Real Estate · Commercial
Commercial real estate transactions, structured to last.
Commercial deals reward diligence. Zoning, environmental, tenancies, financing covenants, and HST treatment all sit beneath the price — and any one of them can move the value of the deal materially. We do the homework before closing, not after.
01 · Who This Is For
For investors, operators, landlords, and corporate buyers.
From a single mixed-use building to a portfolio of industrial properties, the same questions matter: who owns it, on what terms, what does diligence reveal, and how is it best held.
- Investors acquiring or disposing of commercial property
- Owner-operators buying their business premises
- Landlords structuring portfolios
- Lenders requiring local Ontario counsel
02 · Services
What we handle, end to end.
Acquisitions & Dispositions
Negotiation of the agreement of purchase and sale, diligence, and closing for office, industrial, retail, and mixed-use assets.
Due Diligence
Title and off-title searches, zoning compliance, work orders, environmental review, and lease assumption analysis.
Commercial Financing
Acting for borrowers and lenders on first mortgages, refinancings, vendor take-backs, and security registrations.
Holding Structures
Nominee corporations, bare trusts, partnerships, and joint ventures — coordinated with your tax advisor.
Assumption & Estoppel
Tenant estoppels, SNDAs, and assignment of leases on closing.
Closing & Post-Closing
Statement of adjustments, registrations, undertakings, and final reporting.
03 · Our Process
Considered, coordinated, calm.
- 01
Deal Architecture
We sit with you and your tax advisor before the offer is firmed up — to choose the right buyer entity and structure.
- 02
Diligence
A defined diligence plan with deliverables and dates — not a black box.
- 03
Negotiation
Targeted amendments and side letters that address the issues diligence surfaces.
- 04
Closing & Integration
Funds, registrations, tenant notices, and lender requirements — coordinated to the day.
04 · Inside The Ecosystem
Commercial property is a holding company decision as much as a real estate decision.
Whether the asset sits in your operating company, a sister holdco, a family trust, or a partnership has knock-on effects for tax, financing, and succession. We do not work on the closing in isolation.
How SG Law connects to the rest of SG05 · Common Questions
Answers, plainly.
06 · Continue Reading
Explore the wider ecosystem.
Within SG Ecosystem
- SG Tax & Accounting
HST, capital gains, and holding structures.
- SG Wealth
Commercial financing strategy.
Begin a Conversation
Bring us in early.
The most expensive commercial closings are the ones where counsel arrives after the agreement is firm. A short call before signing usually pays for itself many times over.