-Lévesque and Wolf in Montreal, will eventually include more than 2,000 condo units spread over ten towers.

Tune in to this year’s Canadian Apartment Investment Conference where three of our team members will be representing Fiera Real Estate in sharing thought leadership regarding the multi-residential market. On September 22 and 23, Erin Shirley-Wong, Vice President, Asset Management, Paul Macchione, Vice President, Investments, and Richard Dansereau, President and Global Head of Real Estate will explore different facets of the apartment market.

With the end of the summer comes the return of webinars.  Join us on September 9th at the Pension Risk Strategies webinar where Eve Makarova, Defined Contribution Delegated Growth Leader at Mercer (Canada) Limited and Blair McCreadie, Head of Canadian Real Estate at Fiera Real Estate will share their knowledge and insights on risk management and delegation.

Fiera Capital Corporation (“Fiera Capital” or the “Company”) (TSX: FSZ), a leading independent asset management firm, is pleased to announce that it has joined the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative (the “initiative”), committing to work proactively towards the goal of reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or sooner and to support broader efforts to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Fiera Real Estate CORE Fund (the "Fund") and its partner, PC Urban, are proud to announce their second multi-residential development transaction in Victoria, BC in 2021: Esquimalt.

Both the Fiera Real Estate CORE Fund (‘CORE Fund’’) and Fiera Real Estate Industrial Fund (‘’Industrial Fund’’) have closed on a 100% interest in a 944,000 square foot portfolio of five new generation industrial assets in Brantford, ON, well located in proximity to Highway 403. The properties are spread across 58.4 acres, resulting in a low 37.1% site coverage. 

The CORE Fund and its partner, Canahahns Company Limited, have recently closed on a multi-residential apartment located in Mississauga, Ontario. The property is located in the Port Credit neighbourhood with close proximity to the GO Station. The building contains 82 total suites with in-place rents that are well below market.

On Thursday, June 17, join us for a special Canada-focused webinar hosted by Juniper Square where Kim Nguyen will be discussing the different trends in investor relations and communication in private equity and what's on the horizon.

The Fiera Real Estate Industrial Fund has closed on a 100% interest in a small bay, multi-tenant industrial portfolio composed of five buildings on four legal parcels totaling 178,000sf.

As the Land and Development conference is coming to an end, tune in to the Closing Roundtable to listen to Richard Dansereau exchange his thoughts on the challenges and opportunities of the land and development market for the second half of 2021 and beyond.

On June 9, 2021, tune in to the Canadian Real Estate Forums’ Land and Development conference to listen to Kathy Black, Vice President, Development, provide a view into her personal and professional world at the «Developer one-on-one» session. This conversation will offer insights and strategic thinking on what the future holds for the commercial real estate market, investments, and the complexity behind planning, design, approvals to construction.

On May 27, 2021, Erin Shirley-Wong, Vice President, Asset Management, will discuss about the effects of COVID-19 on the e-commerce activity and the higher than normal growth in online shopping and how it helped build a strong industrial real estate market in Edmonton at the Edmonton Real Estate Forum.

Fiera Real Estate Investments Limited (‘’FRE’’) is pleased to announce the appointment of Marcus Sperber to the Board as Independent Director.

On Thursday, May 13, Richard Dansereau, President and Global Head of Real Estate, will speak at the Montreal Real Estate Forum in the session titled Invest to Drive Change: How ESG is Transforming the Investment Landscape. In this session, panelists will have the chance to share insight into their views on sustainable, responsible, and impact investing, which is increasingly attracting the attention of managers of major investment funds.

Fiera Real Estate, alongside Plan A Immobilier, is proud to announce its latest acquisition and development of an industrial site totalling approximately 150,000 square feet located within the Greater Montreal Area, in the city of Boisbriand.

On Wednesday, May 12, tune in to the Montreal Real Estate Forum webcast to listen to Jean-Philippe Dubé, Senior Vice-President, Development, discuss the industrial market's comeback over the past four years.

On April 15, as a panellist in the A cross-section of development session of the 2021 Vancouver Real Estate Forum, Kathy Black, Vice President, Development, will be discussing the impact of construction cost, government policies, and how the pandemic has impacted design.

Join us on February 24, 2021, at Canada Real Estate Forums’ RealCapital Conference where Blair McCreadie will tackle the concept of growth in equity capital deployments into real estate assets and development.

On February 24, find out more about optimal capital structures with Rick O’Dell as he explores this concept in today’s interest rate environment. He will be participating as a panelist on The CFO Perspective session hosted by the Canadian Real Estate Forum’s Real Capital Conference.

Fiera Real Estate is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Dansereau to the position of President and Head of Global Real Estate. With more than 35 years of experience in the real estate industry, Richard Dansereau will lead Fiera Real Estate’s global business.

Tune in to Altus Group’s National State of the Market 2021 exclusive webcast on Thursday, February 18. As one of the panellists, Peter McFarlane will discuss the residential and commercial real estate activity in major markets across Canada, including regional perspectives around some of the successes and challenges we've seen in the market amid a global pandemic.

Fiera Real Estate is proud to announce the strong performance of the Fiera Real Estate Industrial Fund (“FREIF”) and the Fiera Real Estate CORE Fund LP (“CORE Fund”) compared against the benchmark, the MSCI/REALPAC Canada Quarterly Property Fund Index (“PFI”). The FREIF ranked first of the nine contributing funds for both Q4 and the full year of 2020 while the CORE Fund ranked second for Q4 and third for the full year. 

Fiera Real Estate is pleased to announce the appointment of Erin Shirley-Wong to the position Vice President, Asset Management. In this role, Erin will be responsible for the asset management of Fiera Real Estate funds, including supervision of third-party property management, preparation of annual operating budgets, and approval and execution of capital spending and leasing programs.

On February 2, 2021, Peter Cuthbert will be a panelist at the MSCI/REALPAC Canada Real Estate Investment Forum where he will discuss the investment return results of the MSCI/REALPAC Canada Quarterly Property Index and comment on key real estate research trends of the last 12 months including the impact of COVID-19 on the market, responsible investments, pricing, and more.

After an 8-year tenure with Fiera Real Estate, Peter Cuthbert has decided to step down from his role as President and Global Head of Fiera Real Estate. Peter has been integral in the creation, success and growth of the Fiera Real Estate investment management platform since it began in 2012.  Peter will ensure a transition

After an 8-year tenure with Fiera Real Estate, Peter Cuthbert has decided to step down from his role as President and Global Head of Fiera Real Estate. Peter has been an important member of the Fiera Real Estate team, first as Fund Manager and over the last few years focused on his leadership role as a member of the Investment Committees of a number of the Fiera Real Estate funds. In addition to his continued involvement as an independent Investment Committee member, Peter will ensure a gradual transition of his other roles and responsibilities.

Fiera Real Estate will be part of REALPAC’s initiative to support the national vaccination rollout through providing government and health networks across Canada with the free use of vacant commercial space as vaccination sites.

For the second year in a row, members of the Fiera Real Estate team have donned moustaches or a colourful strand of hair for the month of “Movember” in order to raise funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and mental health.  Last year we successfully raised over $7,000 for the cause and aimed to outperform that target this year.

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, physical and mental health concerns are affecting more and more Canadians. Fiera Real Estate, Maître Carré, and TGTA are proud to partner with Dialogue, the Canadian leader in virtual health, to offer unlimited access to quality health care for all tenants of the 250-unit Mellem rental housing project, scheduled to open at the end of summer 2021.