Glenview

What Glenview does

Glenview is a privately-held, family-owned real estate company headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1966 by Sol Shabinsky and now led by the third generation of the Shabinsky family. The company operates as an integrated real estate developer, owner, and manager across commercial office, residential multifamily, medical office, and new home construction in the National Capital Region. Core assets include five commercial/medical properties (190 O'Connor Street, Place Laurier, Leima Building, 116 Lisgar Street, and Smyth Medical Centre) totaling roughly 409,696 square feet, the Imperial Apartments residential tower at 171 O'Connor Street, and a new home construction division (Glenview Homes, launched in 2012) building master-planned communities in Kanata, Barrhaven, Orléans, and Kemptville.

Glenview's technology stack is conventional for the real estate sector — standard property management systems, a content-managed corporate website with Google Analytics, Point3D-powered 360-degree virtual tours for select suites, and Snaile smart parcel lockers at Imperial Apartments. Two buildings (Place Laurier and Leima Building) carry LEED certifications, and the company holds Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) compliance. No proprietary software, APIs, SDKs, or AI/ML systems are disclosed.

The business model is a hybrid of recurring rental income and one-time development proceeds. Commercial and medical office space is leased on multi-year terms to professional services firms, government-adjacent tenants, and medical practitioners at quote-based rates not publicly disclosed. Residential apartments are rented monthly at disclosed rates (e.g., $1,499–$1,849 for bachelor and one-bedroom units at Imperial Apartments). Property development and new home construction through Glenview Homes generate one-time sales proceeds. Distribution is exclusively direct-to-tenant via an in-house leasing team, with no channel partners or third-party listing platforms.

Name

Glenview

Legal name

Glenview Management Limited

Website

https://glenview.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Glenview is a family-owned Ottawa real estate firm developing, owning, and managing commercial office, medical, and residential properties plus new home construction through its Glenview Homes division across the National Capital Region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate

NAICS

New Housing For-Sale Builders (236117), Rental and Leasing Services (532), Residential Building Construction (2361)

SIC

Operators Of Nonresidential Buildings (6512), Operators Of Apartment Buildings (6513), Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Land Development & Subdivision Homebuilding (Build-to-Sell Communities) (IMAFABAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Residential General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAB)

Keywords

• Commercial real estate
• Property management
• Property development
• Office leasing
• Residential leasing

Headquarters

HQ city

Ottawa

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Commercial Office Leasing: Long-term leasing of commercial office space to businesses, professional firms, and medical practitioners. Revenue generated through monthly rent payments from commercial tenants across multiple office properties.
2. Residential Apartment Leasing: Monthly rental of residential apartment units at Imperial Apartments property. Bachelor, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom units available with various amenities.
3. Property Development: Development and construction of commercial, retail, residential, and mixed-use properties throughout the National Capital Region. Includes new home building through Glenview Homes division launched in 2012.
4. Property Management Services: In-house property management services for Glenview-owned and potentially third-party properties. Includes leasing, maintenance, construction supervision, and tenant services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Glenview develops, owns, manages, and leases commercial office buildings (190 O'Connor, Place Laurier, Leima Building, 116 Lisgar Street, Smyth Medical Centre) and residential apartment properties (Imperial Apartments) in Ottawa's downtown core. The company also develops and sells new homes through its Glenview Homes subdivision, building master-planned communities in Barrhaven, Orléans, Kanata, and Kemptville. All property development, construction, leasing, and management services are delivered in-house.

Product overview

Glenview is a family-owned real estate company that develops, manages, and leases commercial and residential properties in Ottawa. The core offering consists of commercial office buildings for lease (190 O'Connor, Place Laurier, Leima Building, 116 Lisgar Street, Smyth Medical Centre) and residential apartments (Imperial Apartments). In 2012, Glenview expanded into new home construction through its Glenview Homes subdivision, building master-planned communities in the National Capital Region. The company provides property management, leasing, and construction services all delivered in-house.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Glenview Homes: New home construction and master-planned community development division launched in 2012, building communities in Barrhaven, Orléans, Kanata, and Kemptville

Products and services

• 190 O'Connor Office Building A 55,108-square-foot boutique office building on the edge of Ottawa's downtown business district, serving as Glenview's head office and offering private, secure surface parking on site for commercial tenants.
• Place Laurier A 14-storey, 119,390 Sq. Ft. LEED Certified commercial office building at 170 Laurier Avenue West in the heart of Ottawa's financial core in Centretown, close to Parliament Hill, the Ottawa Courthouse, and Ottawa City Hall. Includes 3D virtual tours of available suites.
• Leima Building An 11-storey, 148,977 Sq. Ft. Gold LEED Certified office building at 410 Laurier Avenue West in Ottawa's Central Business District near Parliament Hill, featuring an on-site conference room, storage facilities, and parking.
• 116 Lisgar Street A 7-storey, 42,980 Sq. Ft. commercial building strategically located across from Ottawa City Hall and the Ottawa Courthouse, walking distance to Parliament Hill, with 3D virtual tours available for suites such as Suite 502.
• Smyth Medical Centre A 3-storey, 43,241 Sq. Ft. medical office building at 1929 Russell Road in east Ottawa, featuring barrier-free access, on-site laboratory, radiology, and pharmacy services, plus underground parking. Currently fully leased.
• Imperial Apartments A 9-storey residential apartment building at 171 O'Connor Street offering bachelor, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments with balconies, on-site administration, controlled access, video cameras, indoor/outdoor/canopy parking, outdoor seasonal pool, and Snaile smart parcel delivery lockers. One-bedroom units range from $1,749-$1,849/month; bachelor units start at $1,499/month.
• Glenview Homes New home construction division building master-planned communities in Ottawa-area suburbs including Barrhaven, Orléans, Kanata, and Kemptville. First community was Monahan Landing in Kanata in 2012.

Quantifiable outcome

• High occupancy levels consistently maintained across managed properties
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TRUEdotDESIGNminorOthersWebsite development and design partner responsible for Glenview's corporate website. Not a strategic or revenue-generating partnership.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Morguard Corporation: Canadian real estate owner/operator with a multi-province portfolio of office, retail, and multifamily assets. Comparable to Glenview in the owner-operator model across commercial and residential, though at materially larger scale and with public-company capital access.
• RioCan REIT: One of Canada's largest REITs, focused on retail and increasingly mixed-use and residential. Comparable as a diversified Canadian real estate owner, though heavily retail-tilted relative to Glenview's office and apartment focus.
• Boardwalk REIT: Largest Canadian multifamily landlord with apartment communities primarily in Alberta, Ontario, and Québec. Comparable to Glenview's residential apartment operations in unit-level leasing, tenant management, and rent-roll dynamics.
• Allied Properties REIT: Canadian REIT focused on Class A office in Toronto, Montréal, Ottawa, and other major cities. Comparable to Glenview's commercial office segment, particularly the premium positioning of Place Laurier and Leima Building in Ottawa's CBD.
• Mattamy Homes: Largest privately owned homebuilder in North America, with significant Ottawa-area master-planned community activity. Comparable to Glenview Homes in product type (subdivision homebuilding) and Ottawa-region submarkets, though at vastly larger national scale.
• Dream Office REIT: Canadian office REIT with significant Ottawa exposure. Comparable to Glenview's commercial office portfolio in both geography and tenant mix (government, professional services), though as a public vehicle with capital structure flexibility Glenview does not have.
• Killam Apartment REIT: Canadian apartment REIT operating multifamily residential across multiple provinces. Comparable to Glenview's Imperial Apartments residential segment, though at larger scale and with public-market financing.

Direct peers

• Minto Group: Ottawa-based, family-influenced developer, builder, and manager of residential and commercial real estate. Directly comparable to Glenview in operating geography (Ottawa), vertical integration across development, construction and management, and homebuilding exposure through Minto Communities.
• Tamarack Homes: Ottawa-focused homebuilder of single-family homes and master-planned communities. Directly comparable to Glenview Homes in geography, product type (subdivision homebuilding in Ottawa suburbs), and target buyer segment.
• Colonnade BridgePort: Ottawa-based commercial real estate developer, owner, and manager. Directly comparable to Glenview in operating geography (Ottawa/National Capital Region), commercial office focus, and integrated development-to-management platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/glenview-management-limited

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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