Brad J. Lamb
Brad J. Lamb is a Canadian real estate broker and condo developer who hosted Big City Broker on HGTV Canada and runs Brad J. Lamb Realty Inc. In March 2021, the City of Toronto ordered tenants living above an auto-body shop to vacate their units due to a bylaw violation.
Born in Vancouver to a pilot father and a nurse mother, Lamb grew up in Montreal’s Beaconsfield after the family moved there in 1967. He studied engineering at Queen’s University and bought his first property in London, Ontario in 1984. Realizing how much real estate agents earned, he got his license and joined Harry Stinson in 1988, becoming Toronto’s top condo seller with about $250,000 in his first year. He started his own firm, Brad J. Lamb Realty, in 1995 and founded Lamb Development Corporation in 2001, focusing on stylish condominiums.
His projects include Flatiron Lofts, Worklofts, Glas, Parc, King Charlotte, Gotham Ottawa, The Harlowe, Theatre Park and Brant Park. The company has developed projects in Toronto and other cities such as Ottawa, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton and Hamilton. During the 2007 condo boom, his team sold about 2,000 condos worth over $800 million; in 2008 they moved about $525 million. By 2016, Lamb’s agents had sold more than 22,000 condominiums for over $8 billion.
Lamb is known for his eye-catching billboards, including a 2007 series that read “This Lamb Sells Condos.” He is often featured in the media as a real estate expert. In 2017, William Shatner accused Lamb of using Shatner’s likeness in brochures to sell properties.
Over the years, several Lamb development plans faced hurdles. In 2022, plans for a King Street West tower included a 17-story building with ground-floor retail, but the city considered heritage designation for the site. In 2017 Lamb sought approval to build a 23-story building behind two 19th-century homes at 422-424 Wellington St. W.; rezoning talks failed and units were canceled in 2018. Other projects were canceled, such as Jasper House in Edmonton (2017) and James condo at 452 Richmond St. W. (2018) due to zoning issues. Television City in Hamilton was delayed to 2025, and a separate Toronto project was canceled in 2019.
In 2021, tenants at a Lamb-owned property on Bloor Street West were evacuated by the City of Toronto for a zoning bylaw violation allowing only commercial use. After brief negotiations, Lamb and the tenants issued a joint statement confirming a settlement.
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