Toronto's Markee Developments and Collecdev Merge to Focus on Affordable Housing

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Markee Developments and Collecdev, two key players in Toronto's development community, have merged to prioritize affordable housing and sustainable communities. Jennifer Keesmaat, former Chief City Planner of Toronto, will lead the venture as CEO.

A penchant for affordable housing and beautiful, sustainable communities has led to the merger of two key players in Toronto’s development community, Markee Developments and Collecdev. Jennifer Keesmaat, Founding Partner at Markee and former Chief City Planner of Toronto, will oversee the venture as CEO. "We've always known as we've been ramping up Markee that we would hit a point where we'd be getting shovels in the ground.

We figured we could either buy a construction company, start a construction company, or merge with a company that has a construction arm. That led us to some very fruitful conversations with Collecdev,” Keesmaat told STOREYS. “What’s so interesting is that Collecdev truly shares a very, very similar vision to Markee, they have an enormous emphasis on social responsibility, sustainability, affordability, and legacy building in the City of Toront

 

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