For more than four decades, Colonnade BridgePort has combined institutional management discipline with strategic investment insight to deliver enduring value across the real estate spectrum. Through its fully integrated platform spanning property management, leasing, investment, and development, the company deploys capital into projects that others might overlook, using operational expertise to turn complexity into opportunity and underperformance into sustainable growth.
That same disciplined, long-term approach now defines the continued evolution of CBP Capital, the company’s fund management, investment management, and asset management business unit. Following the successful launch and full allocation of CBP Development Fund I, CBP Capital is expanding its investment reach with two new opportunities: CBP Development Fund II and the CBP Value-Add Fund I. Together, these funds represent a complementary strategy designed to capture value across Canada’s most resilient and opportunity-rich real estate sectors; from shovel-ready multi-family development to income-producing assets in strong secondary markets.
Led by a team with extensive institutional, private equity, and public-company real estate experience, CBP Capital brings a depth of insight that spans markets, asset classes, and investment structures. Decades of hands-on experience in investment, development oversight, and capital-markets execution – including billions of dollars in completed transactions – provide the foundation needed to deliver premium-quality opportunities for high-net-worth investors, family offices, and other private partners. A key objective is to provide access to institutional-quality investments – often alongside CBP’s institutional partners – for investors who wouldn’t typically participate at an institutional level.
“Our platform is built on deep local expertise, institutional discipline, entrepreneurial spirit, and a commitment to long-term performance,” said Hugh Gorman, CEO, Colonnade BridgePort.
The Legacy of Fund I
Launched in 2021, CBP Development Fund I marked a pivotal milestone in Colonnade BridgePort’s evolution as an investment manager. The fund was created to capitalize on Ottawa’s growing demand for purpose-built rental housing through the company’s established pipeline of well-located, transit-oriented development. Fully allocated ahead of schedule, Fund I drew strong investor participation and validated CBP Capital’s disciplined, research-driven approach.
With hundreds of multi-family units now in active or upcoming development, Fund I demonstrated how CBP’s vertically integrated platform can deliver institutional-quality execution and consistent value creation across every stage of the real estate lifecycle.
“Fund I confirmed that our development strategy and market focus deliver real, measurable outcomes for our investors and our communities,” said Managing Partner Andrew Blair, who leads CBP Capital. “Fund II builds on that momentum with a focus on de-risked, shovel-ready projects that are primed to meet exceptional demand in markets where we have deep, long-standing experience.”
CBP Development Fund II — Investing in Ready-to-Build Opportunity
CBP Development Fund II advances the proven strategy established by its predecessor, targeting de-risked, shovel-ready multi-family developments, again within Colonnade BridgePort’s existing pipeline across Ottawa. With fully entitled projects and a clear path to construction, Fund II enables investors to deploy capital efficiently while reducing exposure to early-stage development risk.
Every project is selected for its strong fundamentals, including proximity to transit, high-growth neighbourhoods, and alignment with Ottawa’s steady demand for high-quality rental housing. Unlike markets with sharp peaks and valleys, Ottawa continues to deliver a stable, positive performance trajectory, supported by high per-capita incomes, strong relative affordability, and consistent rental demand.
This combination of stability and continued room for rental rate growth positions Fund II to benefit from Ottawa’s uniquely resilient market conditions.
“Ottawa’s fundamentals remain among the strongest in the country,” said Andrew. “Fund II gives investors access to high-quality projects that are already positioned to break ground, combining the security of a de-risked pipeline with the upside of sustained rental demand. Investors benefit from institutional-grade execution and a direct line to value creation from concept through stabilization.”
CBP Value-Add Fund — Unlocking Performance in Secondary Markets
Complementing Fund II’s focus on purpose-built development, the CBP Value-Add Fund targets stabilized and underperforming office, retail, and multi-family assets in select secondary markets — including Ottawa, Southern Ontario, and Atlantic Canada — where strong underlying fundamentals continue to drive leasing demand and long-term value.
These regions offer the ideal balance of affordability, economic stability, and growth potential, positioning them as attractive alternatives to more volatile primary markets. Through strategic acquisition and active asset management, the Value-Add Fund seeks to unlock performance by enhancing operations, improving building systems, repositioning assets, and executing targeted capital programs that elevate tenant experience and long-term asset value.
“We see tremendous opportunity in strong, overlooked markets where our vertically-integrated platform and local relationships can make a measurable impact,” said Marshall Elliott, Senior Vice President, Fund Management. “The Value-Add Fund allows investors to benefit from the stability of established assets while capitalizing on the upside created through disciplined, hands-on execution.”
Strength in Integration, Vision for Growth
With two new funds now underway, CBP Capital is extending Colonnade BridgePort’s long-standing commitment to performance, partnership, and purpose. Together, Development Fund II and the Value-Add Fund embody a balanced investment philosophy, combining the near-term certainty of shovel-ready multi-family projects with the long-term potential of value-add opportunities in resilient secondary markets. CBP Capital continues to demonstrate how local knowledge, executional depth, and disciplined strategy create sustainable value for investors and communities alike.
“Our mission has always been to build better — better partnerships, better assets, and better outcomes,” said Hugh Gorman. “These new funds reflect that focus and reaffirm our confidence in the markets and the people who drive them.”