Strashin Developments

3 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 2 S ustainability is recognized as an important goal by companies all over the world. However, it is not necessarily easy to achieve. Part of the problem is that green initiatives must be financially viable if they are to achieve widespread traction. This is something that many pundits and politicians fail to grasp. But it is central to the work being done by Strashin Developments, an organization offering property management and redevelopment services based in Toronto, Ontario. “S. Strashin and Sons Limited was a company formed by my father, grandfather, and uncle that carried out minor building work in the 1950s,” Elliot Strashin, President and Owner of Strashin Developments, and current President of Strashin and Sons explains. “I took over the business in the early 1990s, taking advantage of the fact that the real estate market had collapsed. I started buying old factories, taking those buildings and renovating them into quality office spaces.” Although Elliot’s actions pre-dated the emergence of the green movement into mainstream business circles, it wasn’t long before his work was receiving plaudits. After insulating walls, installing double-glazed windows, and putting in high-efficiency heating systems into the old buildings he had purchased, AT A GLANCE STRASHIN DEVELOPMENTS WHAT: An innovative property management and redevelopment company WHERE: Toronto, Ontario WEBSITE: www.strashindevelopments.com RASHIN PMENTS re sustainability matters