About

Lee Billinkoff is an Executive Vice Chairman in Cushman & Wakefield's Toronto Office Leasing Group, bringing more than 26 years of experience advising some of North America's most prominent corporations on complex real estate strategies. Renowned for his strategic insight, creativity, and client-focused approach, Lee delivers innovative real estate solutions that help organizations achieve their business objectives across local, national, and international markets.

Specializing in complex and high-profile assignments, Lee provides customized solutions that address the full spectrum of occupier real estate needs, from individual transactions to the management of extensive corporate portfolios. His ability to navigate sophisticated real estate challenges has made him a trusted advisor to leading organizations across a wide range of industries.

Lee is a member of Cushman & Wakefield's specialized global brokerage platform, serving multinational clients with real estate requirements around the world. As one of the primary relationship leads for TD Bank, he is responsible for overseeing and managing the bank's real estate portfolio throughout Canada and internationally, ensuring strategic alignment with the organization's evolving business goals.

Working alongside Executive Vice Chairmen, Derek Snyder and Eric Shaw, Lee has represented an impressive roster of premier organizations, including TD Bank, Scotiabank, BMO Financial Group, OMNICOM, McCain Foods, Laurentian Bank, Foresters Financial, Canaccord Genuity, Wells Fargo, McCarthy Tétrault, Publicis Groupe, Microsoft, Meta, Blue Ant Media, Accor Hotels, EY, and many of Canada's most distinguished law firms. Through these engagements, Lee has built a reputation for delivering exceptional results, fostering long-term client relationships, and executing transformative real estate strategies that create lasting value.

Assignments

• Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) – 1,700,00 SF - 81 & 141 Bay Street – New head office transaction
• Bank of Montreal – 700,000 SF – Renewal of head office in Toronto
• Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) – 750,000 SF – Head Office renewal
• Toronto Dominion Bank – Multiple assignments as single point of contact across Canada and International.
• PricewaterhouseCoopers – 450,000 SF – Consolidated Toronto headquarters, New Build
• Aviva Insurance – 300,000 SF – Single point of contact across Canada, New Build
• Wawanesa Insurance – 376,000 – Design build, Winnipeg
• EY – 250,000 SF – Consolidated headquarters, New Build
• Meta (Facebook) – 204,000 SF – Toronto expansion
• Laurentian Bank – 200,000 SF – Head office relocation in Toronto
• The Globe and Mail – 130,000 SF – Head office relocation in Toronto, New Build
• Spin Master Ltd. – 133,000 SF – Head office relocation in Toronto
• Publicis – 113,000 SF – Toronto consolidation
• McCain Foods – 107,000 SF – Consolidation and relocation in Toronto
• OMNICOM – 113,000 SF - Consolidation and relocation in Toronto
• Wells Fargo – 75,000 SF – Single point of contact across Canada
• Lowe’s – 67,000 SF – Relocation in Mississauga
• Accor Hotels – 51,000 SF – Renewal

Awards & Recognition

• SIOR Office Broker of the Year, 2016
• Award of Excellence & Service Excellent Achievement Award for the Americas
• NAIOP Office Development of the Year Award, 2005, 2009 & 2014
• President’s Round Table, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013,

  2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025

• National Top 10 Producer, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022,

  2023, 2024 & 2025

• Americas Top 100 Producer, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023 & 2025

Education

• Honours Degree in Business Administration, Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario