The Construction Source

“We want our clients be successful in their business,” says Michael Smele, Executive Vice President. “What we do is provide them with facilities that enable that success.” Panattoni was originally formed in Sacramento in 1986, and then expanded into the Canadian marketplace in 2005 and into Europe in 2006. They now have more than 25 regional offices, and they have developed more than 320 million square feet of industrial and office space across the world. In Canada, Panattoni has offices in Toronto, Ontario, and Edmonton, Alberta, and they have been responsible for the new construction and redevelopment of over 14 million square feet of industrial buildings across the country – in particular, in the GTA, Montreal, Calgary and Edmonton. According to Michael, their expertise in the regions they work is “unsurpassed.” “We’re a company with a lot of advantages,” he says. “First of all, we’re the privately-owned industrial real estate developer globally. We’ve done work throughout the United States, Europe, and Canada. And because we have such a large breadth of experience, we’re able to have insights that others don’t.” “We’re able to understand all the different trends that are DECEMBER 2020 “We want our clients be successful in their business,” says Michael Smele, Executive Vice President. “What we do is provide them with facilities that enable that success.”