 Bennett Jones Education Dalhousie University, BA, 1997 University of Victoria, LLB, 2000 University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management, MBA, 2010 Bar Admissions Ontario, 2002 Overview Andrew Jeanrie assists clients with all stages of real estate development, including planning approvals, construction and strategic analysis. He provides advice based on his extensive knowledge of the development process from planning approvals through to construction of the projects. Andrew's municipal practice includes regular appearances before municipal councils and committees of adjustment, as well as representing clients in legal proceedings at all levels of Court and administrative tribunals, with a focus on matters before the Ontario Land Tribunal ("OLT") (former Local Planning Appeal Tribunal "LPAT", former Ontario Municipal Board, or "OMB") and the City of Toronto's Local Appeal Body ("TLAB"). Andrew also assists clients in analyzing new sites for development, responding to neighbouring development applications, and in municipal due diligence, including zoning and official plan reviews as a part of real estate transactions and real estate financing transactions. In addition, he advises clients on all manner of municipal governance and regulation, such as licensing, sign by-laws, expropriations and permitting. Andrew also represents clients with respect to a wide range of construction and infrastructure projects, from traditional construction projects to alternative financing procurement/P3 projects. Throughout these engagements he has advised with respect to, among other things, tendering, construction contracts, development agreements, joint venture agreements, project agreements, interface agreements and project financing agreements. Upon completing his MBA at the Rotman School of Management, Andrew was named a Bregman Scholar and to the Dean's List. He also received the Rotman Citizenship Award. Andrew has held seats on many non-profit Board's, including Toronto Botanical Gardens and Heritage Toronto. Experience • Pinnacle International, in the redevelopment of a large, multi-tower property in the former City of Etobicoke. • Pinnacle International, in the approval of a two-tower mixed-use development in the former City of Scarborough. • Pinnacle International, in the approval of a four-tower project in Toronto’s central waterfront. • KingSett Capital, with respect to the development of two "Housing Now" projects in the City of Toronto. • Minto Communities, before the LPAT with respect to a mixed-use development in the former City of Etobicoke. • Minto Communities, with respect to the conversion of a seniors residence in the GTA to residential rental buildings. • Freed Development, land use approvals for a 68 storey tower in the King-Spadina Area of Toronto. • Freed Development, land use approvals for a 4 tower site in North York, including two towers that were the tallest approvals along the Eglinton LRT outside of Eglinton Centre. • Various parties with respect to a successful challenge of the employment replacement policies in Toronto’s King-Spadina area. • Oxford Property Group, with respect to a major industrial subdivision in Milton. • Starlight Properties, with respect to a number of infill residential developments throughout the GTA. • Toronto Port Authority, with respect to the future development of the Port Lands, including representation before the OLT and Divisional Court. • Mattamy Homes, with respect to the planning approvals for a 7 building development site in Toronto. • Mattamy Homes, with respect to the development of more than a dozen projects throughout the GTA. • FBH Group, with respect to the OLT appeal of a mixed use development in Auroa. • Aoyuan Group, land use approvals for a five-tower mixed-use (including residential, office, institutional and retail) development in Toronto. • Kingdom Group, obtaining the land use approvals of a five-tower mixed-use development (including condominium, office, retail, and hotel) in the City of Toronto. • The City of Toronto Economic Development Corporation, obtaining all planning approvals and permits with respect to the development of a 500,000 square foot office development in Toronto. • The owner of the southeast corner of Bloor and Yonge Streets in Toronto, official plan amendment and re-zoning of the site into a 70-storey mixed-use building. • Beaux Properties, land use approvals of a number of projects throughout the GTA, including infill residential towers and power centre retail projects. • North York General Hospital, development of a long-term care facility. • Kilmer Group, municipal issues in the redevelopment of the former Humber River Hospital. • University Health Network, redevelopment of the former nurses residence site. • University Health Network, in matters dealing with the long-term planning of the City's downtown and the role of the Health Sciences District as well as in the appropriate setbacks to be applied to institutional uses pursuant to the City's Tower separation regime. • Ryerson University, a variety of land use planning issues around the development of their Toronto Campus. • Ryerson University, an appeal of their signage master plan. • Upper Canada College, the rezoning of the campus and implementation of the campus development plan. • A Canadian Government owned enterprise, municipal approvals and permitting with respect to the development of Federal land within the City of Toronto. • The City of Toronto's Community Housing Corporation, development of two new housing projects in the City of Toronto. • Property owners of various heritage buildings throughout the City of Toronto, redevelopment of their sites. • A major motor vehicle manufacturer, obtaining all land use approvals necessary for the only new vehicle assembly plant in Ontario in the last 30 years. |