Tridel's History

Seven decades of construction has taught us a thing or two about building condominiums.

The Tridel story begins with Jack DelZotto, a stone mason who came to Canada from northern Italy in 1927. After a few winters in northern Ontario, Jack moved to Toronto and began building beautifully crafted homes for single families.

By the 1950's, Tridel had been formed. It was headed by Jack's three sons, and was involved in the development of subdivisions and small apartment buildings. In 1961, the company built its first apartment complex which featured twin towers with 260 suites each and a recreational centre including a swimming pool, fountains and fully landscaped grounds. This complex was the forerunner of the luxury condominium lifestyle, which is the hallmark of the Tridel building philosophy.

Over the years, Tridel has built many buildings, has grown into a thriving group of companies, and has become the industry leader in condominium development.

In order to maintain their leadership position, Tridel invests in intensive customer research, so that the buildings Tridel builds can support and facilitate their customer's lifestyles. Unlike many builders, Tridel projects span the length of the building process including: land acquisition, zoning, design, marketing, construction, customer care and property management.

Tridel has a long and proud history of innovation in construction and design. That history stems from the fact that Tridel employs some of Canada's top designers, planners and construction experts who ensure that every Tridel building is state of the art, and built to meet the needs of those who live in them.

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	1927 Jack DelZotto immigrated to Canada from Friuli, Italy

	1933 Jack built first single family home on Lapin Ave. in Toronto

	1940's Housing Boom - Jack began building larger projects

	1950's Now headed by his three son's - the company started to develop subdivisions and small apartment buildings

	1951 Tridel builds 1st rental apartment building

	1958 Tridel builds first shopping plaza

	1961 Company builds first apartment complex featuring an elaborate recreational centre Tridel builds 1st major highrise rental project

	1962 Tridel builds first industrial complex

	1968 Ontario passes 'Condominium Act' 1969 Tridel builds first high-rise condominium, Arbor Glen, in Oakville ON

	1970's Del Property Management launched

	1980's Ontario New Home Warranty Program (ONHWP) launched - Tridel the first developer to be awarded Excellence Rating - the first of many to come.

	1992 Tridel wins Ernest Assaly Award for Customer Service Excellence

	2002 Tridel wins GTHBA Builder Of The Year CIPA: Tridel wins major business award for using information management to increase business efficiency 2003 Tridel wins third consecutive Consumers' Choice Award Tridel introduces the "Naturally Better" program 2004 Tridel wins GTHBA Builder Of The Year Tridel named High-Rise Builder Of The Year At Tarion Awards Of Excellence 2005 Registered Verve to pursue LEED® certification by The Canada Green Building Council. Tridel Wins Prestigious Tarion Award Of Excellence - Two Consecutive Years 2006 Tridel wins City of Toronto 2006 Green Toronto Awards for energy efficiency. Tridel Ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction With New Condominium Builders in Greater Toronto Area" by J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Canadian New-Condominium Builder Customer Satisfaction Study sm Tridel Wins Gold At The Canadian Information Productivity Award