The Construction Source

OCTOBER 2020 which will make it Apex Western Homes’ most transit accessible and affordable development to date. He says ‘Lookout Housing + Health Society’ has expressed interest in that project as well. Moving forward, Ray says his vision is to continue to deliver projects like that one. He is very interested in the affordable housing sector, where there is such a high demand and need for product. His near-term goal is to go after projects in that sector worth $20 to $40 million. His longer-term vision, then, is to get even bigger. ‘We always want to grow,” Ray says. “We always want to be challenging ourselves. After we establish ourselves, after we build a team of trades in the commercial sector we can trust, we will start looking at other opportunities. We see ourselves working on high- rises.” “We’ll get there,” he concludes, “but we’ll get there at a comfortable pace. We’re not going to rush. We’re going to find the right people, and we’re going to bring them in as we need them. I’ve been around a long time and I’ve watched companies that go too fast lose control. We’re going to stay in control.”