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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00:00 Intro to the podcast
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
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