Fitzrovia is the largest developer of class A rental in Canada with a pipeline of 6,000 units and $6Bn in AUM. Founder and CEO Adrian Rocca joins us to share his journey, how he's looking at the market today, and where the industry is headed.   

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Timestamps:

03:10 Fitzrovia at 10,000 feet 

03:50 New Amenity: Schools! 

09:00 Working to constantly improve 

09:50 Adrian's backstory, investment banking with Credit Suisse in London, England 

13:50 Joined Apollo - experience from 2007 onward 

15:30 What debates did you have in 2008 - 2009? Lessons learned. 

20:00 Joined Tricon Capital, raised $170M on TSX 

22:10 First deal with Steve Diamond 

22:40 Manufactured housing 24:30 Founding Fitzrovia 

29:00 Critical hires and building infrastructure 

35:50 What do you believe that other people don't that lead you to success?? 

41:24 MARKET UPDATE - how are you dealing with the current environment? Current cap rates. 

46:30 Political risks 47:30 New legislation, Doug Ford's proposal 

48:00 Outlook over 12 - 18 months. Where are you seeing opportunities? 

51:00 How can the city promote more rental housing development? 

53:00 What's Fitzrovia's 3-year plan? 

55:15 Advice to people who want to start their own venture