Membership Spotlight April 2021: Meghan Henselwood

As the Manager, Investments at Lotus Capital Corp., Meghan is responsible for sourcing, underwriting and negotiating real estate investment transactions across Canada while participating in the financing, asset management and development management activities of the firm. Meghan’s tenure at Lotus Capital began in 2015 when she joined the investments team as an analyst responsible for the underwriting of acquisitions, assisting the asset management team and preparing asset valuations and ad hoc portfolio analysis.

Membership Spotlight April 2021: Larissa Jacobson

Larissa Jacobson is the Vice President of Retail Leasing at QuadReal Property Group and oversees an exciting retail portfolio of over 2.8 million square feet in Western Canada which consists of enclosed shopping centres, open centres and developments under construction and in the planning process. Of particular note, Larissa is the leasing lead for The Post, the largest heritage revitalization project in Canada! Over the course of 18 years Larissa has represented an array of Tenants and Landlords from the broker side and for the last 13 years now as a Landlord representative. Larissa’s relationship building and negotiating style have made her a well respected leader in the retail real estate industry. Larissa has completed an Executive MBA at the Richard Ivey School of Business at Western University and is a Past President of CREW Vancouver.

CREW Vancouver and Conwest Scholarship For Women in Real Estate – 2020-21 Recipients

We are proud to announce the first recipients of the CREW Vancouver and Conwest Award for Women in Real Estate: Jeshin Toor and Claire Macdonald

Reminder of Office Closure

Please note our office will be closed on Friday, April 2 and will reopen Tuesday, April 6th, for the holiday weekend. Thank you!

Women in Construction Week: Kate O’Neill from PCI Developments

Following completion of an undergraduate degree in Architecture and master’s degree in planning and development, Kate started her career in the UK, working for multiple real estate companies in Manchester and London. During this time, she gained valuable experience in site acquisition, valuation, development and master planning work, and worked closely with a number of London Boroughs to encourage the delivery of affordable housing as part of mixed used developments.