Nicholas Potkidis*
Vice President
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Nicholas Potkidis is a Vice President in CBRE’s Toronto Downtown office, specializing in office leasing and representing tenants in the Toronto market. He has worked with CBRE’s brokerage division for over 10 years, completing over 3.9M sq. ft. of lease transactions with an aggregate value of over $1.1B through leases and sales. Nicholas works on high-volume transactions, completing over 750 agreements that result in his ability to creatively approach and strategically execute every deal on his client's behalf. Nicholas spent 2 years co-managing & co-overseeing CBRE's Toronto Downtown office, allowing him to resonate with leaders when faced with challenges in their own respective industries. His goal is to continuously provide his clients with unparalleled services and always create a real estate solution tailored to their specific business needs.
Internally, Nicholas is seen as a developing leader, winning the Emerging Leader Award for the Eastern Canada Region in 2019 and frequently participates as a speaker for CBRE’s summer internship program. In 2018, 2020, 2021 and 2022, Nicholas was recognized as a top 7 performer in the Toronto Downtown office for those under 7 years in the business.
Nicholas is a Co-Chair for CBRE’s Spring Clothing Drive, a partnership with Dress for Success. Nicholas sits on the Canadian Chapter Golf Classic committee for CoreNet in support of Raising the Roof Foundation and has been a consistent Participant in the JDRF Ride to Cure Diabetes and Sporting Life 10k Run supporting Camp OOCH & Kids Cancer.
Research Reports
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Record absorption continues into 2026 as recovery spreads across the market
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Suburban market begins year with mixed results
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Minimal changes recorded in key market indicators
Recent News
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CBRE’s National Investment Team has sold 95 Wellington St. W., a Class A office tower in Toronto’s financial core, to BGO.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be a major growth driver for the tech industry and office space demand over the next decade as AI adoption scales across industries and transforms businesses.
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The $9.4 billion acquisition of First Capital REIT by KingSett Capital and Choice Properties REIT represents an extremely rare opportunity in the Canadian marketplace,
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The vision CBRE’s Kate Camenzuli has for 290 Shuter, a three-storey, 7,471 sq. ft. brick-and-beam office building that’s being repositioned as a health and wellness centre
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CBRE’s Arlin Markowitz says Toronto’s retail landscape is being redefined by the rise of contemporary fashion and a boom in athleisure brands.
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CBRE has sold seniors residence The Hygate on Lexington in Waterloo, ON, to Sienna Senior Living Inc. for $93.3 million.
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We checked in with CBRE Toronto West Managing Director Adrian Lee to see what he’s got his eye on in the GTA industrial market this year.
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CBRE’s Chris Bournakas and Ted Overbaugh have sold 52 Futura Drive, a 141,000 sq. ft. industrial facility in Acton, ON, on behalf of Panattoni Development Co.
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Forager has kicked off construction at Pacific Industrial Condos, a Class-A complex in one of the region’s most in-demand industrial nodes.