Andrew Salem Directs Commercial Real Estate at Cassels
Andrew Salem anchors the Real Estate and Development Group at Cassels as a partner, concentrating his practice on complex property development, commercial leasing, and commercial real estate transactions.
Representing clients across a wide array of real property deals, Salem handles property purchases, sales, and financing with an emphasis on high-stakes development projects. Services delivered through the firm operate via a professional corporation.
Advising Developers, Municipalities, and Corporate Giants
His professional reach spans commercial leasing for both tenants and landlords across diverse property classes. Salem’s client roster includes property investors and developers, along with federal and provincial government agencies and municipalities.
The practice also serves universities, financial institutions, retail and restaurant chains, energy companies, large manufacturers, and railways.
Structuring Multi-Phase Projects and Joint Ventures
Within property transactions and joint ventures, Salem acts directly for property owners and developers on acquisitions, dispositions, and financing.
His work on multi-phase and mixed-use projects covers land assembly, municipal agreements, financing, Land Titles Act applications, management agreements, and co-ownership arrangements. He also advises clients on development management agreements, cost-sharing structures, reciprocal easements, and the land transfer tax implications of commercial real estate.
Managing Complex Leasing and Pandemic-Era Agreements
Within his commercial leasing practice, Salem oversees letters of intent, offers to lease, and final agreements for retail and shopping centre sites, including construction and development details for new builds.
His background includes ground leases and subleases for hotel sites, sports and entertainment complexes, and mixed-use developments. He additionally counsels universities acting as both landlords and tenants regarding office, retail, institutional, and laboratory spaces.
Salem also advises clients on lease matters tied to COVID-19 impacts, including rent reduction agreements, rent deferral agreements, and relevant legislative changes alongside government assistance programs.
