Our Story
Our story
We're Walton. We started our business in Calgary in 1979 and now we work around the globe.
The company was founded in Calgary in 1979 by the Doherty family. The Doherty's started by acquiring small assemblies of property through family and friends. They would wait until development approached the property and then, the Doherty's would sell the land to third-party builders and developers.
Today, Walton is a privately-owned real estate investment and development group with over $4.6 billion in real estate assets under its management. For 45 years, we have continued to partner with investors, developers, and homebuilders to research, purchase, manage, plan and develop land to its highest and best use. Our real estate assets span across 28 major North American markets, and comprise more than 200 comprehensively planned communities, with multiple uses including residential, commercial, and industrial.
Walton is proud to build communities that will stand the test of time for present and future generations.
We take a long-term approach to land planning and development.
We conduct extensive research as part of our planning and development process. We consider long-term real-estate trends, planning policy and bylaws, and market demand. We design our developments in close collaboration with local residents to incorporate community needs for the benefit of all community members.