Associate
Specializations:
Suburban Office Leasing
Suite 200, 407 - 8th Ave. SW
Calgary AB, Canada

Murray specializes in Beltline and Suburban office leasing in Calgary, Alberta, with over 7 years experience in the industry. Murray began his real estate career with Barclay Street Real Estate and then continuing his career with a national brokerage. During this time, Murray honed his negotiating skills, became an expert in the market and built strong relationships with many local and international clients. Murray was awarded as the highest performing first year associate after successful closing 38 lease and sale transactions in his first year with the national brokerage.

Murray returned to Barclay Street in 2022 and looks to continue to provide top quality services in facilitating lease negotiations for both institutional/local landlords and tenants.

Historical assignments to name a few include both international and local clientele: Estée Lauder, MAC Cosmetics, Mary Browns Chicken, The Compass Group, Dynamic Risk Assessment Systems Inc., Buffalo Oil, Invis, Thorncliffe Professional, Lake Bonavista Promenade, Alberta Association of Rehabilitation Professionals, Rothenberg Wealth Management, Fortune Properties, City Electric Supply, Omni Management Services, The Response Team, Montessori.

Murray is a proud born and raised Calgarian and enjoys his spare time outdoors, skiing, golfing and camping with his son.

Murray has been an integral part of our success in securing a new leased premises for our growing organization. During our time working with Murray, he has consistently demonstrated exceptional responsiveness, professionalism, strong industry knowledge, and a proactive approach to meeting our commercial leasing needs. He demonstrated a keen understanding of market trends and was tremendously helpful in lease negotiations and as a liaison with the new landlord. Beyond his technical skills, I found Murray to be a person of integrity with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. His attention to detail and organizational skills have also been instrumental in streamlining our leasing experience. I have been consistently impressed by Murray's expertise and dedication to excellence. I am confident in recommending him as a Commercial Leasing Agent.
Roxanne Droppo
Executive Director
Jewish Family Services Calgary
Over the course of the last few months, our company worked with Murray Ion in search of office space to lease. We sold our existing office condo unit and had only a small window of time to find something new. Murray worked diligently, all the while staying calm and confident that things would work out. He was quick to respond to phone calls and emails at any time of night or day. Murray took this stressful situation off our shoulders and found us the perfect space, which we absolutely love!!! We highly recommend Murray.
Donna M. Ohlson
Synterra Technologies Ltd.
We had the pleasure of working with Murray Ion of Barclay Street Real Estate in our search for suitable office space. We always felt that Murray was listening and paying attention to our unique needs and was always working hard to find us just the right spot.Murray is always quick to answer questions, and not afraid to go looking for an answer if he does not happen to have it handy. We would collaborate with him in the future.
Bernadette Mitchell
Omni Management Services Ltd.
"I am writing to enthusiastically recommend Mr. Murray Ion of Barclay Street Real Estate as a Commercial Leasing Agent. Murray did an incredible job locating the perfect space for our needs and negotiating on our behalf. We were consistently impressed with his professionalism, dedication, and expertise in the Calgary marketplace. His excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and ability to quickly respond to our requests made the stressful process of finding a new premises fairly easy."
Robert Rothenberg
Chief Executive Officer
Rothenberg Wealth Management