Meet the Team

Brian Seymour and Victoria Scott

Overview

As Ottawa office leasing professionals, Brian Seymour and Victoria Scott specialize in providing tenants in Ottawa with comprehensive real estate consulting and transaction services. Their unrivaled experience in transaction management, project management and government leasing make them the smart choice. Their 35 years of experience provides real-time market information and expert interpretation to allow their clients to make the right decisions with confidence.

The Seymour Scott Team provides clients with the best of both worlds: the strength and experience of the world’s largest commercial real estate services company, coupled with a personalized and specifically tailored approach designed to match client needs.

Approach

Service Excellence

The Seymour Scott Team prides themselves on customer care and responsive communication, exhibiting ‘white glove service’ for each and every client. A defined process is used to understand your business drivers, financial objectives and workplace culture, in order to integrate the transaction process with your governance and procurement requirements. As a trusted extension of your team, our goal is to exceed your expectations while fostering an engaging experience.

Knowledge & Experience

The enhanced client service the team provides is founded upon enriched education and practical experience. As Brokers, we bring our knowledge forward from past roles to streamline the lease transaction process which reduces risk, saves money and ensures your complex business goals are met. Experience includes an intimate understanding of both sides (500+ transactions), lease administration, hands-on facility and project management (PMP) as well as interior design and workplace strategy facilitation (LEED-AP®) which lets us assess your needs, scale services and build the right team around you.

Information Interpretation

Negotiating a competitive market transaction requires real-time market data and the ability to interpret that data within the context of the local market. CBRE sets the standard for Canadian commercial real estate research by providing accurate and innovative market intelligence. In addition to market data and knowledge of current completed transactions in Ottawa, this team stays informed about evolving workplace and remote working trends to support talent attraction, retention, and employee engagement.

Services Provided

The Seymour Scott Team offers office leasing specialty services for tenants which includes the following:

Needs Analysis
Workplace Strategy
Market Research
Property Availability Studies
Transaction Management
Project Analysis (budget, scheduling, scope)
Lease Renewals / Extensions
Company Relocations
Project Management

Subleasing
Lease Administration
Real Estate Portfolio Management
Investment Sales
Local, National and International Market Analysis
Government Leasing Process Intelligence
Move Management Services

Sectors Served

The Seymour Scott Team has experience working with a wide range of sectors; government, nonprofit, corporate and tech. They tailor their service to support each client.

Corporate

TD
RBC
BMO
CGI
WSP
Hill & Knowlton
Canadian Bank Note
Goldblatt Partners
McMillan
NFP
A.J. Gallagher
Travel Click

Tech & Media

Bluwave-ai
Ciena
Ross Video
OpenText
Fibrenoire
Global Knowledge
Solarwinds
Magnet Forensics
SnowedIn Studios

Public Sector & Non-profit

Payments Canada
Universities Canada
Canada Foundation for Innovation
Innovapost
CATSA
Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre
Public Services and Procurement Canada

What Our Clients Say

“Hi Victoria, Thank you for all the work that you and Brian put into this (lease transaction) for the CFI. It was a fun project to work on mostly because of the personal touches added by you and Brian.”

John Fryer, Director, Corporate Services, Canada Foundation for Innovation

“Dear Victoria, On behalf of our team at MCC Ottawa, I want to say a huge thank you for all of the hard work you’ve done on our behalf! I appreciate so much your expertise, your patience with MCC as we learned the ropes, your clear communication throughout and your accessibility. You’ve been a joy to work with!”

Jennifer Weibe, Ottawa Office Director, Mennonite Central Committee

Brian, “I would like to take this opportunity to express my utmost satisfaction with the services CBRE provided in the procurement of our new office space. I have worked with you for over ten years and you have always taken the time to understand our business needs and to provide ongoing advice on leasing issues. It is a pleasure to work with you, you are a trusted partner, professional, thorough, and have significant expertise in the leasing world. Once our office space was secured, Victoria worked closely with our team to provide strong oversight to this important project from the design, construction, furniture procurement, etc. phases to final sign-off. The CBRE team ensured project costs were in-line with the initial approved budget all the while creating a modern and enhanced office space for our staff without any impact on quality. Thank you Brian and Victoria for the expertise, professionalism, integrity and overall reliability you brought to the entire process.”

Joanne Lalonde, CPA, CA Senior Director, Corporate Services, Universities Canada

Brian, “On behalf of Ciena’s Real Estate team I wanted to express our appreciation for the excellent work and efforts you provided for the acquisition of space for our signature R&D facility in Ottawa. Securing new space for Ciena was particularly challenging given our size and complex needs. Through your network, we were able to identify an off-market opportunity within Blackberry’s Ottawa portfolio that was very suitable for us. The property’s combination of existing space and excess land allowing for design-build expansion provided us with maximum flexibility to deliver a purpose-built campus that meets our requirements. The process employed by CBRE helped to create and maintain leverage at every stage of the process while maintaining a level of transparency that allowed us to remain accountable to all of our stakeholders. Thanks again for all your continued efforts.”

Mark Gorman, MCR, SLCR, Vice President, Corporate Real Estate & Facilities, Ciena

Victoria, "I have worked with CBRE worldwide on many projects and I can say with no doubt in my mind you are in the top two for your professionalism and ability. Normally I would be heavily involved in a project, you made it easy for me to stay away. I listened to the meetings you had with contractors and never felt the need to intervene. It was a pleasure working with you and for what it’s worth you have my respect.”

Egan Pendlebury (retired), Global Real Estate Manager, SafeNet Inc., SafeNet

The Seymour Scott team is proud to represent CBRE’s sponsorship of the Deloitte Technology Fast50 Program in Ottawa. The program emphasizes innovation, culture, and community within the technology sector.