Developing for Change Named a 2026 FRPO MAC Awards Finalist

Drewlo Holdings, Sifton Properties, Auburn Group and The Tricar Group are finalists for the Impact Award for Coves Landing, 50 new supportive homes in London's Old South neighbourhood.

We are proud to share that Developing for Change, the partnership between Drewlo Holdings and fellow London builders Sifton Properties, Auburn Group and The Tricar Group, has been named a finalist for the Impact Award at the 2026 FRPO MAC Award

The honour recognizes Coves Landing at 46 Elmwood Place, where our group bought a vacant former long-term care home and retrofitted it into 50 highly supportive, affordable homes for Londoners are experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Winners will be announced at the MAC Awards gala on Wednesday, November 25, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

About the Impact Award

The MAC Awards are presented by the Federation of Rental-housing Providers of Ontario (FRPO), which has championed the province's rental housing industry since 1985. For more than two decades, the awards have celebrated the industry's leaders and the work they do.

In FRPO's words, the Impact Award "celebrates a rental housing provider that has accomplished remarkable social outcomes through a specific initiative or project." Entries are expected to show creativity, innovation and leadership, and are judged on their overall contribution and success.

We are honoured to share the category with two outstanding finalists: Greenwin Corp. (Believe To Achieve Organization) and GWL Realty Advisors Residential (Connections 400). Congratulations to both teams, and to every 2026 finalist.

Four London builders, One Shared Goal

Developing for Change brings together four local builders and developers: Drewlo Holdings, Sifton Properties, Auburn Group and The Tricar Group. All four companies took part in London's Health and Homelessness Summits and came away inspired to contribute. The idea was simple: combine decades of local construction experience with a shared belief in the importance of home for every Londoner, and put it to work on one of our city's most urgent needs.

As Allan Drewlo, President of Drewlo Holdings, put it in 2024:

"The challenges facing our city will take all of us working together in ways we haven't before."

He added that the partnership came about "because we all care deeply about our community and knew that together we could have a meaningful impact."

From a Vacant care home to 50 new homes

The building at 46 Elmwood Place, in London's Old South neighbourhood, was a long-term care home that had been sitting empty. Developing for Change bought it, took on the financial risk of redeveloping it, and led its retrofit into 50 modern, energy-efficient units. The four companies also contributed $2 million toward the project's capital costs. Once the building was ready for occupancy, it was transferred to Indwell, a charity and respected provider of affordable supportive housing, which runs it today.

Coves Landing officially opened on April 9, 2026. Residents have access to wraparound supports, including mental health and addiction services, with staff on site around the clock, and rents are geared to income. Seven of the homes are set aside for people living with a dual diagnosis, in partnership with St. Joseph's Health Care London. Some of those residents are moving into Coves Landing from inpatient care at St. Joseph's, which helps free up hospital beds for others who need them.

Coves Landing is part of London's Health and Homelessness Whole of Community System Response, the community-wide effort to help Londoners with the highest needs move safely inside, get stable a stay housed, with a goal of 600 highly supportive housing units.

It took a Whole Community

Coves Landing would not exist without an incredible group of partners. Our thanks go to Indwell, which supports the residents every day; the Government of Canada, through the National Housing Strategy's Affordable Housing Fund; the City of London; London Community Foundation and the Health and Homelessness Fund for Change, made possible by the generosity of an anonymous London family; and St. Joseph's Health Care London.

In a statement when the building opened, London Mayor Josh Morgan said:

"Coves Landing will have a transformative impact on the lives of 50 Londoners, delivering the stability and support they need to rebuild and thrive."

Thank you, and on to November 25

Being named a finalist is an honour, but the real reward is already at 46 Elmwood Place: 50 homes where Londoners who need it most can find safety, support and stability. As a family-owned company that has been building communities since 1958, we know how much a safe, stable home matters.

Thank you to FRPO and the MAC Awards judges for recognizing this work, and to our partners at Sifton Properties, Auburn Group and The Tricar Group. We are proud to build alongside you.

Winners will be announced at the MAC Awards on Wednesday, November 25, and we will share the result here after the gala. Wish us luck!