November 22, 2007
Withers Development & Associates
Head Office:
15951 Trask Rd
Oyama BC V4V 2H9
Tel: 250-864-1765
Fax: 250-548-3645
Email: pwithers@direct.ca
Date of Incorporation: 1981
Key Personnel: Peter Withers, Principal
Nature of Ownership: Private
Principal Owners: Peter Withers
Volume: $1,410,500,000
Areas of Expertise: Commercial, industrial and residential real estate development.
Economic Forecast: The future of commercial real estate development will continue to strengthen in Western Canada, focused on resource exploitation and associated service industry components fuelled by the extensive growth of the population in the last 20 years.
Corporate Profile: WDA provides experienced professional management, with an extensive real estate development background and a proven track record of independent leadership while responding strategically and sensitively to the demands of the market and the policies established by both corporate and non-corporate boards. Strong professional management skills; Strategic market focus; Extensive Real Estate background, including development, construction, lease development, negotiation and administration; More than 4.5 million square feet of residential, commercial, industrial and institutional space; Wide network of professionals; Legal qualifications; Energetic, capable, focused; ISO 9000
Major Projects: VanCity Head Office Tower, Vancouver, BC; TD Centre Tower, Winnipeg, MB; MetroTown Centre, Burnaby, BC; Price Waterhouse Centre, Vancouver, BC; Oceanic Plaza, Vancouver, BC; Lougheed Gilmore Office Park, Burnaby, BC; Moe’s Home Collection Retail Centre, Vancouver, BC; BC Transit Overhaul Centres in Vancouver, Kelowna, Trail, Vernon, Victoria, Whistler, Abbotsford, LakeStone Resort, Lake Country, Okanagan Valley, BC.
—updated November, 2007
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