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How To Think About Risk, Leverage, And Timing In Real Estate Development 

How TO Think About Risk, Leverage, and Timing In REal Estate DEvelopment - Mazyar Mortazavi (#45)

Mazyar has led the evolution of TAS over the past 20 years with a focus of deeply aligning purpose and profit. He is deeply committed to unlocking equity across all community stakeholders and leading the evolution of capital as a tool to drive long term resiliency. Mazyar’s commitment to leveraging capital to drive impact, coupled with enhancing profitability through deep engagement have positioned TAS as a leader in community-focused real estate development. His playbook is simple, live out your passion in everything you do.Mazyar is active and involved in the community as Chair of The Bentway, Trustee at the Art Gallery of Ontario and across the YPO network.

Mazyar Mortazavi
In this insightful episode, Payam sit down with Mazyar Mortazavi, the President and CEO of TAS, a Toronto-based real estate company. Mazyar shares his inspiring journey from immigrating to Canada, to working in real estate development and asset management. They delve into the core principles and lessons learned from scaling a real estate business, the importance of financial discipline, risk, leverage and timing. Mazyar also discusses the paradigm shift currently impacting the real estate market, highlighting its challenges and the potential for innovation and community-centric approaches. Moreover, they touch on the importance of impact investing, sustainability, and social equity in real estate. Tune in to gain valuable insights on navigating the current economic landscape and building a resilient, impact-driven real estate business.
  • First Development Projects and Lessons Learned

  • Understanding Correlation in Business Decisions

    Starting with Impact from Day One

  • Scaling and Risk Management in Development
  • Nonprofit Leadership and Governance

  • The Importance of Community and Collaboration

TAS is an industry leader in impact-driven ground-up development and asset management.TAS manage a best-in-class private equity platform focused on the belief that profit is foundational, but not the only goal. 

 

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Construction Innovation Checklist 

This document is a supplementary resource to
episode #24 of the Real Estate Development
Insights Podcast in which Payam Noursalehi shares a practical framework for evaluating and selecting the most suitable innovative systems for your next project. 

Construction Innovation: Balancing Tradition and Modern Solutions – A Practical Framework For Your Next Project
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Payam Noursalehi
Payam Noursalehi

Payam Noursalehi is a real estate development and construction professional with more than 20 years of experience across engineering, management consulting, construction management, development management, and private equity. He is the President of Solnik Construction Group, the founder of Mid-Rise.ca, and the host of the Real Estate Development Insights Podcast. Through his work and content, Payam helps developers and project owners understand risk, challenge assumptions, and make better decisions before significant time and capital are committed.

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