Condo titans

THE FACES BEHIND THE BUILDING BOOM

Sam mizrahi President and founder Mizrahi Developments

in eight years, sam Mizrahi went from dry-cleaning honcho to the city’s most ambitious condo developer. When completed, The One, his 80-storey condo building in the former stollerys location at Bloor and Yonge, will be Canada’s tallest residential building and occupy the country’s most prestigious address. the building is scheduled to open in 2018.

Mitchell cohen President the Daniels Corporation

the company that built the tiFF Bell lightbox is even better known these days as the force behind the Regent Park redevelopment, which has received gushy international press for being a model of inclusion. the next big project is Daniels Waterfront: City of the arts, a residential and commercial complex in east Bayfront scheduled to be completed mid-2019.

Jon Love Managing Partner Kingsett Capital

in 2016, toronto’s mediashy real estate investor renovated the royal York and sheppard Centre, snapped up the Scotia Plaza tower, unveiled plans for eglinton square and added a slew of smaller purchases to his portfolio, which includes the Marriott, 2 Bloor st. W., 2 st. thomas st. and 3,700 residential units across the country.

DeLzotto family Owners triDel

italian stonemason Jack Delzotto built his first home near Bloor and Dufferin in 1934; 80 years later, his sons, angelo, elvio and leo, preside over one of the city’s largest real estate portfolios, with more than 80,000 homes, plus 18 condos, including Aquabella at Bayside, currently under construction. they’re also building 2,000 rental units across the gta.

ian Gillespie Founder and CEO WestBanK

the vancouver-based founder of Westbank Corp. is a development titan out west (he was named Vancouver Magazine’s most powerful person in 2015) and is climbing the real estate ladder here, too. First, he developed the Shangri-La Hotel and soho house. now, he’s turning Mirvish village into a public market with 1,000 rental units.