Chard Development Ltd.

Chard Development Ltd. is an urban real estate development firm established in 1994 by founding principal, David Chard. Since our inception, we have developed commercial, mixed-use and residential projects across Canada from Victoria to Ottawa.

By integrating the disciplines of real estate, land and lease negotiations, urban planning, development management and project marketing and sales, we take projects from initial vision to final completion. During our first decade, Chard provided consulting services for Canadian institutions including The Hudson’s Bay, Zellers, Mountain Equipment Co-op, Cadillac Fairview, Truscan, Ivanhoe Cambridge Shopping Centres and Westminster Management Corporation.

Since 2003, Chard has focused its energy on downtown Victoria. In 2015, the company completed a 90-unit residential development in Victoria’s popular James Bay neighbourhood called Duet. In 2013 Chard delivered The Sovereign, a boutique luxury project in Victoria’s Old Town two blocks from the iconic Inner Harbour. Sold out and nearing completion is Escher on Broughton, an 82-unit residential development, and Yello, an urban 209-unit mixed-use rental development is currently under construction. Coming soon to downtown Victoria will be Chard’s eighth residential development, The Yates on Yates, a 20-storey 112-unit residential development.

In 2015, we returned our focus to the City of Vancouver, and in particular, its Mount Pleasant neighbourhood. Our first mixed-use Vancouver development at Main and West 7th, Ellsworth, which was brought to market in early 2016 - met with instant success with all 89 residential suites and all commercial units now sold. 34|W7 will capitalize on the increasing demand for strata office space while 2106 Main will see the development of another mixed-use project along Main Street. In North Vancouver’s city centre, Chard is currently engaged in the development of a significant rental community that will include two towers and 250 rental suites, as well as ground floor retail and second level office.

At Chard, we shape spaces that encourage residents to live and work in the heart of their community. We breathe life into underserved corners and have been the first to envision the next desirable centre. We work to create a vital urbanism that promotes wellbeing, community and commerce. We are proud to be a part of our region’s sustainable growth.