Abdur Chatni

Associate
B.ARCH., ASSOC. AIA
e. achatni@studiojci.com

Abdur has empowered Studio JCI’s growth and transformation through business development, technology adoption, and demonstrated management techniques.

Abdur’s experience includes designing and master planning over 5 million square feet of large real estate projects across North America and Europe for institutional developers and investment managers. At Studio JCI, he has been guiding some of the firm’s most ambitious projects through entitlements, such as 630 The East Mall, a three-building development in Etobicoke, portfolio projects across Scarborough, as well as several large densification projects within MTSA zones across Ontario.

A Toronto native, Abdur received his Bachelor of Architecture from The Cooper Union in New York, NY, the prestigious alma mater of entrepreneurial architects Daniel Libeskind, Elizabeth Diller, and Pritzker Prize laureate Shigeru Ban. In addition to architecture, Abdur is passionate about art history, coffee, and discovering local multi-cultural cuisine.

Project experience:

– 630 The East Mall, Multi-building Condo Highrise Development, Toronto
– 1828-1844 Weston Road, Mixed-use Condo Highrise development, Toronto
– 26-38 Berczy Street, Condo Midrise Development, Aurora
– 12089 Hurontario Street, Condo Midrise Development, Brampton
– 2135,2139 Lawrence, Mixed-use Condo Highrise development, Toronto
– 1111 Danforth Street, Mixed-use Rental Apartment, Toronto
– 2771-2773 Victoria Park Avenue, Condo Lowrise Development, Scarborough
– 1415 Bathurst Street, Condo Midrise Development, Toronto
– 2422-2434 Islington Avenue, Condo Midrise Development, Etobicoke
– 7263 Baldwin Street N., Condo Lowrise Development, Whitby
– 11 Greenbriar Road, Condo Lowrise Development, North York
– 1 Broadlands Boulevard, Condo Lowrise Development, North York
– 9 Benlamond Avenue, Luxury Condo Lowrise Development, Toronto
– 1641 Victoria Park Avenue, Condo Lowrise Development, Scarborough
– Ponce City Market Redevelopment, 24-storey mixed-use: hotel, condominium, mass-timber office, Atlanta, GA*
– Riverwalk 9, 34-storey luxury rental, Roosevelt Island, NY*
– 35 Commercial Street, 22-storey affordable housing, Brooklyn, NY*
– Penn’s Landing - Vine Street Lot, 28-storey market -rate rental, Philadelphia, PA*
– Queens Plaza Park, 67-storey luxury, market-rate, co-living rental, Long Island City, NY*
– Hollywood Center, 38-storey built-to-suite commercial mixed-use, 4 towers, Los Angeles, CA*
– Pragovka Art District and Kunsthalle, 10-storey mixed-use neighbourhood redevelopment*
– The Met New South-West Wing, museum extension and renovation, Central Park, NY*
– MIA Masterplan, museum extension and renovation, Minneapolis, MN*
– Schwartz Reismann Institute, University of Toronto, post-secondary academic and research building, Toronto, ON*
– Myhal Center for Engineering, academic and research building, Toronto, ON*
– Kipling Acres Long-Term Care, long-term care home, Toronto, ON*

*Completed prior to joining Studio JCI