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Harry Stinson

Developer
Stinson School Lofts
Website: http://www.stinsonschool.com/
Phone: (289) 389-1022
Email: info@stinsonschool.com

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Harry Stinson has left his mark on downtown Toronto with his loft developments and now he’s set on making a name for himself in his newly adopted city of Hamilton.

His name actually comes into play with his first Hamilton-based project, the conversion of the historic Stinson School into Stinson Lofts. The real estate developer proved doubters wrong in Toronto as his visions of loft conversions filled a market void that he had identified in the 1980s.

Stinson founded and operated Harry Stinson Real Estate, which he built throughout the 1980s and 1990s to become Toronto’s leading condominium resale brokerage. Although independent, Stinson’s brokerage eventually held the largest residential market share in the central downtown core of any individual or franchise brokerage office.

In 1998 he sold the company to Jamie Johnston (founder of Family Realty) and the brokerage is now known as RE/MAX Condos Plus. Over the years, Stinson became increasingly involved in condominium development, acting as a principal, joint venture partner and/or consultant in a wide range of projects, the common thread being that each project was comparatively unique and/or posed unusual challenges of design, marketing or construction.

Although not a high volume developer (relative to such Canadian condo builders as Tridel, who have actually hired Stinson for advice), Stinson enjoys a high public profile and widespread industry respect for his visionary market instincts and ability to carry out difficult and unconventional projects. Other developers and marketers frequently consult with or engage Stinson to resolve problematic development situations.

He is a frequent headline speaker at business conferences, including appearing onstage – and holding his own - with such ‘interesting’ personalities as Donald Trump and Tony Robbins. Stinson personally hosted a late-night infomercial for 10 years.

Stinson was one of the first Toronto developers to recognize the potential for urban condominiums, to develop residential lofts, to convert old office and warehouse buildings and to utilize computer animation and television infomercials in the sale of real estate.