Daily insights for city builders, delivered every morning at 6 AM ET. I’m Brandon Donnelly — a Toronto-based real estate developer and founder of Globizen. I’ve been writing here since 2013.

The Birth of a Building

My friend Ben Stevens has just published a book called, The Birth of a Building. It is a primer on all the ingredients that go into a new building: finance, law, urban planning, architecture, engineering, construction, and development. It is a book that I wish I wrote. But at the end of the day, it’s a lot easier to endorse a book than it is to write a book. So I am doing the former here today. If you decide to purchase the book, you’ll also find my endorsement within it. But to be clear, the only reason I’m writing about this is because Ben is a great guy and this is a great book.

Congratulations on this huge accomplishment, Ben. For more information, click here.

4 responses to “The Birth of a Building”

  1. Stu Avatar

    If the content is as good as the cover… wow!

    1. Brandon Graham Donnelly Avatar

      Right? I’m a big fan of the cover.

  2. estebanfallone Avatar

    If the content is as good as the cover…Wow!

  3. Trebecca Avatar

    Excited to read this! Adding it to my holiday reading list.