Our Valued Partners

We build strong trusted partnerships with a diverse spectrum of clients

> Seniors Housing & Care Providers

>‍ Faith-Based Organizations

> Government & Institutional Landowners

>‍ First Nations & First Nations Development Organizations

> Strategic Investment & Development Partners

>‍ Universities & Colleges

> Community & Non-Profit Organizations

> Healthcare Organizations

Each partnership is rooted in our commitment to deliver innovative, sustainable, and inclusive development projects that not only meet but exceed our partners' unique aspirations and needs.

Seniors Housing & Care Providers

We help seniors housing and care providers unlock the value of their land and expand housing and care capacity while supporting long-term organizational sustainability. From portfolio and site strategy to innovative capital structures and integrated development delivery, we provide the expertise and leadership to turn complex redevelopment and growth opportunities into financially viable, successful projects.

Housing & Community Housing Organizations

We help housing providers transform existing properties, underutilized land and development opportunities into financially sustainable housing. Our integrated approach brings together real estate strategy, project viability, capital planning, governance and development delivery to reduce risk, strengthen investment readiness and move projects from vision through financing, construction and occupancy.

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Faith-Based Organizations

Faith-based organizations hold some of Canada's most significant community-serving land assets. We help churches, dioceses and other faith-based organizations transform underutilized properties into housing, renewed community spaces and sustainable sources of long-term value while protecting their mission. From portfolio strategy and Board alignment to capital planning and full development delivery, we provide a clear pathway from land and vision to successful implementation.

Government & Institutional Landowners

We help governments, Crown agencies and institutional landowners unlock complex and underutilized public land to advance housing, economic development and community objectives. Our team brings private-sector development expertise together with a deep understanding of public-sector governance, stakeholder engagement and implementation to create actionable strategies and successfully deliver complex, multi-partner projects.

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Mission-Aligned Private Developers

We partner with private developers and landowners seeking to deliver housing and mixed-use projects that create both strong financial performance and lasting community value. PDD can provide strategic advisory, capital strategy, development leadership and owner representation to help navigate complex approvals, partnerships and financing while reducing execution risk and accelerating projects toward delivery.

First Nations & Indigenous Economic Development Organizations

We work alongside First Nations and Indigenous Economic Development Organizations to unlock the economic and community potential of land while advancing Nation-defined priorities. Our approach combines real estate strategy, development feasibility, capital planning, partnership structuring and implementation with capacity building—supporting Indigenous ownership, long-term economic prosperity and successful project delivery.

What our clients say

  • “The creativity and ingenuity of solutions, of rethinking old campus paradigms, and the imagining of a campus for the future are all evident in the final development strategy and masterplan. Carla demonstrated great leadership, was a consensus builder with deep expertise in real estate development.”

    Matt Milovick, VP Finance and Administration,
    Thompson Rivers University

  • "With her strong development expertise, Carla has been able to align our Board of Directors around challenging issues to help us advance our project in a common direction for redevelopment. We have accomplished a lot in a short time with her and we have made great progress in what has felt like a rather daunting process.”

    Lindsay Hills, Chair, SMK Housing Society

  • “The West Don Lands is Toronto urbanism at its best. Its evolution is a global showcase of city building that confirms our city’s reputation as a place that’s for and about the people it serves.”

    Richard Joy, ULI Toronto Executive Director

  • “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. She is setting the bar for a future of women-led projects in an industry where female leads are greatly underrepresented and needed.”

    Amela Brudar, Principal, GBL Architects

  • “When we decided to redevelop 546 West 13th, it was important that we worked with a developer who understood the needs of women and what we are looking to achieve with this project.”

    Carla Busnardo, Chair, Redevelopment Commitee,
    Soroptimist International of Vancouver

  • “We are so thrilled to be working with Carla and Annelise at Purpose Driven, they have listened to everything we’ve said. We were concerned that with building the building we would not have as much choice as we were hoping to have and I have been pleased to find that not only are they open to hearing what we’ve said, but understood what we’ve said and carrying that through to meeting our Architects, who have really made us feel confident that we are in the right project at the right time with the right team.”

    Karen Brown, Board Member, Soroptimist International of Vancouver

  • “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 Karen Tunkara

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