An Inside Look at a Career in Urban Development
Four major players in the city’s development scene reveal their secrets to success.
This event is hosted by Pooni Group and the Student Housing Initiative.
Moderator:
Sophie Perndl
Sophie is Vice President at Pooni Group. She has worked on some of the firm’s most complex development projects. She was instrumental in growing Pooni Group's work in Toronto starting in 2014, as well as developing and executing the public engagement strategy for Mirvish Village, which has been praised as an outstanding example of successful collaborative planning in the city.
Panellists:
Tony Astles
Tony Astles is the Senior Advisor, Real Estate and Development at BentallGreenOak, Canada. Prior to this, Tony was President and Managing Partner, Head of Canadian Real Estate responsible for development, leasing, property management and capital projects on a Canadian Management Portfolio of 61M s.f. in 440 properties valued at $31B.
Harp Brar
Harp Brar is the Senior Director of Development for Crombie REIT, overseeing all development initiatives within Western Canadian. Prior to joining Crombie, Harp was with Loblaw Companies Limited where he managed the Western Canadian real estate and development team.
Rhiannon Mabberley
Rhiannon is the Senior Executive with Westbank Projects where she has been involved in some of the company’s most notable developments over the past 15 years, including the Woodward’s Building, TELUS Garden and Oakridge. From sustainability initiatives, district energy systems, complex permitting, and everything in between, Rhiannon’s experience speaks to the finer details of real estate development.
Cameron Thorn
Cameron Thorn is the Senior Vice President of Development with Strand. He oversees municipal entitlements and project design for all Strand projects. Cameron has more than 20 years of real estate experience developing over 30 multi-family projects throughout the Lower Mainland and southern Vancouver Island.
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