Clearing the Way Forward for Developments
Our Services
Our team is highly experienced at supporting development projects from visioning, to development, through to occupancy. Responding to each client’s unique needs, our team can support specific phases of a project, or provide a full spectrum of development services.
Our team will help you define the project’s purpose, goals, and early design concepts to guide future planning decisions. As part of this process, we will help you build and formalize relationships with key partners such as governments, nonprofits, and community interest holders to support your project’s goals.
We will help you evaluate financial, regulatory, and site conditions to determine whether a project can realistically proceed.
MDS has worked extensively with BC Housing, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, and Indigenous Services Canada to successfully fund and build affordable housing projects. We also support clients with other funding and grant applications for municipal, regional, and private sector opportunities.
We will manage all applications, permits, and interactions needed to obtain municipal approvals for your project. This includes the design and delivery of community engagement activities to meaningfully involve important parties in the process.
We will act on your behalf, ensuring that the project meets its goals, budget, and schedule. We do this by providing end‑to‑end coordination, scheduling, and oversight to keep the project on track.
Our team will prepare detailed financial projections for development costs and long‑term operations. Throughout the project’s development, we will monitor finances and oversee the work of consultants to ensure that the project stays on budget and is delivered as planned.
Holly House, Burnaby
Our team worked as the development consultant for Progressive Housing Society to build 14 units of non-market housing for people at risk of homelessness who would benefit from an enhanced mental-health and physical health-care program.
Eagle Estates, Castlegar
MDS partnered with Kootenay Society for Community Living to develop a residential development for adults with developmental disabilities and low- to mid-income individuals.
The Woodlands, Saanich
Our team supported Dawson Heights Housing to redevelop eight senior’s cottages into an 85-unit building that expanded their capacity to provide housing for seniors.
The Ferns, Victoria
MDS worked as the development consultant for Pacifica Housing to develop The Ferns, a mixed-use development providing affordable rental housing and on-site childcare.