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Clifton Blake merges with Metropolitan Commercial Realty to create integrated real estate platform
Clifton Blake has sealed a deal to merge with long-time collaborator Metropolitan Commercial Realty Inc., rebranding the brokerage as CB Metropolitan Commercial Ltd. (CB Metcom) and positioning the combined company as a one-stop platform for sourcing, financing and managing commercial real estate assets.
The transaction folds CB Metcom’s 20-year brokerage practice into Clifton Blake’s investment, lending and development arm. Clifton Blake, chief executive officer of KC Daya, says the move extends the firm’s control “from origination and underwriting, to lending, construction, leasing, and property management.”
“Clifton Blake offers the leading full-cycle solution for optimizing and managing real estate assets,” Daya says. “By adding a commercial brokerage to our in-house capabilities, we now control a broader segment of the real estate value chain … ensuring a wide bank of service offerings and customized solutions for investors, tenants, and property owners.”
Broader reach, faster execution
Clifton Blake cites three immediate advantages:
- Off-market deal flow: CB Metcom’s broker network widens access to properties before they hit public listings.
- Timely market intelligence: Two decades of transaction data sharpens underwriting speed and precision.
- Capital channels: CB Metcom’s client list introduces new sources of equity and debt for future projects.
The brokerage’s local presence in key markets will support Clifton Blake’s leasing and capital-markets strategies, according to the statement.
A reciprocal pipeline
Ming Zee, president and partner at CB Metcom, says the merger gives his 25-person team tools it did not previously command.
“We’re stronger together,” Zee states. “Our brokerage team now operates within a fully integrated real estate platform, supported by capital, lending, and development expertise.”
For CB Metcom’s clients, the tie-up opens access to Clifton Blake’s private REIT, mortgage fund and bridge funds — vehicles the firm has used for five decades to back urban intensification and mixed-use projects across Canada.
About the companies
Clifton Blake traces its roots back 50 years and manages portfolios spanning private mortgage lending, construction management and mixed-use development. CB Metropolitan Commercial Ltd. was founded in 2006 by Zee and David De Courcy, specializing in land development and leasing. The firm will keep its brand and independent client-first culture, combined with Clifton Blake’s financial and operational scale.
What’s next
The partners said the combined entity, now more than 70 people across investment, brokerage and asset-management disciplines, will focus on accelerating deal flow through 2025 while integrating technology and data platforms.
For hotel owners, developers and asset managers monitoring Canada’s commercial real-estate landscape, the merger suggests a broader industry push toward fully integrated service models — bringing brokerage, construction and capital under one roof to trim timelines and align interests across the project life cycle.
