Starlight’s Drimmer Earns Apartment Buildings.com 100 Award

Starlight’s Drimmer Earns Apartment Buildings.com 100 Award
News| September 24, 2025| Monte Stewart
Canada + Apartment Buildings

Daniel Drimmer, founder and CEO of Toronto-based Starlight Investments, is among the first winners of the Apartment Buildings.com 100 Awards. He was honoured in the Investors/Owners of the Year category. Read about how he stands out among his peers in the Canadian multi-family sector.

By Amy Wolff Sorter

Daniel Drimmer is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Starlight Investments, a Canadian real estate asset manager with over 375 employees and $30 billion in assets under management. The company’s portfolio holds over 70,000 multifamily units and 7 million square feet of commercial property space.

Drimmer is also the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of True North Commercial REIT; a director and Chief Executive Officer of the Starlight U.S. Multi-Family (No. 2) Core Plus Fund; a trustee and Chief Executive Officer of Starlight U.S. Residential Fund; Chief Executive Officer of Starlight Western Canada Multi-Family (No. 2) Fund and a trustee and Chairman of the Board of Northview Residential REIT.

A third-generation real estate investor, Drimmer has led over $50 billion in real estate transactions and nine IPOs. Since Starlight’s inception, he has sourced, acquired and financed more than 130,000 apartment units.

Drimmer received a B.A. from the University of Western Ontario, an MBA, and a master’s degree in Contemporary European Policy Making from European University in Geneva, Switzerland.

These are some of the reasons why Daniel Drimmer was among the winners of first ApartmentBuildings.com 100 Awards, which recognize those who demonstrate creativity, skill and success in the multi-family industry.

Read about all winners of the Apartment Buildings.com 100 Awards.

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