The details are ours.
The growth is yours.

Bonsai is a boutique commercial property and asset management firm for owners who want their investment grown by trusted hands.

We steward your property as if it were our own, protecting its value, tending to its needs, and shaping its future with care and intention. We give your property the attention it deserves, freeing you to invest yours elsewhere.

Our roots in commercial real estate run three generations deep. We know it from every side: owning it, maintaining it, and building lifelong relationships with tenants.

We journey alongside private owners who see their property as opportunity to realize, wealth to grow, and legacy to protect.

Our Foundations

Pillar One

The Bonsai Promise

Bonsai Commercial is rooted in a gainful promise: Shape every asset, grow every return. The bonsai isn’t shaped once. It’s tended, season after season, with a steady hand and an eye on the years ahead. We manage your property the same way.

We see a landlord is an investor in the tenants’ business, protecting what is today, holding sight of what it can become. We true up expenses annually. We challenge old assumptions, like whether an unanchored plaza can attract national retailers when positioned correctly. And our deep knowledge of leases allows you to move a property from gross to net without losing tenants. The result: lower vacancy, stronger tenants, and rents that reflect what the property is actually worth.

Pillar Two

Holistic Asset Management

Property management keeps a building running. Asset management asks what is this property meant to become: generational wealth or a sale within a defined horizon? The answer shapes everything that follows.

Pillar Three

Industry Connections

Growing your asset is complex work. Our understanding and connections free you from much of the burden. We know exactly who to bring in: bankers, contractors, and brokers we’ve built relationships with over years. Our network becomes yours when we steward your property.

Our Services

Asset Management

We plan capital, tenant mix, and financial strategy around the asset you're patiently growing. That means knowing what needs attention now, what can wait, and where an investment today can change what the property is worth tomorrow.

Property Acquisition

We identify the right opportunities, verify the numbers ourselves, manage negotiations, due diligence, and the full transition into ownership. And as part of a family of companies with multidisciplinary expertise in brokerage, interior design, and change management, we put specialized resources within easy reach.

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Tenant Mix & Revenue Strategy

A thriving property is a living community, not a collection of leases. We choose tenants who can adapt and endure while positioning your property to attract businesses that add value over time.

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Handling the Unexpected

A rooftop HVAC unit fails. A pipe leaks inside a tenant's space at 6 p.m. on a Friday. Ice builds up at an entrance overnight. Most owners only hear about these problems after we've resolved them because true stewardship means carrying the weight before it reaches you.

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Technology

We use technology to keep an even closer eye on your property. We monitor financials and improve efficiencies because the better our insights, the better decisions we make to grow your asset.

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Featured Projects

Real owners. Real properties. Real stories. See what freedom to grow looks like in practice.

Cedarview Square

Class A Retail

Strandherd Square

Class A Retail

Mulligan Centre

Class A Retail

Kevlar Plaza

Class A Retail

The Spirit of Bonsai

Imagine having fewer reasons to check your phone. More time spent with loved ones. More of your attention going wherever you decide it belongs.

Bonsai Commercial begins with a vision: owners liberated from the daily weight of managing their properties, free to make the impact they want, in their families, their communities, and beyond.

At the heart of our mission is the belief that what is well tended has room to grow. It means taking responsibility for your property as though it were our own. It means caring for what it is today while keeping in sight what it can become.

Our mission is simple to say but calls for our very best: steward every property, every detail, every day.

Your asset deserves to grow

Let’s talk about what a flourishing investment could look like for you.

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Meet Our Team

At Bonsai Commercial, there isn’t one generalist wearing every hat, but a team specially built to manage the investment you’re growing and the legacy it may someday become.

Every property is managed by a team of real estate and financial professionals, each responsible for the details that grow and protect your asset. That means a CPA’s financial rigor, an MBA’s strategic eye, licensed realtors who understand the market from the inside, and a senior building operator with decades of on-site experience, all putting that expertise to work for you.

Darren Fleming, MBA

Chief Executive Officer

Darren, an industry leader for 26 years in the commercial real estate sector, has been providing expertise through our sister company, Real Strategy Advisors in the areas of brokerage and workplace strategy. He is proud to have stepped into his father’s shoes to effectively run the family’s property management business and carry out Chris’ vision. Having worked with some of Ottawa’s most active commercial design builders and major commercial real estate brokerages, Darren will uphold the focus of providing clients with exceptional services through a full-time property management firm.

Lee Wagner, CPA, CMA

Chief Financial Officer

Lee Wagner, CPA, CMA, leads the finance and asset management function at Bonsai Commercial. He supports owners with clear monthly reporting, annual budgets, and practical action plans that protect cash flow and grow value – from tenant collections and CAM reconciliations to lender coordination and tax planning. Lee is ARGUS Enterprise Certified and regularly builds valuation and scenario models to help owners make confident decisions. Prior to commercial real estate, Lee held senior operations leadership roles in hospitality and media. His approach blends disciplined financial oversight with a hands‑on, service‑first operating mindset.

Mario Chiera, BES Class 1

Senior Building Operator

Mario is a proven leader in the property management industry with over 15 years of experience. He brings the highest level of professionalism and respect to his clients and consistently goes above and beyond to ensure tenants and businesses have the resources they need to succeed. Mario is highly driven and results-oriented, with a strong focus on delivering efficient and timely outcomes.

Sarah Rech

Property Administrator

Before joining the Bonsai Commercial team, Sarah spent five years as an Operations Manager at Indigo, honing her organizational and leadership skills. She then took on the role of Operations and Marketing Leader at a small tech startup for two years, managing social media and planning unique conference events. Sarah is now responsible for tenant relations and property management, working closely with building operations. Known for her keen attention to detail, collaborative spirit, and problem-solving mindset, Sarah is always looking to streamline processes and improve efficiency.

Naomi Carkner

Leasing Manager, Broker

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The details are ours.
The growth is yours.

Bonsai is a boutique commercial property and asset management firm for owners who want their investment grown by trusted hands.