Cressey has been building quality projects throughout the Lower Mainland since its incorporation in 1969. Cressey is a privately held, fully integrated project development, construction, sales, marketing, and property management company that employs over 200 personnel. With hundreds of projects to its credit and over 4,500 residential and commercial units (over 75 projects) under ownership and management, Cressey is truly an industry leader. From site acquisition through to completion, Cressey possesses the resources, experience and expertise to successfully complete all facets of the development process. During the early years, Cressey's activities were primarily in the area of multi-family residential development within the Greater Vancouver region; however, throughout the past decade, Cressey has diversified its product by developing numerous retail, office, hotel, industrial and mixed-use projects in a variety of geographic markets throughout British Columbia, Alberta and Washington State. Cressey has built a reputation that few can compete with and they continue to strive for excellence with their commitment to quality, value and customer service. Numerous awards of achievement in development have been received over the years – most notably from the Urban Development Institute and the Canadian Homebuilders Association. Cressey has always been mindful of the needs and concerns of the communities in which they do business. To that end they always attempt to consult with and listen to the people in a community to ensure that any proposed development addresses their issues. As an example, Cressey has developed three hotel properties in Whistler and each occasion has provided employee housing as a part of the development. Park contributions, community space facilities and heritage conservation are other examples where Cressey has catered to community needs. Cressey also continues to be a generous contributor to charities such as Red Cross, United Way, Canadian Cancer Society, Salvation Army, Food Bank and Kids Help.