Benjamin Geist joined 星空体育app下载 in 2019 and currently serves as a Managing Director in the company’s Greater Toronto Area office. A 13-year corporate real estate veteran, Geist has substantial expertise in commercial real estate, including tenant representation in the office sector, building/land acquisitions, professional services firms, start-up community, life sciences, and high technology sectors. He has conducted more than 150 transactions worth in excess of $300 million to date.
Prior to 星空体育app下载, Geist was Associate Vice President for 11 years with a major Canadian Toronto-based Brokerage. In this capacity, he was responsible for implementing corporate strategies that met his clients鈥� real estate objectives, which involved the expansion and disposition of client portfolios, lease restructuring and re-casting, office relocation and site selection, or the purchase of real estate assets.
Partial List of Lease Transactions
As a tenant representative:
- 25 York Street, Toronto, ON, Menkes Developments, Nasdaq, 27,500 SF
- 200 Bay Street, Toronto, ON, Oxford Properties Group, Vale Canada, 25,000 SF
- 661 University Ave./ 700 University Toronto, ON Mars/Kingsett, BlueRock Therapeutics, 30,000 SF
- 901 King Street West, Toronto, ON, Crown Property Management:
- Deluxe Entertainment Canada, 62,000 SF
- 1 Atlantic Avenue, Toronto, ON, Minto Developments
Sim International, 25,000 SF - 2 Fraser Avenue, Toronto, ON, Adgar Investments and Developments:
- Stereo D Toronto, 51,000 SF
Partial List of Sale Transactions
As a representing buyer:
- 176 Front Street West and 178 Front Street West, Toronto, ON:
- Core Development Group Inc., land assembly: $40 million
- 244-250 King Street East, Toronto, ON:
- Core Development Group/ Emblem Development Corp, land assembly: $24 million
- Port Colborne, ON:
- Vale Canada, Land Sale: 220 acres - $9 million
Partial Client List
- Core Development Group
- Nasdaq
- Vale Canada Ltd.
- Centro
- Acrisure
- Splunk
- NTT Data (Dimension Data)
- Deluxe Entertainment Canada
- Stereo D Toronto
- Ripple Ventures
- BlueJ Legal
- Hired Inc.
Professional Achievements
- Top Producer (less than 10 years), Devencore Toronto, 2016
- Rookie of the Year, Devencore, 2011
Professional Affiliations
- Member, Real Estate Council of Ontario
- Member, Toronto Real Estate Board
Education
Geist graduated from the University of Guelph, where he earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree in finance and real estate.