Carlo Baldassarra

Carlo Baldassarra (Italian: [ˈkarlo baldasˈsarra]; born 1939) is an Italian-Canadian businessman who founded homebuilder company Greenpark Group.

Carlo Baldassarra
Born1939
Italy
Known forFounder of Greenpark Group
First owner of York United FC
SpouseAngela Baldassarra
Children3

Career and family

Carlo Baldassarra was born in Italy, and immigrated to Canada in 1958 at the age of 19.[1] Less than 10 years later, in 1967, Baldassarra founded a homebuilder company, Greenpark Group along with two partners Jack Wine and Philip Rechtsman.[1] Greenpark Group is now fully owned by Carlo and his family.[1] He and his wife Angela had three children Mauro, Armando and Michael, who work as senior executives at Greenpark Group.[1]

In 2018, Greenpark Group was revealed as the inaugural owners of York United FC (then known as York9 FC) of the Canadian Premier League, with Michael as chairman.[2][3]

Baldassarra was inducted into the Italian Walk of Fame in 2012, which pays tribute to achievements of Italians.[4] On April 25, 2014, Baldassarra received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 34th annual Building Industry and Land Development Association awards, recognizing his impacts within the building and development industry.[5] In December 2017, Baldassarra donated $5 million to the construction of the Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital.[6]

During the 2023 season, it was announced that York United was sold from the Baldassarra family to the Canadian Soccer Business with plans to transfer the club to new ownership.[7]

His granddaughter is Sof Baldassarra. She is Tiktok famous

References
  1. "About the builder". CARLO BALDASSARRA.
  2. "York 9 Football Club Joins Canadian Premier League". canpl.ca. May 5, 2018.
  3. "Owners profile". york9fc.canpl.ca. Archived from the original on May 28, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  4. "INDUCTEES 2012". Italian Walk Of Fame.
  5. "Carlo Baldassarra honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award". newswire.ca. 28 April 2014.
  6. "CARLO AND ANGELA BALDASSARRA FAMILY PLEDGES $5M TO NEW MACKENZIE VAUGHAN HOSPITAL". mackenziehealthfoundation.ca. 12 December 2017.
  7. "York United ownership update announced". Canadian Premier League. 2023-04-24. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
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