6600 Trans-Canada Highway, Pointe-Claire

When we took over the mandate in September 2025, the office tower was experiencing declining occupancy in a commercial market that had been sluggish for months. In less than a year, BGI increased the occupancy rate from 81.3% to 91.47%, generated $210,000 in additional annual rental income, and reduced annual expenses by $118,000 in just three months.

• Occupancy: from 81.3% to 91.47% (September 2025 to July 2026)
• +$210,000 in annual rental income
• -$81,000 in expenses over three months
• 7 units leased, totaling 6,784 sq. ft. of space filled, with more currently under negotiation

6600 Trans-Canada Highway in Pointe-Claire is a commercial office tower with 69 units and over 40 tenants, owned by an international investor based in Europe. After thirty years under the same management, the owner was looking for a new team. BGI took over full management in September 2025. The previous management, while diligent, had run out of steam after three decades and had neglected certain aspects: on-site staff were unsupported, the building's condition required an urgent assessment, and occupancy was slipping in a highly competitive commercial market.

BGI acts as the manager for the building's holding company, with a full-service mandate: management, leasing, accounting, refinancing, tenant relations, repairs, and preparation for major capital projects.

• Increasing occupancy in a competitive commercial market that has been sluggish for several months.
• Taking over management that had become stagnant after thirty years, particularly regarding on-site staff relations and existing contracts.
• Urgent assessment of the building's condition.

• Revitalizing the Property : home staging and lobby redesign, repainting with trusted contractors, all within a controlled budget to make the building more attractive.
• Marketing vacant units : listing all available spaces online with professional photography, which led to quick leasing.
• Dispute resolution : reaching a settlement with a former tenant on a case that had been dragging on for two years; the unit was re-leased within three months.
• Payment security : deploying the Acceo Transphere online payment platform for all tenants to secure payments and simplify the process.
• Lease optimization : renegotiating and bringing all renewing leases up to market rates.
• Refinancing : coordinating the building's mortgage refinancing.
• Tools : HOPEM for management, Acceo Transphere for payments.

• Occupancy increased from 81.3% (September 1, 2025) to 91.47% (end of July 2026), with the 90% threshold reached in about six months.
• 7 units leased, totaling 6,784 sq. ft. of space filled, with other units currently under negotiation.
• $210,000 in additional annual rental income.
• $81,000 reduction in expenses over three months.

• On-site presence: the team visits the property several times a week to resolve issues as they arise.
• Active listening: taking into account the needs of on-site employees and renegotiating existing contracts.
• A hands-on, solution-oriented approach: at BGI, every challenge has a solution.
• High-performance, reliable tools: We implement powerful tools to monitor management and improve results.

I was very fortunate to find BGI to manage my building.

— Building owner