About Us
Imprint Development is a real estate company focused on delivering rental and mixed-use projects that last—physically, financially, and socially. Headquartered in Toronto and informed by experience across North America, we apply a fully integrated model to design, build, and operate high-quality rental housing with discipline and care.For the communities where we work, this means more thoughtful buildings and better long-term outcomes.
For investors and partners, it means alignment—not just in execution, but in how we think about value creation. Our approach prioritizes cost control, operational strength, and durable returns over optics and short-term wins.
Driven by Experience
Driven by Experience
We are experts in rental design, finance, construction and operations, with a track record in major US and Canadian markets.
We are experts in rental design, finance, construction and operations, with a track record in major US and Canadian markets.
Imprint was founded to fill a crucial gap in the Toronto rental sector—bringing seasoned development management experience to a long-neglected asset class. After decades of policy-driven decline, purpose-built rental has been largely absent from Toronto’s development landscape. We draw on deep experience in a product type that few local firms have touched in over 40 years.
Imprint was founded to fill a crucial gap in the Toronto rental sector—bringing seasoned development management experience to a long-neglected asset class. After decades of policy-driven decline, purpose-built rental has been largely absent from Toronto’s development landscape. We draw on deep experience in a product type that few local firms have touched in over 40 years.
Making a Mark
We aim to build projects worthy of preservation, shaping Toronto’s housing future.
Making a Mark
We aim to build projects worthy of preservation, shaping Toronto’s housing future.
Making a Mark
We aim to build projects worthy of preservation, shaping Toronto’s housing future.
Making a Mark
We aim to build projects worthy of preservation, shaping Toronto’s housing future.
Quality in Craft
Every detail matters. Our design standards are non-negotiable.
Quality in Craft
Every detail matters. Our design standards are non-negotiable.
Quality in Craft
Every detail matters. Our design standards are non-negotiable.
Precision in Process
We lead with urgency, discipline, and clarity from inception to lease-up—so momentum is never lost, and no detail falls through the cracks.
Precision in Process
We lead with urgency, discipline, and clarity from inception to lease-up—so momentum is never lost, and no detail falls through the cracks.
Precision in Process
We lead with urgency, discipline, and clarity from inception to lease-up—so momentum is never lost, and no detail falls through the cracks.
Precision in Process
We lead with urgency, discipline, and clarity from inception to lease-up—so momentum is never lost, and no detail falls through the cracks.
What Sets Us Apart
We follow a development model that is unique in the Greater Toronto market, shaped by our experience in other mature rental markets around the North America. With a deep understanding of rental housing economics and execution, we make sure every project is built for performance, resilience, and enduring success.
We follow a development model that is unique in the Greater Toronto market, shaped by our experience in other mature rental markets around the North America. With a deep understanding of rental housing economics and execution, we make sure every project is built for performance, resilience, and enduring success.
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One Lead, Full Lifecycle
One development executive oversees the entire project, from planning to lease-up, ensuring continuity and accountability.
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One Lead, Full Lifecycle
One development executive oversees the entire project, from planning to lease-up, ensuring continuity and accountability.
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Aligned Incentives
Our team often has skin in the game. We reward results, not just process.
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Aligned Incentives
Our team often has skin in the game. We reward results, not just process.
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Smart Risk Allocation
Designers own design risk, contractors own construction risk, and we manage market exposure.
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Smart Risk Allocation
Designers own design risk, contractors own construction risk, and we manage market exposure.
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Long-Term Thinking
Toronto is a condo town, but we build rental communities designed to last for generations—resilient in design, durable in value, and aligned with long-term ownership.
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Long-Term Thinking
Toronto is a condo town, but we build rental communities designed to last for generations—resilient in design, durable in value, and aligned with long-term ownership.
Our Services
Our Services
We offer a full-service model that spans acquisition, development, construction, and operations, tailored specifically to the unique demands of the rental market.
We offer a full-service model that spans acquisition, development, construction, and operations, tailored specifically to the unique demands of the rental market.
Land Acquisition & Partnerships
We buy land outright or partner with landowners to maximize value through purpose-built rental development.
Land Acquisition & Partnerships
We buy land outright or partner with landowners to maximize value through purpose-built rental development.
Land Acquisition & Partnerships
We buy land outright or partner with landowners to maximize value through purpose-built rental development.
Development Management
We handle approvals, planning, construction oversight, building launch, and lease-up. Our model is different from virtually every other development company in Toronto, shaped by our years of experience in the US rental market.
Development Management
We handle approvals, planning, construction oversight, building launch, and lease-up. Our model is different from virtually every other development company in Toronto, shaped by our years of experience in the US rental market.
Development Management
We handle approvals, planning, construction oversight, building launch, and lease-up. Our model is different from virtually every other development company in Toronto, shaped by our years of experience in the US rental market.
Affordable Housing & P3
As housing affordability becomes a defining challenge in Toronto, we work with governments, non-profits, and private investors to deliver rental housing solutions that leverage municipal, provincial, and federal programs, including Inclusionary Zoning compliance, CMHC’s ACLP and MLI Select programs, and Toronto’s Open Door program.
Affordable Housing & P3
As housing affordability becomes a defining challenge in Toronto, we work with governments, non-profits, and private investors to deliver rental housing solutions that leverage municipal, provincial, and federal programs, including Inclusionary Zoning compliance, CMHC’s ACLP and MLI Select programs, and Toronto’s Open Door program.
Affordable Housing & P3
As housing affordability becomes a defining challenge in Toronto, we work with governments, non-profits, and private investors to deliver rental housing solutions that leverage municipal, provincial, and federal programs, including Inclusionary Zoning compliance, CMHC’s ACLP and MLI Select programs, and Toronto’s Open Door program.
Financial Structuring
Rental development is different. We structure projects to optimize cash flow, project financing, and long-term returns.
Financial Structuring
Rental development is different. We structure projects to optimize cash flow, project financing, and long-term returns.
Financial Structuring
Rental development is different. We structure projects to optimize cash flow, project financing, and long-term returns.
Rental Operations
A rental building’s true success is measured over years, not at the end of construction—and we make every decision with this in mind.
Rental Operations
A rental building’s true success is measured over years, not at the end of construction—and we make every decision with this in mind.
Rental Operations
A rental building’s true success is measured over years, not at the end of construction—and we make every decision with this in mind.
Special Situations
We unlock value in the most challenging projects, stalled developments and court-supervised receiverships to drive towards recovery.
Special Situations
We unlock value in the most challenging projects, stalled developments and court-supervised receiverships to drive towards recovery.
Special Situations
We unlock value in the most challenging projects, stalled developments and court-supervised receiverships to drive towards recovery.
Team
Team
Brendan Whitsitt
Brendan Whitsitt
President
Brendan founded Imprint Development in 2023, drawing on deep expertise in rental design, construction, finance, and operations.
He began his career in architecture, working in China, the Middle East, and Washington, DC before transitioning to real estate development. Over his career, Brendan has led the full-cycle development of more than 1,200 rental units and 250,000 sq. ft. of commercial space across North America, and as a development executive has managed teams delivering thousands more.
He has partnered with investment banks, pension funds, and private investors to bring projects from ideation to stabilization.
Brendan founded Imprint Development in 2023, drawing on deep expertise in rental design, construction, finance, and operations.
He began his career in architecture, working in China, the Middle East, and Washington, DC before transitioning to real estate development. Over his career, Brendan has led the full-cycle development of more than 1,200 rental units and 250,000 sq. ft. of commercial space across North America, and as a development executive has managed teams delivering thousands more.
He has partnered with investment banks, pension funds, and private investors to bring projects from ideation to stabilization.
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Let's Build.
Are you working on something ambitious? If you’re an investor, landowner, or developer who shares our aim to elevate rental housing, let’s talk.
Let's Build.
Are you working on something ambitious? If you’re an investor, landowner, or developer who shares our aim to elevate rental housing, let’s talk.
Let's Build.
Are you working on something ambitious? If you’re an investor, landowner, or developer who shares our aim to elevate rental housing, let’s talk.