Acquisitions informed by clinical science
Buying or selling a healthcare property is unlike any other commercial real estate transaction. The value of a medical office building, long-term care home, retirement residence, dental clinic, or ambulatory care centre is tied to clinical operations, regulatory approvals, occupancy structures, and the specific needs of healthcare tenants and operators.
PRAXIS brings a rare combination: the financial discipline of a commercial real estate broker, the clinical and regulatory literacy of a graduate Public Health education, and the market intelligence of a practice that exclusively serves healthcare. Every underwriting exercise accounts for clinical constraints that generalist brokers miss entirely — whether that is Ministry of Health bed allocation for an LTC home, RHRA licensing for a retirement residence, infection control standards for a dental clinic, HEPA filtration and biosafety level requirements for a medical laboratory, radiation shielding and structural loading for a diagnostic imaging suite, or ASHRAE 170 ventilation compliance for an ambulatory surgical centre. These are not surface-level considerations — they are the difference between an asset that functions for its intended clinical use and one that requires expensive remediation after close.
For buyers, PRAXIS identifies and underwrites opportunities that fit your operational and investment strategy — sourcing on and off-market, conducting clinical and financial due diligence, and negotiating terms that reflect the true value of healthcare-specific attributes such as regulated use permissions, clinical infrastructure, and anchor tenant quality.
For sellers, PRAXIS positions your asset to the right buyer pool — institutional investors, REITs, operators, and physician groups — with marketing that articulates the clinical and financial value of your property accurately and compellingly.
Coverage spans all Ontario markets — Toronto, Ottawa, Mississauga, Hamilton, Kitchener-Waterloo, London, Barrie, Kingston and beyond — and all Alberta markets including Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, Lethbridge, Grande Prairie, and Fort McMurray.
Asset Classes We Transact
Ontario transactions under RECO. Alberta transactions under RECA. Cross-provincial mandates handled under one advisor with no referrals out — a structural advantage no other healthcare CRE practice in Canada offers.
How PRAXIS runs a healthcare transaction
Mandate Brief
Define investment thesis, asset criteria, geography, and clinical use requirements. Align on pricing and timeline expectations.
Market Intelligence
On and off-market sourcing, healthcare operator network canvassing, and clinical infrastructure assessment across target markets.
Clinical Due Diligence
Regulatory status review, clinical use permissions, MOH and AHS compliance, lease structures, and operational sustainability analysis.
Negotiate & Close
Healthcare-specific offer structuring, conditional period management, and closing coordination with legal, lenders, and operators.