Our Team

A career real estate entrepreneur who has developed and built homes, condominiums, industrial buildings and strip shopping centres in Canada and the US market.

Founded Bayfield Realty Advisors Inc. in 2005 and transformed the company into an integrated real estate platform with development, management and leasing divisions. Directed the Bayfield team in the acquisition, development and management of more than $1.5 Billion dollars of real estate assets over the past 16 years.

Overall responsibility for Bayfield’s operating platform, asset management and development activities. Establishment and execution of corporate strategy in conjunction with CEO and CIO.

Extensive experience in domestic and international investment, capital funding and asset management. Past key investment leadership roles at Oxford Properties Group and Primaris Retail REIT; focusing on retail, office and industrial property transactions exceeding $12 Billion.

Graduate of Richard Ivey School of Business (MBA) and Western University (B. Engineering Science – Civil).

Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) and licensed Real Estate Broker (RECO).

Primary responsibilities include planning, overseeing and executing the investment strategy; coordinating and implementing the development and  management functions; and ensuring timely reporting to Fund investors.

As a leading member of advisory teams, provided strategic direction and guidance for significant real estate organizations including Walmart, Choice REIT, First Capital, RioCan, Sears, The Bay, among others.

Experienced in Team Leadership, Senior Client Coverage, Brokerage, M&A and Strategic Advisory. As a Director of TD Securities and several National Brokerage companies’ real estate teams, has completed more than $20 billion of transaction activity, including many of Canada’s largest property and public company advisory mandates.

Graduate of Richard Ivey Business School (HBA) and completed his Partners, Directors & Senior Officers accreditation (PDO).

As a key strategic business partner, Zahir directs the company’s overall financial management and oversees strategic planning, enterprise risk, financial reporting, financing, treasury, taxation, and valuation for the organization. He brings a range of experience across finance, strategy, and risk, including specialization in real estate and investment management.

Prior to joining Bayfield, he had 15 years of financial reporting, budgeting and strategic planning experience with leading Canadian real estate firms including Smart Centres and Ivanhoe Cambridge. Previously CFO of Prime Real Estate Management Group.

Zahir holds CPA, CGA & IMAT (London School of Economics) professional designations and has an MBA with Richard Ivey School of Business.

As an active community leader and a strong champion of diversity and inclusion, Zahir served two terms as a Board member and Chairperson of the Audit and Business Investment Committee for Toronto Community Housing with assets over $9 billion.

Reporting directly to the COO, Jeff’s principal responsibilities include Asset Management through the development and execution of the property level strategic plans as well as the management of the Property Operations and Leasing Teams of Bayfield Property Management.

Previously managed institutional grade portfolios of retail, office, and multi-family assets across the country with prior postings at companies including Slate Asset Management, RioCan REIT, and Timbercreek.

Was responsible for the leasing, operations, underwriting, due diligence and asset management of real estate assets for public REIT’s, pension funds, and private investors.

Primarily responsible for all aspects of real estate planning & construction on current Bayfield redevelopment projects and upcoming new developments. Along with the COO develop, implement and execute planning and building strategies for a smooth efficient turnover to our valued clients.

Over 30 years’ experience in Construction & Development across Canada and in all sectors of the industry as team lead in all facets of the project life cycle.

Previously managed teams with notable developers such as Smart Centres and Condor Properties. Extensive experience managing large scale projects with multiple phases of civil and building construction. Personally responsible for an excess of 12 million square feet of Commercial, Retail, Multi-Residential and Industrial new builds and renovations, along with several kilometers of roads and parking lots.