Shirley Yoon Kim
Broker, Senior Vice President - Sales, Sotheby's International Realty Canada
Toronto, ON M4S 1Y5
Senior Vice President - Sales at Sotheby's International Realty Canada, specializing in mixed use, commercial, and adaptive reuse properties
Phone (416) 960-9995
Senior Vice President - Sales at Sotheby's International Realty Canada, specializing in mixed use, commercial, and adaptive reuse properties
Specialties
Investment Sales Broker, Landlord Rep (Full Service), Tenant Rep (Full Service)
Property Types
Office, Retail, Specialty
Markets
Toronto, Greater Golden Horseshoe
Languages
English, French, Korean
Bio
A Senior Vice President of Sales at Sotheby’s International Realty Canada, Shirley Yoon Kim is a real estate broker in Toronto with more than eighteen years of experience, working across mixed use properties, heritage buildings, residential homes and adaptive reuse assets throughout Toronto and Ontario - the properties where architecture, history, use and market context are inseparable from value.
Her practice spans acquisition, divestment and strategic positioning across mixed use, commercial, and residential properties with a particular focus on heritage buildings, adaptive reuse projects and architecturally significant commercial assets. Her work is guided by an integrated perspective, and clients value her ability to understand a property’s current use and its relationship to a broader urban, cultural and market setting.
Shirley holds a degree in Art Criticism and Curatorial Practice, a foundation that informs her intentional, design-forward approach to understanding and positioning properties within their specific contexts. This perspective is further shaped by the legacy of her family’s company, South Korea–based SsangYong Group (????), whose work spans cement, oil and petroleum, automotive, engineering, and the construction of internationally recognized projects including Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands and Atlantis The Royal in Dubai.
Shirley remains actively involved in her family’s foundation, Kookmin University Foundation, which stewards Kookmin University in Seoul, South Korea. The foundation’s focus on education, institutional stewardship, and long-term cultural investment further informs her perspective on legacy assets and enduring value.
Known for her clarity, discretion, and steady execution, Shirley works with a diverse range of clients, including business owners, investors, families, and private individuals, who value thoughtful strategy, design fluency, and considered decision making. She brings a multidisciplinary lens to real estate and a composed presence to the properties and clients she serves.
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