As we reflect on this past year on the last day of 2020, unprecedented is the one word that could sum up it all up. Despite all the uncertainty and challenges we have faced – our team, our neighbours, our local communities and businesses have shown just how strong, kind and resilient we all are….
Boffo Properties has been a longtime supporter of the Italian Day Festival Society and their annual Italian Day on The Drive. Like many festivals, the Italian Days street festival did not go ahead in its usual format this year but this did not stop them from presenting an alternate creative and initiative. Close to Boffo’s…
Judges for the 2020 Gold Nugget Awards have named Boffo Properties as Award of Merit winners in its annual competition, which recognizes those who improve our communities through exceptional concepts in design, planning and development throughout the United States and internationally. The winners this year were chosen from 575 entries from around the world. Boffo…
Throughout the months of May and June on our social media platforms, Boffo penned a design series inspired by Dieter Rams’ Good Design Principles. Rams is known as one of the most influential industrial designers of the last 50 years and has had a truly remarkable impact on the design industry and the overall concept…
In response to the evolving economic situation surrounding COVID-19, the provincial Office of the Superintendent of Real Estate has made temporary changes to the Real Estate Development Marketing Act (REDMA). As of April 17, 2020, these temporary changes address the current challenges faced by developers in obtaining building permits and allow for a three-month extension…
As we all try to navigate our lives in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic there is no doubt that the world will be forever changed and this includes how we live, and oftentimes work, at home. We asked Daniel Boffo, Principal of Boffo Properties, for his thoughts on the anticipated changes to how we…
With more of us now working from home, it is important to design a space that enables us to efficiently and comfortably work from home. After all, a productive home office is a happy home office. Recently the Boffo team attended an interesting UDI Capital Region webinar presentation on this topic. Presenter Ann Squires Ferguson,…
If you have visited Hastings Park, you may have noticed the monument and statue honouring Canada’s immigrants nestled in the beautiful Il Giardino Italiano gardens. What you may not know is that Boffo Properties’ founder Tarcisio Boffo commissioned this monument to, in his words, pay tribute to the “immigrants who came from Italy with the…
The Australian city of Melbourne is influencing planning in Metro Vancouver with their 20-Minute Neighbourhoods strategy noted in their ‘Plan Melbourne 2017-2050’. The Plan states that its strategy is to create “accessible, safe and attractive local areas where people can access most of their everyday needs within a 20-minute walk, cycle or local public transport…
Boffo Properties collaborates with the best interior designers to ensure that each community offers thoughtful and beautiful interiors. At our sold out Haven townhome community, we worked with Ross & Company Interiors to develop a look that is both modern and welcoming to match the charming, East Coast style architecture. When planning the interiors,…