Vancouver, British Columbia

We find the site a business needs, and clear the way to build.

Charlton & Associates is a British Columbia partnership that has developed commercial and industrial property for more than thirty years. We secure the land, resolve what is holding it back, whether that is servicing, access, zoning or approvals, and deliver a site that is ready for the business that needs it.

Aerial view of Mariner Square Retail Plaza and its parking, Campbell River
Mariner Square Retail Plaza, Campbell River, BC

Our Approach

How we work

Most of our work starts with a business that needs a location, not with land looking for a buyer.

  1. Start with the requirement

    We begin with what the user needs: location, size, access, servicing and timing. That requirement decides which land is worth securing.

  2. Secure the site and clear the constraints

    We secure the land and take on the issues that keep other buyers away: servicing, power, access, subdivision, zoning and approvals. We work through them with the municipality and the agencies involved.

  3. Deliver a site ready to build

    We take the site to the point where the user can build, then sell, lease or develop it with them. Where it suits, we stay on to manage what is built.

The Partnership

The partners

Four partners, each carrying a discipline: land development, institutional development and capital, law, and engineering.

  • Michelle Charlton

    Principal

    Development and land. A career developing commercial and industrial property across British Columbia and into the Yukon.

  • Dan Walsh

    Partner

    Institutional development and capital. 28 years with Grosvenor, including the 1,200-acre Annacis Island industrial park.

  • Mark Tindle

    Partner

    Law. Practised real estate and development law at Douglas Symes & Brissenden.

  • John Bentley

    Partner

    Engineering and technical analysis. Formerly in commercial sales and leasing at Cushman & Wakefield.

Current Opportunity

Industrial and distribution land in Merritt

On Airport Road at the junction of Highways 5 and 5A, next to an operating Bell Canada facility on land the group subdivided and delivered. Zoned light industrial, with natural gas, fibre and municipal services at the property line.

Aerial view over the Airport Road lands in Merritt, with the hills of the Nicola Valley behind
Airport Road, Merritt, BC

Track Record

Where we have built

A selection of projects completed under the Charlton & Associates name, and the one under way now.

  • MerrittAirport Road industrial and distribution landsCurrent
  • Campbell RiverMariner Square Retail PlazaRetail
  • Prince GeorgeParkwood Place Retail PlazaRetail
  • LangleyJericho Corner Retail PlazaRetail
  • WhistlerCanada Post depotIndustrial
  • SquamishTim Hortons and CIBCCommercial
  • TerraceTim Hortons drive-through and oil changeCommercial
  • WhitehorseTim Hortons drive-through and oil changeCommercial

Get in Touch

Looking for a site?

Tell us what your business needs: the location, the size, the services and the timing. We will tell you what it would take.