New president proud of Genstar’s legacy

Senior leadership transition complete

Genstar Development Co. has completed a successful transition in senior leadership for its five regional offices with the appointment of Paul Boskovich as its new president.

Located in the Calgary office, he leads a team of vice-presidents in Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg.

Marcello Chiacchia, a professional engineer with 25 years tenure with Genstar, is vicepresident overseeing the development of Calgary communities; Leigh Melnychuk, who joined the company after 10 years as a commercial banker with RBC is vice-president of Edmonton communities; and vice-president Dave Boles, who has served Genstar as a professional urban planner in the Winnipeg office, is vice-president of that district, which had a record year in 2017 with the sale of 430 lots.

Since its inception in Winnipeg in the 1950s, Genstar has pioneered master-planned communities in both Canada and the U.S., where it has offices in San Diego and Atlanta, including development of some of North America’s first master-planned lake and golf communities.

Boskovich earned his bachelor of arts degree at the University of British Columbia and his MBA from the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary. He moved to Calgary and worked with CARMA for three years before joining Genstar 11 years ago.

He says the company’s success is largely a result of its longstanding relationships and reputation earned over many years. It has enjoyed a lasting legacy of collaboration with developers, builders and consultants, people he likes to do business with and who work together to make this a better city to live in.

Engineered Homes and Keith Construction, forerunners of the now privately owned company, were responsible for many of Calgary’s finest developments and house building including the lake communities of Bonavista and Bonaventure, but today Genstar is purely a land development company.

Currently, it is promoting real estate development in Walden in the southeast, Savanna and Carrington in the north part of the city, and Rangeview near the South Health Campus.

The Calgary Co-op will open its new liquor store in the former REMAX space in Crowchild Corners, not in the Pffantastic Pannenkoek Haus, as reported in Monday’s column.

The authentic Dutch pancake house remains open to serve its many varieties of pancakes, and owner Denice Greenwald is looking forward to celebrating 20 years in business this month at that location with her loyal customers.