The Salient Group

Robert Fung talks about the terminus project from The Salient Group on Vimeo.

Robert Fung was profiled on the Citizen’s Bank website, featured in a member spotlight. You can also see this member profile featured in the Q3 edition of the Citizens Statement newsletter.

Robert Fung: Building the future on the past

Robert Fung was an anthropologist before he was a developer and that explains everything. “There’s a strong link between my degree in anthropology and my current urban renewal work,” says the much-lauded 42-year-old Vancouver-based president of The Salient Group. “I’ve always had a strong interest in how people live and how they form healthy communities.”

Raised in Toronto, Fung spent seven years with Concord Pacific—during which he was responsible for the rezoning and redevelopment of the Expo ’86 lands. He launched Salient in 2000 with a focus on “niche urban residential and commercial projects.” Fung is “passionate” about protecting the city’s remaining historic stock: “That cultural and architectural record ties us to our city and shapes our civic identity.”

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Paris Annex: A Juxtaposition Of Old And New
The Globe and Mail
January 23, 2009

By Thomasina Barnes

After last summer’s one-day sellout at its Paris Block condominium – a renovated, century-old build-ing in Vancouver’s Gastown – Salient Group decided to expand the development with a modern addition. 

While the unstable global economy may prevent the new development, called the Paris Annex, from selling as quickly as its precursor – seven units have been purchased since its release in October – Salient president Robert Fung says he is feeling confident. Continue reading “Paris Annex: A Juxtaposition Of Old And New” »

Robert Fung, president of real estate developer Salient Developments Ltd.: “we need now, even more than before, to support communities”

Business In Vancouver – The White Edition
Developers partner to support B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation
By Peter Mitham

Taking care of others shouldn’t be a lost priority when companies are having trouble taking care of themselves. It’s as important as ever for companies to be engaged with the communities where they work, said Robert Fung, president of real estate developer Salient Developments Ltd.

“We need now, even more than before, to support communities,” he said.

Salient, for example, hasn’t backed down from its commitment to support the Building for Kids initiative of the B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation. Continue reading “B.I.V. – The White Edition: Developers partner to support B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation” »

Robert Fung, Bob Rennie, Francesco Aquilini, and Vancouver Magazine Editor Gary Ross at the Power50 Awards.

The Vanmag Power List 2008

Robert Fung and the Revival of Gastown
BC Business Magazine
by Joel Bentley

Robert Fung – the Salient Group developer and subject of this month’s profile, “Old Soul” – is restoring a series of heritage buildings in Vancouver’s Gastown.

Synthesizing modern architecture with traditional building frames and 100-year-old windows, Fung has designed a series of interconnected buildings housing condos, studios and commercial spaces.

I visited Fung onsite at two of his projects, the Paris Block and the Terminus. Fung graciously spent an early November afternoon showing me around his sites as I captured footage. The architecture is elegant, and the buildings exude a respect for their past.

With these Water Street recreations, Fung is inspiring developers to revive a sustainable community in the heart of Gastown.

See the whole story and video here.

BCBusiness Old Soul Developer Robert Fung
by David Jordan, Image: Phillip Chin
Published: December 01, 2008

On a bright September morning, developer Robert Fung steps out of the temporary Water Street entrance to the Salient Group’s Gastown offices. A cement mixer parked flush against the heritage storefront grinds noisily. Fung strides past the lone tourist pointing her cellphone at Gassy Jack, past the police officer in white latex gloves and surgical mask investigating an overnight break-in, and crosses Carrall Street to enter another heritage building. This one is in the final stages of conversion to a coffee bar called the Salty Tongue. Traversing the length of the narrow room is a single table, a scarred wooden beam salvaged during the building’s restoration.

Read the full story here.