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History

  • 1950 – Genstar Development Company is founded in Winnipeg by the Simkin Family under the name BACM Industries.
  • 1973 – BACM Industries was sold to Genstar Corporation and was renamed Genstar Development Company.
  • 1970 – Genstar Development Company first expands into the United States.
  • 1986 – Genstar Corporation was acquired by Imasco Limited, which only retained Genstar Development Company, the Canadian land development entity of Genstar Corporation.
  • 1991- Land development operations in the United States were re-established.
  • 1994 – The Corporate Offices of Genstar Development Company (Canada) and Genstar Land Company (USA) relocated from Vancouver to San Diego.
  • 2001 – GDC Communities formed through the management buy-out of Genstar Development Company (Canada).
  • Today GDC Communities operates under 2 initiatives; it owns Genstar Development Company and directs the development of the Canadian master planned communities, and secondly, it provides the foundation for the US investments and operations.
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