Expropriation and public acquisitions
Valuation reports, expert evidence and trial preparation for expropriation matters across Ontario, together with land acquisition services for public projects.
Founder
Ken Stroud
AACI, P.App., Fellow, PLE, SR/WA
President | Real Estate Appraiser
Professional background
Ken is the Founder and President of gsi Real Estate & Planning Advisors Inc. An accredited appraiser with more than fifty years of experience, he brings a background in property valuation, market analysis, economic development and land use planning.
Before forming gsi, Ken served as Executive Administrator of the Planning, Property and Economic Development Departments for the City of North York. His earlier roles included Commissioner of Property and Economic Development, Chief Appraiser and Chief Negotiator with the Ontario government, and Manager of Appraisal Services for the Bank of Nova Scotia.
Ken has appeared before the Ontario Land Tribunal, the Superior Court of Justice (Ontario), the Assessment Review Board and arbitration hearings. His practice includes expropriation, development land, institutional property, ground lease disputes, contamination-related valuation and complex acquisition and disposition matters.
Areas of practice
- Expropriation appraisal, injurious affection and expert testimony
- Development land, highest and best use and feasibility analysis
- Institutional assets, commercial property and portfolio valuations
- Ground lease valuation and arbitration
- Environmental contamination valuation and forensic review
- Public-sector acquisitions, dispositions and asset rationalization
Selected experience
Development and institutional assets
Highest and best use studies, financial evaluation of multi-use and multi-owner schemes, and valuation of development land and large special-purpose properties.
Ground leases and specialist interests
Economic and market advice for ground lease renewals, appointments as arbitrator in ground lease disputes, and waterlot valuations for the petroleum industry.
Public-sector leadership
Experience includes work on North York’s Yonge Street corridor policies, a financing model for the Sheppard Subway Line and principal negotiation roles on major development proposals.
Career experience
- Executive Administrator, Planning, Property & Economic Development — City of North York, 1988–1991
- Commissioner of Property & Economic Development — City of North York, 1984–1988; Commissioner of Property, 1981–1984
- Chief Negotiator — Ontario Realty Services Branch, 1979–1981; Chief Appraiser, 1976–1979
- Manager, Appraisal Services (Canada) — Bank of Nova Scotia, 1975–1976