History

The story behind Devmont is at once unique and universal. It is the story of the Scalia family and indeed of every immigrant family – the desire to create a new home. That and the belief that with hard work, dedication and enterprising vision, anything is possible.

It’s a story that began on October 8, 1955, when Francesco Scalia, father of Devmont founders Sam and Joe Scalia, arrived in Montreal. The very next day he found work passing electrical lines for Collette et Frères. The next year, he leaped at the chance of employment at Donolo – a family-run general contracting company. Hungry for more, he took on a second job in an effort to raise enough capital for his own business. When that opportunity finally arrived in 1958, he embraced it fully and never looked back.

That first landscaping business grew into a family’s construction company. The first modest duplexes and triplexes in St-Leonard led to more ambitious complexes. By 1979, Francesco and his brother Giovanni were buying up land to accommodate larger housing complexes. This was also the year 13-year-old Sam Scalia began his career in construction and development, working on-site on evenings and weekends. Joe Scalia quickly followed suit. When Devmont was officially founded in 1999, the younger Scalia brothers were already 20-year veterans of the industry.

Francesco Scalia’s ambitious vision, indefatigable work ethic, loyalty to family and rigorous insistence on quality remain the foundation on which Devmont is built. It’s why we still insist on handling all aspects of our business – from planning to sales. It’s what defines and distinguishes each condo and apartment complex we build. Our family’s dream of building homes is the blueprint for your family’s dream home.