Jane Baldwin
Retail Leasing and Investment Sales, Sales Rep, Lennard Commercial Realty
Toronto, ON M5J 2H7
Phone (416) 649-5919
Property Types
Retail, Multi-Family
Markets
Toronto
Bio
Jane Baldwin is recognized as one of the premier Retail Real Estate specialists in Canada.
Uniquely qualified with extensive experience in Leasing (landlord mandated & tenant representation), Investment Sales, Consulting and Project Development in both Canada and United States; she is often involved with new project development and mandated with both the leasing and sale of the same property. She has been very effective at creating maximum asset value through implementing her own leasing strategies and then achieving aggressive capitalization rates on the sale. On the tenant side she has been responsible for the strategic development of retail stores across Canada.
Jane has developed a depth of experience and an extensive network of contacts throughout North America including leading Retail, Restaurant and Entertainment entities as well as Owners, Developers & Investors of retail properties. With a track record of intelligent and profitable deal making and a proven ability to create innovative concepts and translate them into sound business structures, she has had a history of success in meeting the visions, goals and expectations of clients.
Jane was the founding partner in “Matrix” which was one of Canada’s leading retail tenant representation firms and as President for 13 years was responsible for the real estate strategy, site selection and lease negotiations for hundreds of Canadian and International retailers in major mall, mixed-use, power centre and street locations across the country. Jane continues to represent retailers on a selective basis.
For the 3 years following, she was part of the urban development/leasing team at “Trizec Hahn” in San Diego and worked with some of the most talented urban development people in North America on projects such as: Hollywood and Highland in Los Angeles, Desert Passage in Las Vegas, Paseo Colorado in Pasadena and the CN Tower in Toronto. Her involvement extended from project conception through architectural/design, financial pro forma, development of tenant mix & marketing strategies, documentation and leasing of anchor & ancillary tenants.
Prior to joining Lennard, Jane was Director of the Retail Group at “J.J.Barnicke” (now “DTZ”) for 4½ years and gained additional experience in Retail Leasing, Consulting, Development and Investment Sales.
