Retail leasing · Toronto & the GTA
The right storefront starts with the right lease.
Dedicated representation for retailers, restaurateurs and service businesses seeking space, and for owners filling retail units with the right tenants.
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Meshesha Robel, REALTOR® · Sutton Group Admiral Realty, Brokerage
Tenant & landlord representation · GTA-wide
Two sides of every retail lease
Choose your path
Tenant representation
Opening or relocating a retail location
- •Define trade area, frontage and co-tenancy needs
- •Shortlist and tour suitable units
- •Compare offers to lease on true occupancy cost
- •Negotiate use, exclusivity, signage and fixturing terms
Landlord representation
Filling a retail unit with the right tenant
- •Position the unit around its realistic tenant mix
- •Market to qualified retail, food and service operators
- •Screen covenant, use and fit with existing tenants
- •Structure terms that protect the property long-term
Every retail format
Retail is not one asset class
A café, a pharmacy and a fitness studio each need different things from a lease. Representation should start from how the business actually trades.
Space types & lease structuresStreet-front retail
Main-street units where frontage, window line and pedestrian flow drive the business.
Strip plazas
Neighbourhood and community plazas built around convenience, parking and anchor draw.
Shopping centre units
Enclosed and open-air centres with formal co-tenancy, hours and common-area rules.
Restaurant & food service
Spaces where venting, grease traps, power, zoning and licensing decide feasibility.
Mixed-use retail
Ground-floor retail beneath residential or office, with its own use and noise considerations.
What retail leases turn on
The clauses that make or break a storefront
Frontage & visibility
Linear frontage, sightlines, corner exposure and window line.
Permitted use
What you may sell or offer, drafted broadly enough to evolve.
Exclusivity & co-tenancy
Protection from direct competitors and from losing anchor draw.
Gross vs. net & percentage rent
Who pays taxes, insurance and common-area costs, and whether sales matter.
Signage rights
Fascia, pylon and window signage, subject to landlord and municipal approval.
Parking
Ratios, shared use and customer convenience in suburban formats.
Food-service readiness
Venting, grease interceptors, gas and power for restaurant tenants.
Licensing & zoning
Municipal business licences and permitted uses under local zoning.
Across the GTA
Main streets, plazas and centres
Talk through your retail space requirement
A no-obligation conversation about your space, timing and priorities, whether you're opening a location or filling a vacancy. Text or call anytime, or send a request.
Meshesha Robel, REALTOR® · Sutton Group Admiral Realty, Brokerage