# Great Gulf

> Great Gulf is a privately held Toronto real estate developer and builder that spans low-rise homes, condominiums, rentals, resorts and, through its wider group, commercial and industrial property. Its most instructive edge is H+ME Technology, a 200,000-square-foot Etobicoke plant that brings 3D design, robotics and panel manufacturing to a business still exposed to weather, labour shortages and job-site variation.

- **Founded:** 1975
- **Headquarters:** Toronto, Canada
- **Founders:** Elly Reisman (Co-founder and Chair), Norman Reisman (Co-founder), Seymour Joffe (Co-founder and Principal), Harry Rosenbaum (Co-founder and Principal)
- **Team size:** 201-500 employees for Great Gulf on LinkedIn (270 in the supplied dataset); more than 1,500 across the wider Great Gulf Group according to the group website.
- **Products:** Low-rise residential, High-rise and mid-rise residential, H+ME Technology, Customer care and homebuying support, Group commercial, industrial and property services
- **Notable:** More than 100,000 homes designed and constructed across North America, according to Great Gulf., First builder to win both low-rise and mid/high-rise Home Builder of the Year at the same BILD Awards, in 2020., 2026 BILD Green Builder of the Year, Low-Rise.

## Products & services

- **Low-rise residential** — Detached homes, semis, townhomes and master-planned communities in Canada.
- **High-rise and mid-rise residential** — Condominiums and purpose-built rental projects in Canada and the United States.
- **H+ME Technology** — 3D design, engineering, robotic panel manufacturing and site delivery from a 200,000-square-foot Etobicoke facility.
- **Customer care and homebuying support** — Sales, design-studio guidance, warranty service and post-closing support for homebuyers.
- **Group commercial, industrial and property services** — Through First Gulf and related group companies: development, construction, leasing, finance, property management and asset management.
- **Resort and branded residences** — Resort properties and luxury residential developments, including projects in Muskoka and Florida.

## Achievements

- More than 100,000 homes designed and constructed across North America, according to Great Gulf.
- First builder to win both low-rise and mid/high-rise Home Builder of the Year at the same BILD Awards, in 2020.
- 2026 BILD Green Builder of the Year, Low-Rise.
- 2025 BILD Home Builder of the Year and Green Builder of the Year, Low-Rise.
- 2025 BILD Project of the Year for Oakpointe and 2025 DRHBA People's Choice for Whitby Meadows.
- La Clara named BILD's 2023 Best International Project of the Year.
- Built the first certified Active House in North America in Etobicoke.
- H+ME Technology had supplied more than 15,000 residential units by 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Great Gulf said its 357 King Street West condominium project was sold out.
- **2026-08** — H+ME Technology reported completing off-site prefabrication and on-site assembly for 33 Habitat for Humanity GTA homes in 32 working days.
- **2026-06** — Great Gulf won BILD Green Builder of the Year, Low-Rise for the second consecutive year.
- **2026-02** — Great Gulf announced an 87-home Mandarin Oriental Residences project in West Palm Beach with Cervera Real Estate, Safdie Architects, Studio Munge and ENEA.
- **2025-06** — The company marked its 50th year with BILD Home Builder of the Year and Green Builder of the Year honours in low-rise construction.
- **2025-02** — Michele Romanow, Paul Finkbeiner and Christopher Keber joined as strategic advisors focused on technology, capital and investment strategy.

## Links

- Website: https://www.greatgulf.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/great-gulf-homes
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/greatgulf
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greatgulf/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greatgulf

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Last updated: 2026-08-23