On April 16, 2018, Mercedes Corp. completed the previously announced sale of St. Jacobs Farmers' Market and three nearby retail properties to Schlegel Urban Developments, opening the door to new possibilities for the area known as the St. Jacobs Farmers' Market District.

Gowling WLG advised Mercedes Corp. in this sale with a team that included David Petras, Duncan Snyder and Adam Carlin (corporate); Manuel Martins and Rosa Lupo (real estate); Bettina Burgess (employment); Roberto Aburto (municipal); and Paul Carenza (tax); assisted by student-at-law Alycia Riley.