Brandon Graham Donnelly is a real estate developer and founder of the Globizen Group. He also writes a popular daily blog focused on city building that was named as one of the best city blogs in the world by the Guardian UK. Brandon has over 17 years of real estate experience and is known for his creative, design-forward, and detailed-oriented approach to development. Recent projects that he has led include Junction House and the Studio Gang-designed One Delisle tower in midtown Toronto. Prior to Globizen, Brandon was Managing Director of Development at Slate Asset Management, where he established and grew the business line to over $2 billion in gross development value. He has also held development positions at CAPREIT (development lead), TAS, and Morguard, where he managed urban infill residential (condo & rental), office, and retail projects. In 2013, he also cofounded the condo review site Dirt (thedirt.co), which was acquired in 2018. Brandon studied architecture and fine art history at the University of Toronto. He also has a master’s in architecture and real estate development from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA focused on innovation & entrepreneurship from the Rotman School at the University of Toronto.
In his spare time, Brandon loves photography, snowboarding in Utah, house and techno music, Ontario wines, and NFT art.
Twitter: @donnelly_b / Instagram: @donnelly_b / Foundation: My NFT photography
About This Blog
This blog has been my daily practice since August 2013. Rated by the Guardian Cities UK as one of the best city blogs in the world, it generally covers everything from architecture and planning to real estate and technology. Subscribers are often architects, city planners, real estate professionals, entrepreneurs, policy makers, and other urbanists. The posts are emailed out every morning at 6AM Toronto time and are usually short and digestible (<500 words). There’s also an option for a weekly subscription if every day is too much for your inbox. While this is a personal blog, my objective is to promote the building of beautiful, sustainable, and globally competitive cities. If this resonates with you, consider subscribing.
Note: The views expressed on this blog are entirely my own and may or may not reflect those of my company and/or business partners.
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