Transforming Real Estate & Housing Opportunities into Thriving Communities

Soroptimist House - Completion date: 2026

We help organizations unlock land, reduce risk and confidently deliver transformational real estate and housing through proven development leadership, innovative capital strategies, trusted partnerships and disciplined execution.

Strategic Advisory • Capital Strategy • Integrated Development Delivery

Why Organizations Partner with PDD

Purpose Driven Development provides organizations with an experienced development platform, allowing them to accelerate projects and portfolios without building these capabilities themselves.

We become an extension of our clients' leadership team—providing strategic advice, proven frameworks, disciplined execution and innovative capital strategies.

Our Services

We Don't Just Deliver Projects.

We help organizations:

✓ Unlock the full potential of their land

✓ Make confident strategic decisions

✓ Reduce development risk

✓ Structure innovative capital solutions

✓ Navigate complexity with proven frameworks

✓ Successfully deliver transformational real estate

✓ Build long-term financial and organizational sustainability

  • “When we decided to redevelop 546 West 13th, it was important that we worked with a developer who understood the needs of organization and what we are looking to achieve with this project. The team at Purpose Driven have really made us feel confident that we have the rights partners to define, lead and deliver this project with us.”

    Carla Busnardo
    Chair, Redevelopment Commitee, Soroptimist International of Vancouver, 546 W 13th – Housing for Women by Women

  • “Working with Carla and the team at Purpose Driven has been a very empowering experience. Not only are we collaborating on a precedent setting all woman team delivering an important project, but Carla’s leadership and management of the project is strong, inspiring and unique. "

    Amela Brudar, Principal, GBL Architects

  • “This project has been well planned from Council and the community perspective, along with ensuring we had the right partners to define and lead the project with us.”

    Councillor Tunkara

  • “Thank you for all you are doing for our organization in delivering our project. Your team works in such beautiful collaboration. The presentation and workshop were a roaring success. You all have such expanded business poise and are able advance our project in such an effective way.”

    - Janet Law

    Chair Redevelopment Committee, Faith-Based Organization 

  • “Your knowledge, style and delivery has made all the difference in this initiative. You have been the difference maker for us and I appreciate how much time you took to carefully review the 25+ years of previous work on this topic, as well as your guidance preparing and structuring the content of the initiative. Thank you for breathing new life into this project and for instilling confidence in everyone that this is the right direction for us.”

    Stacey Crawford

    Economic Development Officer, District of Mission 

     

What’s New

Campus & Portfolio Transformations

We transform complex campuses and property portfolios into aligned strategies that unlock value, impact, and long-term community potential.

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Portfolio Pivot Strategy

Learn how our Housing Capital Pivot Strategy Session helps organizations diversify funding, reduce risk, and keep critical housing projects moving.

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