Our values
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Human focus
With every gesture, every act, we are mindful about the individual and strive to serve every human being with all the empathy that makes us stand out.
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Creativity
As a team, we have the responsibility of seeking innovation every day by trying new things and challenging the status quo.
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Excellence
Always improving on the previous day. Through our cooperation, we are committed to continuously improving our endeavours.
Relying on our creativity, we ensure that the buildings are in keeping with market trends and do so in such a way as to create value for our tenants and partners.
Who we are
We endeavour every day to make sense of the real estate market and to excel so that we can create enjoyable and functional living environments. We maintain strong and long-lasting relationships.
Our
history
1995
Serge G. Duguay, a real estate enthusiast, incorporates Cogir at age 55. At first, he focuses on shopping centre management and turnaround. His 17-year-old son, Matthieu, is put in charge of managing a shopping centre.
1999
A partnership is formed with Yitzhak Tshuva’s El-Ad Group. With this alliance, Cogir experiences a period of meteoric growth, adding residential properties and retirement homes to its operations. It is also the beginning of a great relationship that will last for more than 14 years.
2004
Having instilled his passion for real estate to his son Matthieu, Serge G. Duguay sells him all his shares in the company. He nevertheless continues to remain active in the firm.
2006
Cogir buys Gestion Forest Morency. The acquisition of this management company with its well-established business practices has contributed to the growth and diversification of the firm.
2008
Cogir acquires Scott Trudeau, another property management firm that enhances the company’s growth and diversification thanks to its strong team.
2008
Cogir Real Estate creates its own development and construction division, allowing the company to control and carry out every step in the development and construction process.
2013
A new partnership is formed between Cogir and Welltower, an S&P 500 firm and a world leader in health and welfare real estate.
2015
Beginning of a partnership with Batipart and the Ruggieri family, represented by Charles Ruggieri and his three children, Nicolas, Claire and Julien. This event marks the start of mutually fruitful trading activity between Cogir’s North American operations and those of Batipart in Europe. Much of Cogir’s current status is attributable Charles Ruggieri’s presence on the company’s Board of Directors.
2016
Construction of the iconic Humaniti Montreal complex begins. Residents begin to move into the city’s first Smart Vertical CommunityTM in 2020.
2017
Cogir Real Estate acquires DevMcGill, a well-renowned company in the condominium industry.
2017
Frédéric Soucy is appointed President of the management company, overseeing the group’s property management and real estate consulting operations.
2018
In partnership with Welltower, Cogir acquires four (4) retirement homes in the state of Washington and eight others in California, marking the start of the Great American Adventure.
2020
Cogir Real Estate’s American division becomes an official entity with the creation of a U.S.-based management team. David Eskenazy is appointed Chairman of the Board of COGIR Management USA while Walter Jossart becomes the company's President.
2020
Cogir restaurants are created under the leadership of Jean-Sébastien Giguère. Its mission is to hone and to grow the company’s food offering, providing every table with a well-planned menu that will delight the client’s taste buds with each bite.
2020
The Real Estate Development and Construction division is created under the presidency of Philippe Krivicky, with Stéphane Côté being appointed President of the Major Projects Division.
2020
In partnership with Fieldgate, Cogir enters the Ontario independent-living retirement home market, starting with the construction of Bloom residences for active retirees in Oshawa and Stouffville.