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hiving

the

studio

Real estate,

done with care.

When did real estate stop feeling like it was about people?

THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISIONS PEOPLE MAKE ARE ABOUT THEIR COMMUNITY, THEIR LIVELIHOOD, THEIR LIFE'S SAVINGS. THESE WERE BEING TREATED LIKE LOGISTICS PROBLEMS. ​

Move fast . Close the deal . Hit the number .

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WE SAW IT HAPPEN TOO MANY TIMES TO PRETEND IT WASN'T SYSTEMIC. â€‹â€‹

​​that's not what we do.​

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WE MAKE PROPERTIES BETTER, WITH BETTER ENVIRONMENTS. WE CREATE SPACES AND PLACES THAT PEOPLE WANT TO MORE OFTEN TO AND WANT TO SPEND MORE TIME IN.

WE COLLABORATE WITH OUR CLIENTS & OUR STRATEGIC PARTNERS TO CREATE LANDMARKS THAT WE CAN BE PROUD OF.​ OUR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IS THAT

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​"we are governed by creativity, connect and care."

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PARADOXICALLY,

"our success in generating profit is not to focus on it."

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WE FOCUS ON WHAT'S IN FRONT OF US: 

the people, the place, the problem.

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THE REST FOLLOWS. IF THAT SOUNDS LIKE THE KIND OF ADVISORY PARTNERSHIP YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR.

OR EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT QUITE SURE WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR YET, WE'D GENUINELY LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW TO GET A GLIMPSE OF WHAT WE CREATE.

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Orko Roy, orko@thehiving.com

Co-founder & President

The Distillery Historic District*, Toronto ON

Top Planner and Placemaker

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"GREAT EXAMPLE OF PLANNING IN PLACEMAKING." - CBRE

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We are experts and we know how to:

Create healthy, healing spaces that thrive.

Design places where people feel alive again.

Locations where people can connect and feel connected again.​​​

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WE BELIEVE REAL ESTATE IS FUNDAMENTALLY ABOUT PEOPLE

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Most advisory feels transactional. You're advised and left with a decision but not always a direction. We started The Hiving because every real estate decision carries the weight of a life — a community — a future.

WE CREATE traditions

WE DON'T FOLLOW TRENDS

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BUT OUR PROPERTIES, EVENTS AND ART ARE INFLUENCING INFLUENCERS (AND WE KNOW BATMAN)

WE DO NOT NOT PRODUCE MASSIVE exhibitions.

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BUT WE HAVE HOSTED 750,000 FANS FOR WHAT CONDE NASTE, FODOR'S TRAVEL, UK DAILY TELEGRAPH & USA TODAY HAVE ALL NOTED IS IN THEIR TOP 10.

NOT NOT designers.

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BUT TOGETHER WITH OUR PARTNERS WE HAVE CREATED AWARD WINNING RESTAURANTS, BAKERIES, FESTIVALS & EVENTS.

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NOT NOT artists.

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EACH YEAR WE IDEATE , PRODUCE & CURATE ART THAT APPEARS AROUND THE WORLD & IN ARC, VOGUE, ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST & AT BURNING MAN (OF COURSE)

A NOT NOT agency.

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WE KNOW HOW TO CREATE BELIEF, BRAND & GENERATE POSITIVE ENERGY.

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 Educating THE NEXT GEN.

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AS LEADERS WE ARE RESPONSIBLE TO PASS ALONG THE VALUES & BELIEFS OF OUR SOCIETY. WE TOGETHER CAN GROW OUR COMMUNITIES, BUSINESSES & RELATIONSHIPS TOWARDS SOMETHING THAT IS MORE HEALTHY, MORE KIND & MORE COMPASSIONATE TO OURSELVES & THE PEOPEL AROUND US.

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NOT NOT  joking.

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WE DO KNOW BATMAN!

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* OFTEN ONE OR BOTH PRINCIPALS COLLABORATED WITH OTHER INDIVIDUALS OR PARTNERS.

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