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BUILDING A LASTING LEGACY
FLAMINGO CANADA’S FIRST 15-MINUTE CITY
CHARAN SETHI The Man Behind Flamingo
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NOVEMBER | DECEMBER 2021
Reflecting The South-Asian Lifestyle
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ithout a doubt, real estate is booming like never before and Surrey is a hotspot for new developments. Soon, Surrey’s Whalley District will be home to Canada’s first 15-minute city. Behind it all is the Founder, President and Chief Visionary Officer of Tien Sher Group, Charan Sethi. Having named his company as such, the “three lions” name alludes to developer Sethi himself, and his two sons. Sethi formed Tien Sher over 17 years ago. He has had a long, but enjoyable journey, developing and building single family homes, townhouses, apartment buildings, and mix-use commercial and residential communities. Today, he is set to take further the mission of transforming the Whalley District into Surrey’s downtown. With the Surrey City Hall, Simon Fraser University, and the University of British Columbia (coming soon!) already in the mix, developers and the City of Surrey have been working on a dream project, Flamingo. Flamingo One will be ideally situated to take advantage of Surrey’s 15-minute city, an urban planning concept where building uses and planned amenities are designed to provide access to all human needs by walking or bicycling within 15 minutes, or less. Whalley District will be one such complete community.
