Starlight Investments Expands British Columbia Portfolio with Acquisition of 10-Storey Concrete Residential Tower in the Heart of Vancouver's West End (opens in a new tab)
Starlight bought an 83-suite rental building in Vancouver's West End.
Real Estate
Toronto-based private real estate owner and asset manager focused on multi-family rental housing.
Starlight Investments is a privately held real estate investment and asset management firm founded in 2011 by Daniel Drimmer and headquartered in Toronto. It owns and manages more than 70,000 multi-family suites and over 7 million sq ft of commercial space through institutional joint ventures, private and TSX-listed funds and REITs such as True North Commercial REIT and Northview Residential REIT. It also has US residential and UK build-to-rent platforms, a listed-securities arm (Starlight Capital) and, since 2025, an infrastructure business. Canadian staff work in Toronto, Vancouver and Victoria, and its careers page mentions a summer student program.
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Acquires, develops and asset-manages Canadian multi-family rental housing, through teams covering asset management, investments, capex and development; includes the open-ended Starlight Canadian Core Multi-Family Fund launched in 2025.
Commercial property portfolio of about 7 million sq ft, including TSX-listed True North Commercial REIT, which the founder chairs and runs as CEO.
US multi-family funds focused on Sunbelt and Mountain markets, and a UK build-to-rent platform launched in 2023.
Raises capital for funds, joint ventures, club deals and separate accounts from pension funds, asset managers and family offices worldwide.
Business line launched in 2025 to buy and manage essential-use and real-estate-adjacent infrastructure, such as housing and care facilities, fleet mobility hubs and clean energy support assets.
Retail-oriented manager of listed global real estate and infrastructure securities, formed in 2017–2018.
| Toronto | ON | headquarters |
| Vancouver | BC | office |
| Victoria | BC | office |
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One of the largest multi-family residential owners in Canada, so the asset class exposure is concentrated and deep.
Residential is driven by immigration and housing supply rather than office demand, which makes the thesis genuinely different from the rest of this list.
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Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Executive Leadership Team
Founded Starlight and has led more than $50 billion of real estate transactions, including nine IPOs. Also CEO and Chair of True North Commercial REIT and Chair of Northview Residential REIT. Third-generation real estate investor with a BA from Western and an MBA from European University in Geneva.
President & Chief Investment Officer
Executive Leadership Team
Joined Starlight in September 2022 as President and CIO and chairs its Investment Committee. Spent over 20 years in real estate investment banking, most recently as Managing Director and Co-Head of Real Estate, Global Investment Banking at CIBC World Markets, advising on over $40 billion of transactions. HBA from Ivey.
President, Canadian Residential
Canadian Residential
Joined Starlight in September 2011 and leads a team of more than 200 across Canadian asset management, investments, capex and development, having completed over $25 billion of transactions. Previously in property and asset management at TransGlobe Investment Management and Redcliff Realty Advisors. BCom (Real Estate Management) from the University of Guelph.
President, Global Markets
Global Markets
Joined in 2016 and leads capital raising and investor partnerships across Starlight's business lines. Previously spent 12 years at Goldman Sachs International in London, where he led investment banking coverage of sovereign wealth and pension funds; earlier roles at 724 Solutions and Deloitte Consulting.
President, Starlight Infrastructure Solutions
Starlight Infrastructure Solutions
Joined in 2025 to lead the new infrastructure platform. Previously COO of Great Gulf Group and, before that, Managing Director and Co-Head of Americas Real Estate Investments at PSP Investments, managing a portfolio of about $16 billion. BA in Urban Studies from Concordia.
Chief Financial Officer
Executive Leadership Team
CFO since joining Starlight in January 2012, having worked on over $12 billion of real estate debt and equity financings, including eight IPOs. Previously CFO of Leisureworld Senior Care and NBS Technologies, with earlier roles at Tyco International and KPMG UK. Chartered Accountant (ICAEW).
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Sep 2, 2025
Kristopher WojteckiHire
President, Starlight Infrastructure Solutions
Great Gulf Group → Starlight Investments
Hired to lead the newly launched infrastructure business line.
Dec 3, 2025
83-suite, 10-storey concrete rental tower near Thurlow and Haro streets, Vancouver
Acquirer · Multi-family residential
Buyer Starlight Investments
Acquisition expanding Starlight's British Columbia rental portfolio in Vancouver's West End.
Oct 2, 2025
23 townhome complexes (69 suites) near Lansdowne Ave and Davenport Rd, Toronto
Acquirer · Multi-family residential
Buyer Starlight Investments
Acquisition of a low-rise rental community of condo-deeded townhomes in Toronto's west end.
Jun 24, 2025
$750M initial portfolio of Canadian purpose-built rental apartments
Sponsor and manager · Multi-family residential
Buyer Starlight Canadian Core Multi-Family Fund
Starlight launched an open-ended core fund, together with a strategic relationship with CIBC Global Asset Management, to make an initial $750 million acquisition of rental apartments. The fund targets the GTA, Golden Horseshoe, Greater Vancouver and Victoria, along with other major Canadian cities.
Feb 20, 2020
Northview Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust
Co-investor · Real Estate
Buyer Starlight Investments and KingSett Capital
Starlight and KingSett agreed to acquire Northview Apartment REIT for $36.25 per unit in a transaction valued at about $4.8 billion; completed in November 2020 at about $4.9 billion including net debt.
Apr 26, 2012
TransGlobe Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust
Co-investor · Real Estate
Buyer Starlight Investments Ltd. (with PSP Investments)
Starlight, with PSP Investments, agreed to take TransGlobe Apartment REIT private for $14.25 per unit, subject to a 45-day go-shop.
Starlight bought an 83-suite rental building in Vancouver's West End.
Starlight moved into essential-use infrastructure and hired former Great Gulf COO Kristopher Wojtecki to lead it.
Open-ended fund launched with a CIBC Global Asset Management relationship and a $750M initial acquisition.
Launched with three assets in Manchester, Liverpool and Ashford.
Starlight called it the largest multi-residential transaction in Canadian history.
Set up as an institutional real estate investment and asset management firm.
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Starlight Investments via CNW · Nov 2, 2020 · newswire.ca
Starlight Investments via CNW · Feb 20, 2020 · newswire.ca
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 6-K via SEC EDGAR · Aug 30, 2012 · sec.gov
TransGlobe Apartment REIT via CNW / newswire.ca · Apr 26, 2012 · newswire.ca
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Starlight's careers page lists a Summer Student Program among its people programs but gives no further details; analyst-level openings (e.g. Financial Analyst roles) are posted individually.
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