City fonctionnaire joins Carbonleo
Philippe Krivicky, who till a couple of weeks ago was deputy general manager responsible for economic development and real estate strategy with the city, has gone to work for Carbonleo.
In a housing crisis, it seems real estate news is the real news.
Joey 14:06 on 2024-02-15 Permalink
A real profile in courage.
DeWolf 14:13 on 2024-02-15 Permalink
Worth noting that he was working for Cogir before being hired by the city in 2022. From the article:
« Mon rôle au sein de l’administration municipale sera celui de pivot, de point de contact pour activer les connexions entre le monde des affaires et le monde municipal. Je crois qu’on peut bâtir des ponts », avait expliqué Philippe Krivicky à La Presse à la même époque. Son arrivée représentait « une volonté de rapprochement » avec la communauté des affaires, avait-il ajouté.
That sounds awfully ambiguous. Is it too much to ask what the fruits of his labour were? Housing starts were down 37% in 2023 compared to 2022. That’s a much sharper decline than in other Canadian cities.
MtlWeb 09:09 on 2024-02-16 Permalink
Carbonleo is responsible for the Royalmount project….OK…..he’s been with the city since Oct 2022 so nothing fishy there?
Joey 11:05 on 2024-02-16 Permalink
I suppose you could argue that the citizens of Montreal are better off if there’s someone at City Hall who can be some kind of link/interface/conduit for the needs of both the city and developers when it comes to solving the housing crisis. Hiring an ambitious guy mid-career, though, seems like a recipe for disaster – you want someone who is at the end of their private sector life, who has relationships and know-how and sees civic participation as a way to put a cap on their career, not someone who is going to take his city experience and sell it off to the highest bidder.
Ian 18:45 on 2024-02-16 Permalink
Or, like Applebaum, just keep doing both.
DeWolf 20:50 on 2024-02-16 Permalink
@MtlWeb Royalmount is in TMR, Montreal has nothing to do with it (unfortunately).