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EllisDon was founded in 1951 by brothers Don and David Ellis Smith in London, Ontario. Their first project was a home renovation. Since then the company has grown to become one of the world's leading construction companies with over $4.5Bn in annual revenues. They have also created many of the world's most iconic buildings - including the Toronto Skydome.   

Geoff Smith is the company's visionary CEO. He shares with us how EllisDon grew up over the years, details on some of their most iconic projects, and what they see coming over the next 5 years.   

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The Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) is a Canadian Crown corporation established by an act of Parliament in September 1999. PSP Investments is one of Canada’s largest pension investment managers, with roughly $170 billion of net assets under management as at March 31, 2019. It invests funds for the pension plans of the Public Service, the Canadian Armed Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Reserve Force.  Kristopher Wojtecki is the co-head of real estate for The America's at PSP. 

Learn more about Kris and PSP at https://www.investpsp.com/en/ 

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Zev Mandelbaum is the President & CEO at Altree Developments and Principal and Co-Founder at Marlin Spring. He is a leading developer working in markets across North America.  This is one of best episodes for those interested in development, and real estate history!  

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Hungerford Properties (“Hungerford”) is a Vancouver-based award-winning real estate investment company with in-house acquisition, development, property management, repositioning, finance and accounting capabilities. The company has developed and refurbished millions of square feet of real estate across Western Canada in asset classes ranging from residential multi-family, to industrial, to office and retail.   

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Lee Piccoli is the founder and CEO of Fusion Homes - an award winning home builder operating in secondary markets across Ontario. From virtual tours to skyrocketing material prices to overwhelming buyer interest - the market has changed a lot in 4 months. We speak with Lee to understand how he's built his business, navigated the pandemic so far, and what he sees happening in the next 6 months.   More about Fusion Homes: Fusion Homes was established when, at the age of 25, Lee Piccoli founded the business with the sole purpose of creating a home building company that would offer the highest level of service, reliability and integrity. Piccoli’s vision to provide superior homes without sacrificing quality or service was a fresh perspective in a booming industry of cost competitors. Since then, Lee's company has evolved into the leader it is today with over 1,000 homes built in five cities throughout Ontario.   

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Wesgroup Properties is a family-owned real estate company that specializes in the development of sustainable, mixed-use spaces.   Based in Vancouver, BC, we provide complete, end-to-end real estate services, acquiring, developing and managing health, retail, commercial, industrial and residential properties for the long-term.  Their company began more than 50 years ago, when their founder purchased a small group of commercial and industrial buildings in Vancouver, British Columbia. Today, they have grown to become one of Western Canada's largest private real estate companies, with over 10 million square feet in land banked holdings and a property management portfolio of roughly 3.7 million square feet in BC and Alberta. We have also built a dedicated team of in-house real estate experts who understand where all good work begins - with active listening, innovative thinking and a relentless desire to reset current standards of excellence.  

This podcast is hosted by Colliers Vice President, Stefan Morisette. To learn more about Stefan, visit him here: https://www.collierscanada.com/en-CA/Experts/Stefan-Morissette  

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Ivanhoé Cambridge Inc. is a Canadian real estate company with assets around the globe. Its areas of activity are investment, development, asset management, operations and leasing. The company's real estate portfolio consists primarily of multi-residential properties, industrial/logistics real estate, shopping centres and office properties. It also has ownership interests in real estate investment funds and hotels. Ivanhoé Cambridge is a subsidiary of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, one of Canada's biggest institutional fund managers.  

Nathalie Palladitcheff is President and Chief Executive Officer of Ivanhoé Cambridge. In that capacity, she is responsible for ensuring the Company’s growth and evolution.  

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Commercial real estate brokerage is a challenging and rewarding sport. We thought it would be fun to hear how three brokers got their starts in the industry. What were some of the early successes? Speed bumps? ..and all the stories in between. Thank you to the brokers who participated. If you'd like to learn more about them, please visit them here:  

Matt Albertine (Colliers International) - https://www.collierscanada.com/en-ca/experts/matt-albertine 

Tom Clancy (Avison Young) - https://www.avisonyoung.com/professionals/-/ayp/view/tom-clancy/in/toronto-west 

Sam Hall - https://www.collierscanada.com/en-ca/experts/sam-hall  

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Beedie is a private real estate development, investment and property management company. Founded as a humble family business, Beedie has grown to become a dominant player in development across Canada. Today's discussion is with Beedie's President of Industrial, Todd Yuen.   This episode is hosted by Stefan Morissette, CRELIBRARY's newest host. Stefan is extremely well connected and an excellent addition to the CRELIBRARY team. We're very excited to have him onboard.  To learn more about Beedie, visit https://www.beedie.ca/ For more CRELIBRARY, visit https://www.crelibrary.ca Visit our sponsor at https://www.greenfoxcapital.com

Jason is President of Beaux Properties - Beaux Properties is a multi residential focused real estate investment, development, management and finance company based in Toronto, Ontario with additional prime holdings in Ottawa, Calgary, British Columbia, New York City, Los Angeles & the Bahamas.