ARYZE WORKWEAR 🛠️ Every year, we gift each member of our team a piece they can live and work in. Most recently, we partnered with our friends at ANIÁN to design this custom denim workwear–inspired chore coat, featuring double-reinforced elbows, a carpenter’s pencil slot, a cut built for movement and our custom branded patch designed by local designer Rio Kaneki. Many years ago, our late Co-Founder, Ryan Goodman, envisioned an Aryze apparel line inspired by the branding, tailoring and high-quality of vintage workwear—elements fully reflected in this collaborative piece. Learn more about Ryan’s legacy and our collaboration with Rio Kaneki to create the visual identity for our workwear line—in the latest issue of the Aryze Annual magazine here: lnkd.in/gR66q8y8

Aryze is reaching new heights in 2026 🥳 We’ve officially gotten higher then ever before with our internal construction team. The Estoya at 1708 Quadra marks our first-ever concrete tower and our tallest building to date. But, that’s not the full picture. See, we’ve always been a company of diverse people and skills coming together to make great urbanism moments. Take for example our company principals: Matty—sculpturalist Katherine—Ph.D in Medicinal Chemistry Luke—urban planning Weird combo. Fortunately, when you combine this with 70 other amazing, talented, dedicated team members, you get people that have worked on concrete towers across North America which enables the local work to be “new” to Aryze, but not “new” to the team. So I see this video and it summarizes us, a team that is more capable and stronger together 🫶🏽

Just because you’re renting, doesn’t mean you should have to sacrifice great design. We believe that rental housing should be as soulful, colourful and inviting as any other home—whether you’re renting just for now or forever. A big thanks to the local designers, stylists and our community of friends who help us capture the true spirit of these neighbourhoods. 🫶

Groundwork is officially underway at Summerhouse in Gonzales🔨 Our team is currently on-site with Zoning Construction & LMS Reinforcing Steel Group, forming the foundation for our two-bedroom townhomes. What’s next? - Additional wall pours - Framing begins next month - Move-ins early 2027 This project will bring 29 new premium residences, townhomes and penthouses to this coastal neighbourhood—can't wait 🌊

A new one for you: this is 526 Normandy, our proposed six-storey development in Royal Oak 👋 This project would be the new next door neighbour to Norma—our 68-apartment building completed last year—and would bring another 132 purpose-built rental homes to a prime location beside Saanich Commonwealth Place. 
 Sustainability is at the core of the design philosophy. Built to meet BC Energy Step Code 4 standards, the building’s shape and positioning will follow the natural contours of the Normandy Creek, achieving a harmonious spatial relationship between the delicate surrounding environment and the neighbouring properties. 
 Thoughts on the design?

You know your transportation system is well prioritized when Refrigerated Blood Transport between hospitals is done fastest by bike 💪🏽🚲

Our wonderful little Suzuki Carry has found a new home at top of our new office ❤️

This could all be affordable housing instead the City of Vancouver is developing market rate housing to increase city revenue in order to keep property taxes low on existing residential homeowners …cause the Homeowner Grant, GST rebates, mortgage interest deductions, property tax deferrals, capital gains exemption, home equity borrowing, RRSP buyers plan, FHSA, First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit, and PTT relief weren’t enough 🥴

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Samuel Flats in VicWest is looking 👌🏽 I don’t know what I am more excited for, the new residents moving in or the brand new location for Hide N Seek Coffee ☕️

Backyard summer negronis with this dear friend, @fdarc Our friendship began 14 years ago when I was a student urban planner and since then, we've done four projects together, two in construction, and five in permitting. It's one of the things I love most about this work, getting to dream and deliver buildings across this beautiful city with wonderful people 🫶

4 homes became 34 homes: - 750% increase in housing - We took 4 homes, 'affordable' cuz they old, and replaced them with 34 brand new homes, including 4 homes with affordability secured by covenant forever - Added mixed-use - Constructed in 12 months - 100% leased up in 2 months - Compact, walkable, bikeable location Great design, even better urbanism, another great infill project closed out at 1693 Fort Street 🫶

Our project Wisteria Row, in the Gonzales neighbourhood of Victoria, is nearing the finish line 🏗️ This was a spicy rezoning as this neighbourhood has traditionally been 98% single family zoning. After a lengthy rezone, we are so happy to see the project coming into its final form. The design team at DAU Studio and our internal construction team are delivering a project that will set the gold standard in urban infill townhouses.

CMHC's 2025 Mid-Year Rental Market Update has one chart that is insane 🤯 If the goal was to incentive PBR construction, mission accomplished 🚀

A step backward for diverse communities: “A 1.00% surcharge applies on the portion of the loan applicable to the non-residential space.” CMHC’s new 1% surcharge on the non-residential portion of MLI Select loans may seem small, but the impact could be big. MLI Select has helped deliver thousands of new homes across Canada. But housing alone doesn’t build community. We need the corner stores, cafés, clinics, and daycares that make neighbourhoods walkable and complete. By penalizing the non-residential components of mixed-use projects, this policy discourages the very developments that support vibrant, livable, low-carbon cities. If we’re serious about economically productive, sustainable, resilient cities, we need to treat local services as essential—not optional extras.

Thoughts on a generational leap in co-op housing: - The Federal Government has committed $25 billion to support housing construction. - In the short term, ~27,000 condos in Toronto and Vancouver will be unsold or delivered to market. - There are currently 92,000 co-op homes in Canada. Many developers won’t survive the debt burden tied to this unsold inventory. Losing some equity is better than losing everything. So what if—rather than waiting years for new builds—the Federal Government embarked on a mass acquisition strategy? Buy up these homes at 85 cents on the dollar, well below replacement cost. Yes, some will take a loss, but it’s better than systemic failure—and we need home builders to survive for the future. If the government acquired all 27,000 units at $600,000 each, that’s $16.2 billion—within the scope of the current commitment. They could then convert these homes into new co-ops, increasing Canada’s co-op housing stock by 30% in just two years. As these co-ops come online, they could begin making payments on the homes, either backed by CMHC or transitioned to traditional lenders. I’m sure there are dozens of reasons why this might not work—but here’s what it would accomplish: 1. Addresses the housing crisis now, not 5–10 years from now. 2. Mitigates economic losses for homebuilders, lenders, and investors. 3. Acts counter-cyclically: buy low, stabilize the market, lower future public costs. 4. Delivers a generational expansion of non-market housing. 5. Reduces pressure on market rents across the board. Thoughts?

We are hiring for a really unique role! We are looking for an Economic Development Coordinator to support the implementation of Nation-led partnerships and economic development projects. There will be a strong focus on relationship-building, grant application support and collaborative planning with communities. If working with a dynamic B-corp that loves coffee, Nutella, and pizza is your jam, apply here: aryze.ca/economic-developmen…