URBAN EDGE INVESTMENTS
Strategic Land Acquisitions Focusing on Townhome and Condominium Development in Major Urban Centers
OUR STORY
Trent Praski - President
Trent Praski is the President of Urban Edge Investments Inc. Since 2001, Trent has been involved in real estate investing and development. Initial expertise was in property management and wealth creation through buy and hold investment strategies. In the past 10 years Trent has taken the lead role in over 12 million dollars of real estate development. These projects primarily involved new single family and 4-plex construction, condominium conversions and land redevelopment and subdivision. As the director of these projects, Trent was the executive decision maker for financial, operational, management, marketing and sales decisions.
Trent completed his Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in 2001 with emphasis on Marketing and International Business. Part of his business training was at the Jonkoping International Business School in Sweden and an international consulting project in Ukraine. Upon completion of his MBA, Trent was hired on as Senior Associate with Management Consulting firm, Power Plus Systems, in Calgary. He was then hired on with Novartis Pharmaceuticals and Johnson & Johnson from 2002 to 2006.
Prior to completing his MBA, Trent completed a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Education. His teaching experience took him to South Korea where he taught English as a Second Language and New Zealand where he taught grades 4 through 6.
In 2007 he completed his first major real estate development project consisting of an 18-unit condominium conversion. The project was a huge success as it was on time and on budget with profits matching expectations within $10,000.
Trent is also a licensed realtor, licensed home builder and past member of REIN Calgary (Real Estate Investment Network).
LATEST PROJECTS
SUMAS STREET
VICTORIA, B.C.
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Rezoning of 2 single family lots into 7 new townhomes
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Currently in planning and design stage to be completed in summer of 2021
RICHMOND 4 TOWNHOMES
CALGARY, AB
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Redevelopment of a single family lot into 4 three bedroom townhomes
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Completed in fall of 2018
CAWSTON AVENUE
KELOWNA, B.C.
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Redevelopment of a single family lot into 4 townhomes each with rooftop decks
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Completed January 2020
SASKATOON, SK
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70 Acres Agricultural land 1 km from Saskatoon city limits
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Parcel was purchased as a long-term hold with plans to rezone to Commercial zoning or annexation by the City of Saskatoon
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Land is also situated on Saskatoons future Perimeter Highway and adjacent to existing industrial subdivisions
COMMERCIAL LP
CALGARY, AB
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9 Bay Multi-Tenant Building in Foothills Industrial Park, Calgary, Alberta
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income producer and future candidate for condominium conversion
SELICA ROAD
LANGFORD, BC
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4 new residential units constructed on 2 duplex lots
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completed in fall of 2017
SUNALTA LOFTS
Calgary, AB
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Sunalta Lofts - 1149 - 1161 - 19th Street SW Calgary, AB
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4 unit executive townhouse development completed in the fall of 2015
