Image: Martin Knowles Photography
Image: Martin Knowles Photography
Image: Semiahmoo House Society
Image: Martin Knowles Photography
Image: Martin Knowles Photography
We're a not-for-profit real estate developer
We unlock the value in real estate to create better communities
Catalyst is a BC-based not-for-profit real estate developer. We build vibrant, affordable, and inspiring rental homes and places for people to live and work in. Catalyst does this by working with non-profits to unlock the value of their real estate assets, and reinvest that value back into BC communities.
Our projects
Catalyst brings together decades of real estate development experience with non-profit values. Our goal is to help our non-profit partners achieve long-term financial sustainability, while also creating opportunities for Catalyst to create more affordable housing in BC. We’re working on projects in communities throughout BC.
Chorus
Surrey, BC
Status: Completed in 2016
Catalyst ensured that Semiahmoo House Society’s mission has not strayed in our partnerships with funders and navigated us through the complexities of developing an innovative housing project.
Doug Tennant
Executive Director
Semiahmoo House Society
Madrona @ Dockside Green
370 & 384 Harbour Road, Victoria, BC
Status: In Occupancy
Catalyst’s innovative non-profit developer model has made it possible to add 49 brand new affordable rental homes in Victoria. I want to say how proud I am, as Mayor of Victoria, of this project. This is perfection.
Lisa Helps
Mayor
City of Victoria
The Springs
2318 St. Johns Street, Port Moody
Status: In construction
Catalyst is aptly named. Their work with our organization has been instrumental in helping us to unlock latent potential, address chronic gaps in service and look toward a future with greater opportunity for the people we serve.
Christine Scott
Executive Director
Kinsight (formerly Simon Fraser Society for Community Living)
Hannelore
5688 Ash St., Vancouver, BC
Status: In Occupancy as of December 1, 2019.
When I met Catalyst I knew that I was with people who understood the vision I was presenting and that we shared many of the same goals. Proof of this is our work together as joint venture partners.
Hannelore Gerlach
Chairperson, Housing Committee
Oakridge Lutheran Church
The Rise on Nanaimo
285 Nanaimo St. Penticton BC
Status: In Occupancy
Catalyst not only brings their values to life in all of their interactions with others, but they also add tremendous value to organizations like us who want to respond to community needs and are newer to the provision of affordable housing.
Tanya Behardien
Executive Director
One Sky Housing Society
Rivermark
6968 Pearson Way, Richmond, BC
Status: Anticipated Move-In June 1, 2020
Catalyst have been great partners in delivering a project that exemplifies integrated mixed housing types. They offer a broad skillset for the development of affordable housing and have been a pleasure to work with at RPPII/III and Rivermark in Richmond.
Robert Toth
Robert Toth Architect AIBC | Director of Development
Intracorp