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<blockquote data-quote="klein" data-source="post: 899246" data-attributes="member: 23950">And who is Brookfield Properties ?The company&#039;s roots go back to the 1900s in Montreal, Quebec. It was known then as the Canadian Arena Company. It operated the Montreal Arena. In a partnership with Toronto investors, it built the Arena Gardens in Toronto. In the 1920s, it built the Montreal Forum. From 1935, for several decades, the company owned the Montreal Canadiens National Hockey League club. In the 1970s, when the company was known as Carena Properties, it expanded its business into commercial real estate.[SUP][5][/SUP] After the Montreal Forum closed, the Forum was sold to competitor Canderel Properties.It lost out to Silverstein Properties, Inc. on the lease of the World Trade Center in New York City, a few months before the complex was destroyed on during the September 11, 2001, attacks.[SUP][citation needed][/SUP]In 2006, the company acquired Trizec Properties.In 2008, it acquired GMAC Real Estate.On Earth Day (April 22) 2010, the company was listed as one of Canada&#039;s &quot;The Green 30&quot; Organizations Based On Eco-Friendly Programs and Practices [2] based on an employee poll.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="klein, post: 899246, member: 23950"] And who is Brookfield Properties ? The company's roots go back to the 1900s in Montreal, Quebec. It was known then as the Canadian Arena Company. It operated the Montreal Arena. In a partnership with Toronto investors, it built the Arena Gardens in Toronto. In the 1920s, it built the Montreal Forum. From 1935, for several decades, the company owned the Montreal Canadiens National Hockey League club. In the 1970s, when the company was known as Carena Properties, it expanded its business into commercial real estate.[SUP][5][/SUP] After the Montreal Forum closed, the Forum was sold to competitor Canderel Properties. It lost out to Silverstein Properties, Inc. on the lease of the World Trade Center in New York City, a few months before the complex was destroyed on during the September 11, 2001, attacks.[SUP][citation needed][/SUP] In 2006, the company acquired Trizec Properties. In 2008, it acquired GMAC Real Estate. On Earth Day (April 22) 2010, the company was listed as one of Canada's "The Green 30" Organizations Based On Eco-Friendly Programs and Practices [2] based on an employee poll. [/QUOTE]

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