Tom Schuster

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Tom Schuster is the lead analyst for CBRE Canada’s National Apartment Group. Tom oversees the financial modelling, due diligence, research, and marketing functions of all Ontario transactions, as well as major institutional mandates across Canada.

Tom has personally underwritten and facilitated over $5.4 billion in transactions representing over 19,000 units traded. The National Apartment Group – Ontario consistently achieves the #1 position in apartment sales company-wide.

Since 2000, the National Apartment Group Canada has generated more than $22 billion in sales. While advising private equity, institutions, pension funds and REIT clients, the team works collaboratively across markets to provide a comprehensive range of real estate services in the multi-residential market both on a local and national level.

QuadReal Halifax Portfolio | $391,000,000 | 1,503 Suites
Weston Common | $338,000,000 | 841 Suites
Hollyburn Vancouver Portfolio | $292,500,000 | 614 Suites
Island Park Towers | $267,000,000 | 642 Suites
RioCan Joint Venture | $261,748,133 | 827 Suites (50% Interest)
CAPREIT Portfolio | $255,100,000 | 676 Suites
Homestead Portfolio | $232,000,000 | 1,178 Suites
Perkell // GTA Growth Portfolio | $194,000,000 | 479 Suites

Brock-King Portfolio | $143,000,000 | 1,390 Suites
Hermax GTA Portfolio | $135,000,000 | 430 Suites
Park Apartments Portfolio | $125,000,000 | 285 Suites
33 & 77 Falby Court | $108,000,000 | 422 Suites
1971 & 1975 St Laurent Boulevard | $96,000,000 | 500 Suites
Reliable Construction Portfolio | $87,750,000 | 257 Suites
65-99 Silver Springs Boulevard | $87,000,000 | 430 Suites
50 Laurier Ave E | 212 Suites | $96 million

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National Apartment Group-Toronto specializes in the sale of multifamily assets having successfully negotiated over $9.2 Billion in apartment transactions since 2000. While demand is high, maximizing asset values requires careful analysis of multifamily assets and the identification of an optimal pool of purchasers. We partner with institutions and private investors to help build investment advantage through:

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The National Apartment Group – Toronto has had successful dealings with a number of vendors including:

Institutional/Reits

Alberta Treasury
Allied REIT
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Nova Scotia
Cadim
Canada Post
Canada Trust
CPPIB
GE Realty Advisors
Gentra (Royal Trust)
Great West Life Realty Advisors
Montreal Trust
Morguard
Mutual Trust

National Bank
National Trust
North American Trust
OP Trust
Oxford
Peat Marwick Thorne Inc.
Penreal Capital Management
PricewaterhouseCoopers Limited
Royal Bank
Starlight Investments
SunLife Trust
The England Group
Timbercreek

Private

Africa Israel Boymelgreen
Daniels Group
Devonshire Properties
Global Group of Companies
Great Gulf Homes
Menkes Developments
Metro Capital Group
Minden Gross
Minto Development Inc.

Pauls Properties
Perkell Brothers Construction
Salford Group
The Morassutti Group
Tridel
Vantage Estates
Veridroc Limited
Westdale Construction

The National Apartment Group Toronto has consistently set benchmark values over the 30 years on experience with recent trades over $300,000 per suite and capitalization rates below 3%.

The following is a selected sample of notable transactions and portfolio trades. For more detailed information on these and other transactions, please contact us.

QuadReal Halifax Portfolio

Halifax, NS
8 Properties | 1,503 Suites | Sold for $391,000,000 | $260, 146 per Suite

Island Park Towers

Ottawa, ON
3 Towers | 642 Suites | Sold for $267,000,000 | $415,888 per Suite

Brock-King Portfolio

Kingston – Brockville, ON
10 Properties | 1,390 Suites | Sold for $143,000,000 | $102,878 per Suite

2801 Jane Street

Toronto, ON
234 Suites | Sold for $64,000,000 | $273,504 per Suite

5 & 7 Wilsonview Avenue

Guelph, ON
29 Suites | Sold for $8,635,000 | $297,759 per Suite

Maple Leaf Quay

Toronto, ON
350, 370, 390 Queens Quay | 502 Suites | Sold for $157,500,000 | $286,864 average per suite

700 Bay Street & 77 Gerrard Street West

Toronto, ON
223 Suites, Retail and Office Complex | Sold for $112,000,000 ($60,550,000 for the multi-residential portion) | $271,525 average per suite