Carlo Baldassarra

Carlo Baldassarra
Born1939
Italy
Known forFounder of Greenpark Group
First owner of York United FC
SpouseAngela Baldassarra
Children3

Carlo Baldassarra (Italian: [ˈkarlo baldasˈsarra]; born 1939) is an Italian-Canadian businessman who founded homebuilder company Greenpark Group.

Career and family

Carlo Baldassarra was born in Italy, and immigrated to Canada in 1958 at the age of 19.[1] Less than 10 years later, in 1967, Baldassarra founded a homebuilder company, Greenpark Group along with two partners Jack Wine and Philip Rechtsman.[1] Greenpark Group is now fully owned by Carlo and his family.[1] He and his wife Angela had three children Mauro, Armando and Michael, who work as senior executives at Greenpark Group.[1]

In 2018, Greenpark Group was revealed as the inaugural owners of York United FC (then known as York9 FC) of the Canadian Premier League, with Michael as chairman.[2][3]

Baldassarra was inducted into the Italian Walk of Fame in 2012, which pays tribute to achievements of Italians.[4] On April 25, 2014, Baldassarra received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 34th annual Building Industry and Land Development Association awards, recognizing his impacts within the building and development industry.[5] In December 2017, Baldassarra donated $5 million to the construction of the Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital.[6]

During the 2023 season, it was announced that York United was sold from the Baldassarra family to the Canadian Soccer Business with plans to transfer the club to new ownership.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "About the builder". CARLO BALDASSARRA.
  2. ^ "York 9 Football Club Joins Canadian Premier League". canpl.ca. May 5, 2018.
  3. ^ "Owners profile". york9fc.canpl.ca. Archived from the original on May 28, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  4. ^ "INDUCTEES 2012". Italian Walk Of Fame.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Carlo Baldassarra honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award". newswire.ca. 28 April 2014.
  6. ^ "CARLO AND ANGELA BALDASSARRA FAMILY PLEDGES $5M TO NEW MACKENZIE VAUGHAN HOSPITAL". mackenziehealthfoundation.ca. 12 December 2017.
  7. ^ "York United ownership update announced". Canadian Premier League. 2023-04-24. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
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