Carmelina Chiara
Senior Director, Eastern Canada
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Carmelina Chiara joined CBRE in 2005 and has over 18 years of experience in project management, as well as extensive experience working in architectural design and construction. Her background as an architectural technician ensures her accurate understanding, reading and coordination of construction drawings and contributes to her detail-oriented approach to project management.
Carmelina’s management experience includes leading teams of professionals to deliver complex major properties & corporate offices, retail and technical projects, where technical details are paramount. Her experience includes managing multidisciplinary teams and clients.
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- English
- French
- Italian
Team Kenemy Montreal
Looking for office or lab space in the Greater Montreal Area?
Maximize the Value of Every Square Foot You Commit To
We empower your company with the insights, leverage, and outstanding service you need to achieve the best real estate transaction to support your goals.
CBRE Québec’s Team of the Year 2021
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6 Ways Team Kenemy Maximizes The Value Of Your Office Or Lab Space
Working with the latest research, trends, and comparative analyses, we work hand-in-hand with you as we follow a proven disciplined process to fulfill your real estate requirements. Whether leasing new space, negotiating a renewal, buying, or selling, we keep you in a position of strength.
As Zig Ziglar said, “There are no traffic jams on the extra mile.”
The extra mile means you’re always informed in a timely way, so you can make enlightened decisions and maintain control of the negotiation.
It means negotiating a last-minute cancellation right. Or a cap on operating expenses. Or perhaps, extra funds for tenant improvements. The extra mile - it’s where we live and shine.
When you work with us, it’s good to know that your mandate is being supported by the resources of the world’s #1 commercial real estate company, according to Fortune magazine.
With 20 years of experience in the Greater Montreal Area, Team Kenemy has the expertise, reputation, and track record to deliver your peace of mind.
From advisory experts to workplace strategists, project managers, and building appraisers, we operate as a fully integrated, revenue-sharing team. So it's in our interest to work together to protect your interests.
The numbers have to make sense. Having handled more transactions than any other firm, we have the data and insights to help you make fiscally prudent decisions.
Remember, what you don’t know can hurt you. As a full-service commercial real estate firm, we have the breadth of expertise to ensure that the known “unknowns” are taken into account in your real estate transaction.
Together, we build a defendable business case that generates buy-in from your team.
The numbers have to make sense. Having handled more transactions than any other firm, we have the data and insights to help you make fiscally prudent decisions.
Our in-house workplace strategists take the latest global office design trends and adapt them to help you maximize productivity, nurture your corporate culture, and attract and retain employees.
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Susan Armstrong, Vice President
Ipsos
“Jeremy and Team, just a quick note to say “thank you” for being so fabulous to work with. As you know, I had to get special permission to deviate from our mandated NA Real Estate Brokerage firm but it was an easy sell. We have worked together for many years and I knew that if I wanted the best result, I had to work with you and your team. Not only do you know the market but you know the players/landlords and are able to steer us in the right direction. You will never know how much I appreciate your knowledge and style."
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Vincent Lemieux, General Manager
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Alison Turner, Director
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Robert Spivock, Vice President
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Marie-Thérèse Melki, Vice President
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Adam Coape-Arnold, CEO
Some of the companies that maximized the value of their office or lab space with us.
- adMare Bioinnovations
- Biodextris
- Canada College
- Conair
- Conséil Interprofessionnel du Québec
- Current
- Endress + Hauser
- Framestore
- Goalcast
- Herbalife
- DHC Avocats
- MadebyGather
- Interactive Brokers
- Ipsos
- MHD Rockland
- Oceanex
- OEQ
- Tata Steel
- Workjam
- Centre d'urgences pédiatriques
- Chambre de l'assurance de dommages (CHAD)
- McGill
Office Space
Leasing office space in Montreal
Maximizing the Value of Every Square Foot in a Volatile Business Environment
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The way tenants use office space is changing rapidly.
The pandemic, evolving workplace strategy, and a volatile business environment make the management of long-term lease commitments more challenging than ever.
Faced with these unknowns, business leaders ask us, “How can we maximize the value of our real estate?”
Flipping the traditional lease renewal model on its head
“I skate to where the puck is going,” said hockey star Wayne Gretzky, “not where it has been.”
With the same intent as Gretzky, our Office Occupier Services Approach uses sophisticated data tools to provide leasing options that will keep delivering value to your business for years to come.
As expert advisors on the acquisition of office and lab space, lease negotiations, and office market dynamics, we aim to present real estate solutions that:
Maximized Value Delivered: Office Case Studies
Framestore studios expands its space through an ingenious real estate solution.
Building a real estate business case for a professional association and implementing our recommendations.
Top 5 Misconceptions About What We Do
Business leaders who haven’t worked with brokers in commercial real estate sometimes have misconceptions about what we do.
So we took the five most common misconceptions and clarified how wrong they were.
After all, we don’t want any decision-maker to lose out on an opportunity to maximize the value real estate can deliver to their business.
In fact, a good broker will always save tenants money compared to what they would negotiate on their own. That’s because a good broker generates value and creates leverage that makes landlords fight for the privilege of leasing to you.
Because we’re in this business for the long term – 21 years and counting — we always negotiate for space that optimally meets our clients’ needs and saves them money, while protecting them from signing unfavourable, inflexible leases.
As part of our proven structured approach to a leasing mandate, we obtain a clear picture of our client’s particular needs. We then present a wide range of options for consideration, knowing full well that some options are less than a perfect fit.
As a result, our clients benefit from an overview of the pros and cons of their various options, which enables them to make a final selection with peace of mind.
As good brokers hired by you, our goal is to save you as much money as possible.
In spite of these opposing goals, landlords like to work with us for several reasons. We bring them potential tenants. We understand their language. And they can count on a professional business process during negotiations.
Furthermore, as a savvy intermediary, our team can have those uncomfortable landlord conversations you’d prefer to avoid, and help protect your landlord/tenant relationship.
When a broker has a mandate from a client, they have a fiduciary duty to act in your best interest. For Team Kenemy, this commitment isn’t simply business. It’s personal.
Lab Space
Finding lab space in Montreal
Driving Creative Solutions in a Tight Marketplace
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Inspire BioInnovations
Life Sciences office space located on 3650 Rue Saint-Urbain, Montreal
Looking to find, renew, or relocate your lab space, you may have asked yourself a thousand questions.
Where can I find all the lab spaces available to life science companies?
Finding and leasing lab space is a complicated process. Our team of lab real estate advisors is specialized in the life sciences industry and can provide comprehensive access to all available lab spaces. We have access to exclusive listings, industry-specific databases, and our own network of property owners. By working with a specialized advisor, you can gain access to the widest range of options, including both on and off-market opportunities.
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Who can build lab space for me at a reasonable cost?
Only a select number of professionals have the required experience to design, develop and build research laboratory space in Montreal. Our team has long-standing relationships with architects, contractors, and other specialists who understand the nuances and complexities of research laboratories. By engaging with the right partners, we ensure that your project is delivered on time and on budget.
How can I get the best value for the rent I’ll pay?
We have extensive knowledge of the market and can provide insights into fair market rents for lab spaces in specific locations. Through benchmarking and creating leverage with multiple landlords, we will assist you in negotiating optimal lease terms and help you secure the best value for the rent you'll be paying.
We say, “We’ve got this.” Let us focus on the real estate so you can focus on your research. Here’s why.
We are Montreal’s leading real estate advisors for life science companies.
How many commercial real estate brokers do you know have an honors science degree and published research? Exactly.
To maximize the value of your lab space, we combine our in-depth knowledge of your concerns and priorities with twenty years of experience in the intricacies of laboratory real estate.
We demystify real estate for life science laboratories.
Laboratory real estate adds a degree of technical difficulty to the typical challenges of finding the right workspace.
Planning, adapting, and constructing lab space is a specialized craft. Over and above this challenge, the supply of quality cost-effective lab space in the Greater Montreal Area – a leading life science hub in North America – is tight.
Having worked with the industry’s key tenants, landlords, developers, and investors, we’ll find the right people to build the lab space that’s right for your company.
We’ll facilitate the interactions between the landlords, architects, engineers, project managers, and general contractors so that our team of professionals becomes an extension of yours.
From real estate financing to the best deal on the best terms, we’ll to make your project a cost-effective reality that supports your goals.
We understand the needs of life science companies.
Prospective tenants, landlords, and investors come to us for creative solutions in lab space. That’s because we’ve most likely met such a challenge before – and if we haven’t, we’ve resolved one like it.
This problem-solving expertise is rooted in on our team’s experience supporting a broad range of companies: the pharmaceutical industry, contract research organizations (CROs), biotech and artificial intelligence (AI) firms, contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs), medical device companies, and the genomics industry.
Maximized Value Delivered: Lab Case Studies
McGill University Secures much-needed wet lab space in a tight market.
Spearheading a win-win for Nexelis amid rising rents.
Top 5 Misconceptions About What We Do
Business leaders who haven’t worked with brokers in commercial real estate sometimes have misconceptions about what we do.
So we took the five most common misconceptions and clarified how wrong they were.
After all, we don’t want any decision-maker to lose out on an opportunity to maximize the value real estate can deliver to their business.
In fact, a good broker will always save tenants money compared to what they would negotiate on their own. That’s because a good broker generates value and creates leverage that makes landlords fight for the privilege of leasing to you.
Because we’re in this business for the long term – 21 years and counting — we always negotiate for space that optimally meets our clients’ needs and saves them money, while protecting them from signing unfavourable, inflexible leases.
As part of our proven structured approach to a leasing mandate, we obtain a clear picture of our client’s particular needs. We then present a wide range of options for consideration, knowing full well that some options are less than a perfect fit.
As a result, our clients benefit from an overview of the pros and cons of their various options, which enables them to make a final selection with peace of mind.
As good brokers hired by you, our goal is to save you as much money as possible.
In spite of these opposing goals, landlords like to work with us for several reasons. We bring them potential tenants. We understand their language. And they can count on a professional business process during negotiations.
Furthermore, as a savvy intermediary, our team can have those uncomfortable landlord conversations you’d prefer to avoid, and help protect your landlord/tenant relationship.
When a broker has a mandate from a client, they have a fiduciary duty to act in your best interest. For Team Kenemy, this commitment isn’t simply business. It’s personal.
Team Kenemy In The News
Lorsqu’un actif immobilier de bureau ne procure pas le rendement prévu, l’investisseur doit posséder un plan de contingence pour s’assurer que son investissement retrouvera sa profitabilité à long terme.
Les immeubles de bureaux vivent de durs moments, mais ceux de catégorie B se retrouvent au cœur de la tempête
Le lent retour des travailleurs dans les entreprises pèse sur les taux d’inoccupation des espaces de bureaux de la grande région montréalaise
Current demand in Greater Montreal Area comprises over 1.2 million sq. ft. of R&D and GMP space
Because there isn’t enough research lab space in the Ontario ecosystem, many Canadian companies who have innovative science and bright futures are forced to move to the United States.
In the age of pandemic, most everyone is talking about life sciences, especially as it concerns Canada’s domestic capacity to develop and produce vaccines.
Bien que toujours en attente d’une décision dans l’épineux dossier de Moderna, la région de Montréal observe un regain certain d’activités dans le secteur des sciences de la vie.
- L'informateur immobilier
Montréal en tête de la relance des sciences de la vie au Canada
Les bailleurs travaillent de pair avec les locataires afin de combler des lacunes du secteur de la santé et de l’industrie pharmaceutique.
Demand for laboratory space in the greater Montreal area is soaring as a new generation of biotech and life sciences companies looks to ramp up.
Research and Reports
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CBRE helped Ability Biotherapeutics secure a full floor at Phase 2 of Inspire Bio Innovations. Life sciences activity is starting to recover after a challenging 2024.
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Figures
Montreal Office Figures Q1 2025
Downtown drives vacancy upward, reversing trend set in 2024
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Six commercial real estate projects to watch in 2025.
The Marketview Minute Video
Based on CBRE’s Marketview quarterly report, our team’s video concisely highlights the top developments in the office leasing market of the Greater Montreal Area. Enjoy!
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My Team
Jeremy Kenemy
Senior Vice President,
Advisory & Transaction Services
Ralf Carcani
Associate,
Advisory & Transaction Services
Quinn McBride
Team Coordinator,
Advisory and Transaction Services