Toronto real estate developer Paul Oberman died in a plane crash Monday, March 7, 2011, in a remote snow-bound corner of Maine. (Woodcliffe.ca)
DAAQUAM, Maine — Police say the Canadian pilot of a small plane that crashed in Maine on Monday landed the ice-covered aircraft on a frozen bog before it broke apart. Continue reading
The crash of a small plane in Maine on the Quebec border Monday night took the life of Paul Oberman, chief executive of real estate developers Woodcliffe Corp.
The loss has left a hole not just in the Oberman family but in the fabric of Toronto itself, which has lost one of its biggest champions for saving and restoring the city’s rich history. Continue reading
Oberman saw value of heritage
Toronto’s heritage community is devastated over the death of a developer heralded as a champion ofthe city’s architectural past. Continue reading
‘He just loved beautiful things.’—Heritage architect Catherine Nasmith on developer and preservationist Paul Oberman Continue reading
Paul Oberman was the president of Woodcliffe Landmark Properties, an award-winning company that specializes in restoring heritage buildings. (Woodcliffe.ca )An award-winning Toronto developer died Monday after his plane crashed during a snowstorm near the Maine-Quebec border.
Paul Oberman, the 53-year-old president and CEO of Woodcliffe Landmark Properties, died when the four-seat Diamond DA-40 plane he was travelling in went down in a remote wooded area south of Saint-Pamphile, Que., in Maine’s Somerset County. Continue reading
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The Summerhill Train station underwent extensive renovation under Mr. Oberman’s watch Continue reading
Scrivener Square, Toronto: Adaptive reuse of train station as flagship liquor store
Toronto real estate developer Paul Oberman, who is responsible for some of the best historic renovations and adaptive reuse of buildings in the country, Continue reading
Paul Oberman was a real estate developer who understood the value of architectural history, writes Christopher Hume.
Few Torontonians have heard of Paul Oberman, but most know his work whether they realize or not.
He was the driving force behind the brilliant renovation of the old North Toronto train station on Yonge St., better known as the Summerhill liquor store, as well as a number of heritage renovation projects around the city.
The Toronto real estate developer was one of tiny handful of builders who understood the value of architectural history and who made it part of his work. Continue reading
Toronto developer Paul Oberman’s plane crash death has shocked friends and admirers of his warm personality and devotion to historic buildings.
“Paul’s support of the heritage community was immeasurable,” Heritage Toronto’s Rebecca Carson wrote in a tribute. Continue reading
