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1. GTA Flash Report 2012 Forum Edition
Issued: November 26th 2012
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GTA Commercial Real Estate Investments Continue Record Activity
2012 Year to Date and Third Quarter Highlights
Apartment and Residential Land investments lead commercial markets Cap Rates continue to compress further, now reaching record lows for
in the third quarter, making 2012 year to date the strongest first three the Apartment, Retail and Office sectors. Year to date Cap Rate
quarters on record for the GTA Region. averages:
Total investment volume through the first three quarters of 2012 has Apartment sector 5.5% (-11% vs. 2011)
reached $10.4 Billion, a new record for the GTA Region, up 13% from Retail sector 5.8% (-12% vs. 2011)
the same period in 2011.
Office sector 6.2% (-14% vs. 2011)
The third quarter reported 516 asset sales greater than $1 Million Industrial sector 7.6% (+7% vs. 2011)
totaling $3.2 Billion of investment volume, the sixth straight quarter
exceeding the $3 Billion mark.
Apartment Investments Comprised 20.3% of the Overall Market
The third quarter was primarily driven by the sale of four portfolios Vendor Purchaser Sale Amount # of GTA Units
totaling $356 Million. El-Ad Canada’s portfolio sale to multiple buyers Elad Canada Homestead/Timbercreek/Q Residential $281,000,000 1,670
contributed $281 Million to the total $356 Million. Refer to table Starlight REIT Centurion REIT $25,775,312 204
Skyline Group Q Residential $39,095,000 316
Apartment transactions posted the greatest dollar volume of all asset Starlight REIT Centurion REIT $9,750,000 84
classes in the third quarter reaching $652 Million. Compared to Q2
2012 and Q3 2011, total dollar volume increased by 14% and 214%,
respectively.
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2. GTA Flash Report 2012 Forum Edition
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Residential Land Investments Comprised 20.2% of the Overall Market
Residential Land posted $650 Million worth of transactions in the third On July 20, brokered by Ashlar Urban Realty, Allied REIT and RioCan
quarter. High Rise Land investments alone represented 57% of the REIT partnered to acquire a 1.4 acre assembly along King Street West
sector’s total investments during the third quarter. The sector exceeded with frontage on Portland and Adelaide, for $25.5 Million. The
$2 Billion in total investment volume through the first three quarters, prospective intensification will consist of a mixed-use development with
surpassing 2011 by 21%. condos expected to comprise much of the development.
On July 31, brokered by RBC Capital Markets and CBRE Limited, 1 & 7 Another notable Residential Land site to have sold this year occurred on
Yonge Street sold to Pinnacle International for $162 Million and $88 March 29. Brokered by CBRE Limited and DTZ Barnicke,
Million, respectively. 7 Yonge Street, currently a surface parking lot and Camrost-Felcorp acquired the old Four Seasons Hotel at 21 Avenue Road
slated for condo development, represents an adjusted price per square for $142.5 Million. Development applications proposed to convert the
foot buildable of $72 based on the anticipated achievable development existing hotel into a mixed-use building and construct two new
density of 2.25 Million square feet. The Vendor originally acquired this condominium towers (39 storeys and 10 storeys). Altogether, the
property in 2000 for a total consideration of $47 Million. development would consist of 886 total residential units.
No Sign of a Slowdown - Fourth Quarter Activity Remains Strong
Midway through the fourth quarter we are already tracking a handful of On October 5, Kingdom Hotel Investments acquired the new Four
deals exceeding $20 Million in what is expected to complete a record year Seasons Hotel for $165.4 Million from Menkes.
for GTA Commercial real estate investments. Some notable deals so far in
the fourth quarter are: On November 1, Sun Life acquired a 50% interest in 333 King Street
East for $68.5 Million from First Gulf.
On November 8, the largest Residential Land deal of the year, closing in On November 6, Skyline Commercial REIT acquired 30 industrial
the fourth quarter, is also the largest on record in total dollar volume. and office buildings throughout the GTA from Conundrum Capital
Metrus Properties purchased a total of 190 acres from Helmhorst for $107.9 Million. Brokered by Primecorp Commercial Realty, the
Investments for $175 Million in Vaughan. Development applications overall portfolio comprising 60 properties and nearly 2.4 Million
have been draft plan approved for a total of 847 single family, square feet of commercial space across nine Ontario cities is valued
semi-detached and townhouse residential units. at $242 Million.
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3. GTA Flash Report 2012 Forum Edition
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Greater Toronto Area Commercial Market
* Deals > $1M
** $/SF for Office, Retail, Industrial; $/Unit for Apartment; $/acre for ICI and Res Land
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4. GTA Flash Report 2012 Forum Edition
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GTA New Homes Market – 2012 Highlights
Record High Price Gaps Between Low Rise and High Rise
May 2012 average Low Rise New Home price reached $607,893, Price gap between the average price of a Low Rise New Home versus the
surpassing $600,000 for the first time in history. average price of a High Rise new home was $177,295 in October, down
slightly from the record high of $183,980 in September.
Condo Activity Growth in the 905 Region
As of October 2012, 32% of the total year-to-date high rise sales Number of active sites in the 905 has increased every month so far this
happened in the 905 compared to 27% for the same period in 2011 and year.
22% in 2010.
New Projects Continue to Hit the Market
106 new High Rise project launches year-to-date in 2012, the second most 9 new condo projects launched in the Highway 7/Yonge submarket, the
on record. Total new units added to the market from these projects equals second most this year of all submarkets. The nine projects were a record
21,729. for the Highway/7 Yonge submarket and represent 20% of all the projects
launched in the submarket since 2000.
Downtown West submarket had 18 new projects that launched between
January to October, the most of any submarket this year. This ties 2012
with 2008 for the most launches on record for the period January to
October in Downtown West.
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5. GTA Flash Report 2012 Forum Edition
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Greater Toronto Area New Homes Market - High Rise
Top 5 Submarkets by October 2012 Sales
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6. GTA Flash Report 2012 Forum Edition
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Greater Toronto Area New Homes Market - Low Rise
Top 5 Municipalities by October 2012 Sales
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