Issue 10

Mar 27 / Reet Institute
We are more than halfway through our program for our 2024 Spring Cohort! Scholars have been learning the basics of commercial real estate and preparing for our Pitch Competition sponsored byAltus Group. Our facilitators in both cities have been phenomenal in guiding scholars through this journey. You met Lorena and Martin in a previous newsletter. Today, we want to introduce you to our other two facilitators: Sorab Gill and Franky Huynh.

Sorab Gill, Canadian Urban

Sorab Gillis Vice President, Asset Management at Canadian Urban Limited and is responsible for achieving the investment objectives for several commercial real estate segregated accounts on behalf of high net worth and institutional investors. He focuses on the strategic management and growth of each of these portfolios to drive superior risk-adjusted returns.

Sorab has over 15 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry ranging from investments, asset management, property management, and construction. He is responsible for asset managing a diverse pool of industrial, retail, office, and multi-residential properties in the major markets across Canada. Prior to joining the asset management team, Sorab worked with the investments team at Canadian Urban Limited focusing on acquisitions and dispositions.

Sorab received his Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Alberta with a concentration in Finance. In his free time, he enjoys mountain biking, hiking, and spending time with family.

Franky Huynh, CBRE

Franky Huynh is a Senior Consultant with the Valuation and Advisory team in Western Canada at CBRE. Franky is an AIMA with over 8 years of experience in real estate and in Property Tax Services. Franky has appeared in over 500 ARB hearings relating to property tax assessment cases and has been successful in reducing tax liabilities for Industrial, Office, Retail and Multi-Residential properties.

We can't wait to see how scholars do at our upcoming Pitch Competition!