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Larry R. Sandrin

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Larry Sandrin's practice focuses on all aspects of commercial real estate transactions, development and leasing, with an emphasis on major governmental approval processes in comprehensive development and infrastructure projects.

Chambers Canada

"Vancouver-based Larry Sandrin enjoys a glowing reputation for his real estate work, particularly in the development sphere. As well as advising on major mixed-use and infrastructure projects, he is also well versed in purchases and sales. Clients enthuse: 'Comprehensive, large-scale projects are what he's good at. The more complex it is, the more Larry is engaged.' They continue: 'He's in the top echelon of real estate counsel in Vancouver.'"

Larry's work involving governmental approvals has included agricultural land reserve determinations and releases, official community and development plans, re-zonings, subdivisions and complex development and building permit processes.

Larry has completed many significant commercial transactions of a wide variety of real estate portfolios and investment properties for local, national and offshore investors and public bodies.

He has advised and assisted in many infrastructure projects, including P3s, relating to transportation, civil works, healthcare and education projects.

Larry is a past director of the BC Branch of the Canadian Diabetes Association and a past governor and Vice-Chair of the Collingwood School Society in West Vancouver.

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University of Victoria, BA, 1975  University of British Columbia, LLB, 1979  

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British Columbia, 1980

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Planning, rezonings, subdivisions, infrastructure construction and site sales, from concept to completion, of Marathon Realty's Coal Harbour Project, including all negotiations with City of Vancouver through five major rezonings, joint ventures and co-ownership agreements, governance, corporate re-organizations, and dispositions, generating land sale proceeds from residential, office, hotel, marina and convention centre development sites, and overall project development values exceeding $4 billion
Development, leasing, financing, subdivision and sales of Marathon Realty BC office buildings including all dealings with B.C. Transit/TransLink on public transit guideways and stations
Negotiation of construction, management and financing agreements for Freshwater and Wastewater Treatment Facilities on Vancouver Island and elsewhere in British Columbia on behalf of private and public entities
Advising Project Management Team on major real property issues relating to Canada Line Rapid Transit P3 Project
Future Vancouver Convention Centre Expansion Projects: currently advising B.C. Pavilion Corporation in connection with contemplated expansions of the Vancouver Convention Centre and a related hotel precinct project, in cooperation with Vancouver Fraser Port Authority
Vancouver Convention Centre (Vancouver): advising Marathon Realty on the development of the entirety of Coal Harbour, concluding with the rezoning, subdivision and sale to the Province of the Vancouver Convention Centre (West) site.  Subsequently, advising B.C. Pavilion Corporation on the Vancouver Convention Centre Expansion project, through design, permits, construction and commissioning of the Expansion to serve the 2010 Olympic Games and the Greater Vancouver region afterwards
Advising BC PavCo renovation transactions and projects, including BC Place Stadium upgrade agreements and RFPs, ground leases, rezonings, subdivisions, servicing and development agreements for development of BC Place adjacent lands for casino-hotel and district energy utilities projects
Advising Ivanhoe Cambridge on Oakridge Centre Master Planning Agreements
Advising CN Real Estate and Canada Lands Company in connection with various land and building developments and sales, including 401 Burrard Street, Pacific Business Centre, Glenlyon Business Park, Bayside Village (Victoria), CFB Chilliwack, CMHC Lands and Building Portfolio, 900 Howe Street, Garden City Lands Richmond and other projects
Negotiation of construction, management and financing agreements for P3 Sports Complexes in Lower Mainland municipalities
Advising private and public entities on utilities and telecom rights of way, licenses and Municipal Access Agreements
Advising private and public entities and Crown corporations on acquisitions of federal and provincial lands within harbours and water courses
Advising on purchase and sale of various Metro Vancouver office towers, hotels, retail complexes, business and industrial parks for Canadian national and overseas investors
Participation with Business Council of British Columbia, and Urban Development Institute and other institutions in lobbying and negotiations with governments in connection with amendments to provincial legislation
Advising on all real estate and related asset issues in connection with purchase of Douglas Lake Ranch, Canada's largest operating fee simple/leasehold/grazing license cattle ranch
Advising Health Care Authorities and Charitable Societies and Foundations on Real Estate issues in connection with Health Care Capital Projects
Advising Vancouver Community College Project Team on redevelopment projects at King Edward and Downtown Campuses
Advising various organizations on First Nations joint ventures and other co-operative commercial projects and enterprises
Advising Aspac Developments on rezonings and development of River Green Project, Richmond BC and other projects
Advising School Boards on assemblies for school projects
Participation and advice on rezonings, acquisitions, development, leasing and sale of BC Enterprise Corporation land assets (including Songhees Master Project in Victoria)
Completion of complex and prominent rezonings, subdivision and sales of Molson Arbutus Industrial Lands on West Side of Vancouver
Advising on sale of Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver and World Trade Centre Office Complex and (more recently) advising on purchase and sale of nine other Vancouver area hotels

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Chambers Canada
Ranked Band 1, Real Estate – B.C.
Chambers Global The World's Leading Lawyers for Business
Ranked, Real Estate
The Legal 500 Canada
Leading lawyer, Real Estate
Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
Repeatedly Recommended, Infrastructure Law
Repeatedly Recommended, Property Development
Repeatedly Recommended, Property Leasing
Best Lawyers in Canada
Recognized for Commercial Leasing Law; Real Estate Law
Lexpert Special Edition—Canada's Leading Infrastructure Lawyers

Recognized as a leading Infrastructure lawyer


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