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NOVESTA CELEBRATES THE FIRST FIVE YEARS
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oung, agile and proactive. Those words can be used to describe both Novesta as a company, and Mark Martel and Danny Pereira, the company’s partners. With a business model that focuses on client solutions, Novesta provides real estate development, construction management and design builds for residential and commercial clients in Alberta. “We both have a passion for our developments and construction management,” says Pereira of his and Martel’s reason for partnering and creating the company. “We like leaving our mark on the city.” Pereira and Martel are seated in the boardroom which, along with the rest of the office, is a tidy reflection of the company’s compass. Novesta’s offices are bright and airy with a contemporary feel. There is a hint of excitement that you feel as soon as you walk through the doors; it must be the energy of the people there that come to work with progressive ideas, new concepts, and a love of what they do. Although the partnership is five years young, both Pereira and Martel have decades between them in construction management and real estate development experience. Pereira has more than 25 years of construction industry experience that includes project management, estimating, sustainable development and real estate investing. Martel is known for his rapport among the trades, his investor knowledge, and his hands-on experience that includes building a Manhattan-style condo project in downtown Edmonton.
THE YOUNG COMPANY IS MAKING WAVES AS ONE OF EDMONTON’S NEWEST DEVELOPER AND BUILDER BY NERISSA MCNAUGHTON
Since opening the doors, the company has consistently grown. Pereira explains, “Novesta Construction and Novesta Homes are two separate companies. One NOVESTA • 5 YEARS
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