Clayton Developments

Name

Clayton Developments

Legal name

Clayton Developments Limited

Website

https://claytondev.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Real Estate Development

NAICS

Land Subdivision (23721)

SIC

Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Land Development & Subdivision Homebuilding (Build-to-Sell Communities) (IMAFABAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Retail & Mixed-Use Commercial Construction (IMAFACAB)

Keywords

• Master-planned communities
• Residential development
• Real estate development
• Community building
• Land development

Headquarters

HQ city

Bedford

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Community/Land Development: Clayton Developments acquires land and develops master-planned communities, creating residential lots and housing options for sale to individual homebuyers and builder partners.
2. Home Sales through Builder Partners: Clayton partners with home builders who construct homes on Clayton-owned land, with builder partners selected through stringent construction covenants and quality standards.
3. Partnership Development Management: As development manager for partnership projects (e.g., Opal Ridge with Crombie), Clayton manages projects and shares in development returns.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Clayton Developments plans, develops, and markets master-planned residential communities in Atlantic Canada. The company acquires land, designs community layouts, installs protective covenants, and sells residential lots and homes to individuals and families through community sales centres, model homes, and a builder partner network.

Product overview

Clayton Developments is a community development company and a division of The Shaw Group Limited. The company specializes in master-planned residential communities across Atlantic Canada. Its portfolio includes current developments such as The Parks of West Bedford, Carriagewood Estates, Kiln Creek, Galway Living, The Parks of Lake Charles, Opal Ridge, and Mount Hope Village, as well as established communities like Portland Hills, Russell Lake West, Clayton Park West, The Ravines of Bedford South, and Colby Village. The company develops communities offering various housing types including single-family homes, townhomes, semi-detached homes, condominiums, apartments, and affordable housing options. The company was founded in 1959 and has created communities for more than 80,000 residents with over a billion dollars in developed real estate.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EnviroHome Community Environmentally-oriented master-planned residential community concept introduced by Clayton Developments, designed to integrate environmental considerations into community design. Targeted at homebuyers in Atlantic Canada seeking a sustainability-oriented neighbourhood.
• Opal Ridge Community Master-planned residential community developed by Clayton Developments in Atlantic Canada, launched in 2022. Lot and home sales offered to individual homebuyers through Clayton's community sales centres and builder partner network.
• Mount Hope Village Community Master-planned residential community developed by Clayton Developments in Atlantic Canada, launched in 2022. Lot and home sales offered to individual homebuyers through Clayton's community sales centres and builder partner network.
• Master-Planned Residential Communities (general offering) Ongoing master-planned residential community development service covering community planning, land development, protective covenants, and lot/home sales, delivered to individual homebuyers in Atlantic Canada through sales centres, model homes, and builder partners.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80,000+ residents have chosen to live in Clayton communities
• +5 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CrombiecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Clayton and Crombie have partnered on the Opal Ridge project in Dartmouth. Clayton serves as the development manager and takes the lead on the project. This is a mixed-use development with approximately 905 units including multi-residential buildings and townhomes.
• The Shaw Group LimitedcoreOthersClayton Developments is a division of The Shaw Group Limited, representing part of 160+ years of business success in Atlantic Canada. The Shaw Group provides parent company support and is the ultimate parent organization of Clayton Developments.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Mattamy Homes: Canada's largest privately-held homebuilder with master-planned communities across multiple provinces. Comparable as a large-scale for-sale residential community developer, though geographically broader than Clayton's Atlantic Canada focus.
• Tridel: Major Greater Toronto Area condominium and master-planned community developer. Comparable as an established Canadian community developer, though concentrated in high-rise GTA condominium rather than Atlantic Canada suburban communities.

Direct peers

• W.M. Fares Group: Halifax-based real estate developer with significant multi-family and mixed-use projects across Atlantic Canada. Most direct local competitor to Clayton in the Halifax development market.
• Canada Lands Company: Crown corporation that redevelops surplus federal lands into mixed-use, master-planned communities. Comparable in land development and community building, though driven by public-sector land disposition rather than private acquisition.
• Minto Group: Canadian builder-developer of master-planned communities and low-rise homes in Ontario, Alberta, and Florida. Comparable for-sale residential developer with similar mixed-density, life-stage housing strategies.
• Brookfield Residential: Major North American master-planned community developer building award-winning communities. Most directly comparable to Clayton in master-planned community development model, multi-product housing mix, and covenant-driven community standards.

Regional players

• Polygon Homes: BC-focused master-planned community builder with similar multi-product family-oriented community strategy. Comparable business model but operates exclusively in Western Canada rather than Atlantic Canada.
• Cresford Developments: Toronto-based luxury condominium developer with mixed-use projects. Comparable in Canadian urban mixed-use development expertise, though focused on GTA high-rise rather than suburban master-planned communities.
• Westwood Developments: Atlantic Canada residential developer active in Halifax and surrounding areas. Comparable in regional master-planned community development, though smaller in scale than Clayton.

Others

• Crombie REIT: TSX-listed real estate investment trust and Clayton's co-development partner on Opal Ridge. Comparable as a strategic capital partner in mixed-use Atlantic Canada development, though Crombie is primarily an owner/operator of grocery-anchored retail rather than a community developer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/theparksofwestbedford
• Instagraminstagram.com/theparksofwestbedford
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clayton-developments-limited

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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