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How developer grew Montreal property firm from a few employees to staff of 80

Brasswater founder Ian Quint sees a larger growth opportunity in the US
Ian Quint oversees Brasswater from the former Holt Renfrew building on Sherbrooke Street, a Montreal Art Deco landmark. (Kristian Gravenor/CoStar)
Ian Quint oversees Brasswater from the former Holt Renfrew building on Sherbrooke Street, a Montreal Art Deco landmark. (Kristian Gravenor/CoStar)
CoStar News
August 17, 2026 | 9:39 P.M.

The former Holt Renfrew store on Sherbrooke Street stands among Montreal's most celebrated Art Deco buildings. These days it houses Brasswater's headquarters after a painstaking redevelopment overseen by the development firm's founder and President Ian Quint.

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