“We’ve been very lucky for the whole history of our firm, but particularly the last
10 years, to attract the kind of clients who want to innovate.”
Patrick Simmons, RSai Partner
It’s the kind of work that one would expect
to see in larger centres like Toronto. “The
Waterloo Region is relatively small and the
development industry in the region is not
like that in a larger city,” said Patrick Sim-
mons, one of the partners at RSai. “(Perim-
eter Development) brought a new level of
sophistication and expertise to downtown
Kitchener. We’ve learned a lot from them.”
The project earned additional recogni-
tion for RSai when the Breithaupt Block
received the NAIOP Real Estate Excel-
lence (REX) award earlier this year for Of-
fice Development of the Year. The award
recognizes outstanding achievements in
the office, industrial, retail and mixed-use
real estate industry in the Greater Toronto
Area, choosing recipients based on a com-
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