
Peach Hills
Canada's first regenerative, mixed-use master-planned community, overlooking Okanagan Lake.
Peachland, British Columbia
View projectDevelopment Management • Pre-Construction • Construction Management • Owner's Representation
Our ApproachWho we are
Optimum Project Leaders is a high-performance real estate and construction leadership firm specializing in unlocking value across complex residential, mixed-use, commercial, hospitality, seniors housing and master-planned developments.
We operate far beyond traditional construction management. We integrate development strategy, financial modelling fed by real-time analytics, pre-construction intelligence, construction execution, capital readiness, cost optimization, sustainable utility integration and long-range asset value creation into one accountable platform.
Our asset-class diversification strategies reduce absorption horizons by creating concurrent revenue pathways rather than competing ones, and we build and manage the complex, integrated workstreams that large developments demand.
We create value before construction begins, protect it through execution, and continue maximizing it long after completion.
How a project moves
Most teams engage design first, then discover what the numbers allow, and lose months and fees to redesign. We reverse the sequence, so every drawing is made for a project that already works.
Several development pathways modelled side by side, before a line is drawn.
Existing zoning tested against an achievable improved zoning: added time and carrying cost against the appraisal lift and operating returns.
Once the optimal financial model has set the framework, design is engaged.
Pre-construction, modern methods of construction and construction management, held to the master schedule.
Each building's take-out financing provides the equity contribution for the next.
Sustainable utilities and asset management carry the asset to stabilization and long-term institutional ownership.
We shape the right project before capital is committed, from site assessment and zoning potential to the market-driven project matrix and pro forma.
We build with accountability. Performance clauses, weekly schedule management and audited progress claims keep projects on time and on budget.
We embed sustainable utilities and ESG principles from inception, then stay involved so the asset keeps performing after turnover.

Canada's first regenerative, mixed-use master-planned community, overlooking Okanagan Lake.
Peachland, British Columbia
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115 active and independent living residences in West Kelowna, with over $6.8 million in savings and seven months taken out of the schedule.
West Kelowna, British Columbia
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A four-season ski, golf, health and wellness resort community above the Okanagan Valley.
West Kelowna, British Columbia
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Took over a troubled project, restored the structures and finished four months ahead of schedule.
Invermere, British Columbia
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A multi-storey mountain lodge delivered on budget and ahead of schedule at Kicking Horse.
Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, Golden, British Columbia
Read the case studyIndigenous development and natural capital
We deliver development on Indigenous head-lease lands, and we make Indigenous-led natural capital platforms investment-ready.
From the head lease, servicing agreements and private utilities at QwlQwl Village, to compliance-grade carbon credits from forest management under First Nation stewardship of traditional territories, our work is structured so that Nations hold long-term ownership in recurring revenue.
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What others say
The Optimum team drives a project forward with precision and excellence. Our property owners have often commented on how well informed they are kept.
David is extremely adept at steering a project through its challenges while staying on schedule. He works incredibly well with everyone involved and is highly regarded by staff and subtrades alike.
They managed the construction of our large, complex commercial development, multiple buildings on a 9.5-acre (3.8 ha) site, always conscious of our schedule and budget. It is a testament to how they handle many obstacles at once, and succeed.
Their strength in value engineering is a huge benefit to any owner. They found cost savings that neither I nor my consultants had picked up. Just as important, they are ethical and honest professionals.
On Lighthouse Landing, wood-frame townhomes and four-storey condominiums with parkades, every building came in on budget and on schedule. David is a natural leader, and his staff and trades look to the example he sets. Completing that much construction, to that standard, in that timeframe, speaks to real commitment and strength of character.
Our resort development had extensive and complex engineered retaining walls. Their ability to assess cost overruns and present viable options to reduce cost sets them apart.
A no-nonsense approach to construction management. Every stakeholder is held to their role in schedule, budget and quality. They get the job done, and done well.
One of the best we have seen at what they do.
Where we work
Select a location to see the projects we have led there. Currently operating in Kelowna, Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary and Winnipeg.
Peach HillsProject leadership and execution
The OasisConstruction review, cost recovery and building systems assessment
Kinwell Seniors West KelownaPre-construction and construction management
Kinwell Seniors Continuing Care DistrictDevelopment, pre-construction and construction management
Crystal Mountain ResortDevelopment, pre-construction and construction management
The Woods at Willow ParkSenior project management services
Lakeview Village ResidencesSenior project management services
Lighthouse LandingPre-construction and construction management
Silverado Master Planned CommunityDevelopment management and pre-construction
Silverado TownhomesDevelopment management and pre-construction
Wilderness RidgePre-construction and construction management
The WinstonPre-construction and construction management
Palfreyville ApartmentsPre-construction and construction management
Royal Oak ParkPre-construction and construction management
Shell, Royal Oak ParkPre-construction and construction management
Kids & Company, Royal OakPre-construction and construction management
Kids & Company, BritanniaPre-construction and construction management
Royal Oak Strip MallPre-construction and construction management
Copperwood CondominiumsSenior project management services
The Underwood ApartmentsOwner's representation
New Brighton Athletic ParkPre-construction and construction managementProjects, with the number at each location Current operations
Markets
Primary, secondary and tertiary markets, from straightforward builds to complex, multi-phase developments in remote mountain settings.
Leadership

A.T., CEC, PMP
Owner | President

Partner | V.P. Construction

C.C., LL.D.
Partner | V.P. Business Development

Partner | V.P. Operations

Partner | V.P. Infrastructure

Partner | V.P. Indigenous Partnerships & Government Relations