Mattamy Homes

Mattamy Homes is a Toronto, Ontario based home builder founded by Peter Gilgan in 1978.[1] It is one of the largest privately owned builders in North America and is Canada's largest residential home builder as well as a top 25 builder in the United States. [2][3] In Canada, Mattamy has communities across the Greater Toronto Area, as well as in Ottawa, Calgary and Edmonton. In 2019, one out of every thirteen homes sold in Ottawa was built by Mattamy Homes. In the United States, Mattamy is represented in ten markets: Charlotte, Raleigh, Phoenix, Tucson, Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa, Sarasota, Naples and Southeast Florida. [4]

The company name incorporates the names of Gilgan's two oldest children - Matt and Amy. [1]

Projects

Most of Mattamy's projects have been in Southern Ontario, but it has built homes in Ottawa, Ontario, Calgary, Alberta and into the United States.[4]

Donations

In 2011, Peter Gilgan donated $15 million to Ryerson University. The money was used to create the Mattamy Athletic Centre on the upper level of Maple Leaf Gardens.[5]

In 2013, Gilgan donated $40 million to the development of The Hospital for Sick Children Centre for Research and Learning.[6]

In 2015, Gilgan donated $5-million to Parks Foundation Calgary to be used for the development of a 138-kilometre ring of paved pathways around the city. The creation of the Rotary/Mattamy Greenway began in 2010 and was completed in 2017. [7]

In North Port, Florida, Mattamy donated 90 acres (36 ha) of land along with $4.7 million towards the development of the new CoolToday Park, a ballpark and spring training complex for the Atlanta Braves which opened March 24, 2019 against the Tampa Bay Rays. [8]

In 2019, Gilgan donated $100 million to The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, making Gilgan the largest health care benefactor in Canada.[9]

Ontario Proud controversy

Prior to the 2018 Ontario general election, Mattamy Homes donated $100,000 to Ontario Proud, a right-wing political advocacy group which used television ads and Facebook to support Doug Ford and the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. Of the $460,000 raised by Ontario Proud, most was donated by developers "who wanted Ford to ease environmental rules for housing developments".[10][11] The donation, controversial due to Ontario's recent prohibition of political donations to candidates from corporations[12], was the subject of broad media coverage, including in the CBC,[13] Global News,[14] and the Globe and Mail,[15], and the legitimacy of the donation was questioned by the Canadian Medical Association Journal.[16] Mattamy was forced to release a public statement addressing the donation, and pledged to make no contributions to political advocacy groups in the future.[17]

Other controversies

In 2019, Mattamy was fined $25,000[18] by the city of Guelph for 78 charges of illegal tree cutting on a lot in the south end of the city.[19]

See also

References
  1. "Peter Gilgan". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  2. "Mattamy Homes". Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  3. "Mattamy to buy Monarch, solidify position as Canada's largest home builder". CTVNews. 2014-12-16. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  4. Peter E. Gilgan C.B.H.F. Canadian Business Hall of Fame: Junior Achievement. Retrieved November 19, 2014
  5. Bradshaw, James (November 29, 2011). "Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens Gets a Makeover – and a New Name". The Globe and Mail.
  6. "Sick Kids honours donor Peter Gilgan for $40 million donation". thestar.com. The Star. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  7. "Mattamy Homes bolsters bet on Alberta market". Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  8. Dorsey, David. "Atlanta Braves help Sarasota County rival Lee County in growth, development". The News-Press. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  9. MacLeod, Meredith (June 3, 2019). "Homebuilder Donates $100 Million to Build New Tower at Toronto's SickKids". CTV News.
  10. Platt, Brian (June 4, 2018). "Ontario Proud, the Right-Wing Facebook Giant in Ontario's Election, Eyes Federal Election Involvement". National Post.
  11. Maher, Stephen (July 4, 2019). "The Social Media Battle to Beat Trudeau". Maclean's.
  12. Lum, Fred (December 1, 2016). "Ontario overhauls campaign finance rules with sweeping reforms". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  13. Crawley, Mike (December 11, 2018). "Corporations fuelled Ontario Proud's pro-PC election spending". CBC.
  14. Cain, Patrick (December 11, 2018). "Ontario Proud raised over $500,000 during provincial election campaign". Global News. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  15. Doolittle, Robyn; McArthur, Greg (September 14, 2019). "How Ontario Proud and third-party advertisers are taking aim at the federal election". Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  16. Mercer, Caroline (July 31, 2019). "Do the politics or business background of health care philanthropists matter?". Canadian Medical Association Journal News.
  17. "Mattamy Statement". MattamyHomes.com. Archived from the original on 2020-05-11. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  18. McNaughton, Graeme. "Developer Mattamy pays $25K, plants 2,170 new trees over Guelph tree removal". Guelph Mercury Tribune. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  19. McNaughton, Graeme. "78 charges pending against developer following tree removal in south Guelph". Guelph Mercury Tribune. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
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