Hines is a privately owned international real estate firm that has provided the highest levels of quality, service and value to its clients and investors for more than 55 years. With a presence in over 100 cities around the globe, Hines has developed over 800 projects with more than 259 million square feet of space.Currently the firm controls assets valued at approximately $23.8 billion.Attention to detail, efficiency, economy and engineering innovations are the hallmarks of every Hines project. In paying strict homage to these principles, Hines has redefined the way developers interact with and treat architecture, promoting a balance between function, beauty and sustainability and reshaping city skylines around the world. Hines entered the Canadian commercial real estate market in 2004 and, through an impressive portfolio of high‐profile developments and acquisitions, has quickly planted a long‐term flag in Canada.Since the opening of its first office in Toronto, Hines has initiated, developed, acquired or managed 10 million square feet of office, retail, residential and entertainment projects in Toronto, Calgary, Montreal, Edmonton and Ottawa.This includes Canada’s first LEED® Platinum office high‐rise, Eighth Avenue Place in Calgary, and Bayside Toronto, the landmark waterfront development underwaydowntown.