Alastair Wishart
Sr. Vice President • Canada
Local Office:
161 Bay Street
TD Canada Trust Tower
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2S1
Canada
Office: +1 (416) 4528209
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Alastair Wishart
Sr. Vice President • Canada
Alastair Wishart has over 20 years of experience providing professional valuation and advisory services to a range of clients, including developers, financial institutions, lawyers, investors and the public sector. Alastair’s practice focuses on the valuation of a variety of property types for acquisition/disposition purposes, tax purposes, financing, expropriation and mediation/litigation support. Alastair’s advice is regularly sought by clients who value thorough research and objective analysis.
Alastair has prepared appraisals and consulting assignments for a variety of property types including development land, institutional properties, mixed-use properties, parking lots, industrial buildings, golf courses, shopping centres and office buildings. In addition to appraisal and real estate consulting assignments, Alastair has given evidence in various private litigation and mediation matters and has presented evidence in the Ontario Superior Court to discuss urban planning issues in the context of a valuation dispute.
Mr. Wishart has led a wide range of assignments. Key highlights include:
- Acquisition/Disposition: Prepared numerous appraisals, particularly for development land, for acquisition/disposition purposes. Appraisals in this regard have been provided for a number of clients, including:
- PSP Investments (Downsview Airport Site)
- the Canada Lands Company
- the Toronto Parking Authority
- the Toronto Catholic District School Board
- the Durham District School Board
- the Ontario Pension Board
- Various developers and homebuilders throughout the Greater Toronto Area
- Various governments and institutions throughout the Greater Toronto Area.
- Private Litigation Matters: Valuation of various property types and attendance at private litigation proceedings.
- Tax Reporting: Prepared appraisal reports for Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) income tax reporting purposes.
- Rent Renewal: Experience in assisting landlords and tenants in valuing various commercial properties for rent renewal purposes.
- Financing: Prepared appraisal reports for developers and private investors for mortgage financing purposes.
- Portfolio Valuation: Experience valuing a range of property portfolios.
- Expropriation: Assisted both claimants and expropriating authorities for a variety of projects, including Highway No. 407 takings, York Region
- VIVA Rapid Transit takings, in addition to various road widenings in municipalities across the Greater Toronto Area.
- Special Purpose: Experience valuing a variety of special-purpose properties including enclosed shopping centres/malls, theme parks and golf courses.
Accredited Member of the Appraisal Institute of Canada (AACI)
Ontario Expropriation Association
Golden Key National Honour Society
Association of Ontario Land Economists
Accredited Appraiser Canadian Institute (AACI), Appraisal Institute of Canada
Diploma in Urban Land Economics, Commerce Division Diploma Program, University of British Columbia
M.Sc. (Planning), Urban & Economic Planning, University of Toronto
Bachelor of Arts (Hons), Urban & Economic Geography, University of Toronto