Aly has specialized in Calgary's downtown leasing market with Colliers for the past 21 years. Aly has experience dealing with numerous types of leasing situations including lease transactions from both the tenant and landlord perspectives, subleasing and assignment, surrender, renewal and premises expansions and contractions. Aly's experience and solid educational background gives him strength in communication, negotiation, and financial analysis which allows his clients to evaluate all scenarios and make informed decisions. Over the years, Aly has developed strong relationships with both tenants and landlords and has been involved in lease transactions totaling in excess of 8,000,000 square feet.
Since becoming a Partner in 2007, he has taken on a leadership role by providing guidance, training, and mentorship within the firm and commercial real estate community as a whole. Most recently, Aly joined the NAIOP Mentorship Program, designed to match developing leaders with experienced and established leaders in the industry. Aly also served on the firm’s Board of Directors from 2017-2022, where he applied his overall business acumen, in depth market intelligence and expertise to guide Colliers Calgary and ensure the firm continued to be a viable entity poised for growth.
Aly has been given the Award of Excellence by Colliers International as a North American top performer every year since 2008, making him one of the few recipients of the award for 15 consecutive years.
Aly's work on behalf of companies such as TC Energy, Symend Inc., Avanti Software Inc., Telus, Statoil Canada Ltd., Black Diamond Group Limited, Altalink LP, Dale Carnegie, Ernst & Young, HSBC, Canon Canada, Blackstone Real Estate, Slate Properties, KingSett Capital, Choice Properties, Crestpoint Real Estate, Bantrel Engineering, Matrix Solutions, UBS Canada and Viterra has earned him respect as one of Calgary's leading real estate leasing professionals.