How Market Intelligence Closed a $100M Deal in Kitchener-Waterloo
Knowing the market and embracing a specialty can set brokers apart from the competition. For Ryan Thomson, being a land development expert and working alongside Chris Thoms and his industrial expertise is what helped secure and ultimately transact on a 145.6-acre residential development site in Breslau, Ontario.
Through a competitive broker selection process Colliers was successful in securing the listing - It was our Colliers value of ‘BE Experts’ and ‘BE Collaborative’ that made the difference. With Chris Thoms having an existing relationship with the vendor through industrial projects, and having the unique ability to connect the right people to the right opportunities, it became a seamless collaboration effort when Ryan Thomson was brought in to advise as the development expert.
Ryan’s ability to quickly familiarize himself with the planning, approvals, timelines, product, market and political aspects of the property along with his un-common market knowledge from an active project with many parallels to the Breslau lands deal. That’s when the client realized the Colliers difference.
Skills that can only be learned through years of experience
Since joining Colliers in 2001, Ryan has specialized in the sale of development land & redevelopment higher & better use assets.
Ryan’s expertise in this practice has resulted in successful transactions across the GTA and Central/Southern Ontario. Ryan’s in-depth knowledge of the market & development process (entitlement and approval process, development timing, product type and project underwriting) act as the cornerstone of his strategic advice and execution strategy for property owners. Ryan guides his clients through the sale process from preliminary planning feasibility studies and market analysis to detailed target marketing and execution strategies to maximize value mitigate risk and provide certainty on closing.
Market intelligence trumps all
The market intelligence that Ryan was able to leverage -provided the client with a confidence in both Colliers underwriting of value and equally as important ability to execute a fair, transparent & objective sale process.
“Knowing what makes each parcel of land unique, and the right contacts to see that come to be is what makes the difference for my clients,” said Thomson. “Bringing that expertise to our clients is what we do 100% of the time.”
The closing of the Breslau land deal ranked as one of the largest deals of the year, both in size and price at $100M. Congratulations Ryan Thomson and Chris Thoms for being experts in this landmark sale.
