Decades of Experience Building Winnipeg
The Lount family has been responsible for building thousands of residential housing units in Canada
and the United States over the last 65 years, many of them in Winnipeg.
During that time, the Lount Family and their companies have earned a reputation for quality. To this day, many homes, constructed some 50 years ago, are still proudly promoted as “Lount Built.”
Family Tradition of Quality and Innovation
In the 1940s, Charles Lount, a civil engineer, and his son Graham, an architect, began building single family homes under the name of C.T. Lount Construction Co. Ltd.
The architecture was “organic” in the spirit of Frank Lloyd Wright and very innovative, using the latest building systems. Many of these early homes were heated by a radiant concrete floor plate, a system 50 years ahead of its time.
In the 1960s and 70s Graham Lount took the company to another level, building multi-family apartments in Winnipeg, again focusing on innovative construction and mechanical systems. Hillsborough House and Kiltarton Towers, built in the 1960s, were cooled by a geothermal system that is still in use today, cooling suites in the most natural and eco-friendly manner. In 1970, Graham built 55 Nassau, a 38 story high rise in the Roslyn Road district, which was the tallest apartment building in western Canada at the time. Graham truly exemplifies the courage and leadership that sets Lount Corporation apart as a fine builder of multi-family real estate.
The Company Today
Graham’s son Colin Lount, also an architect, has worked with Lount Corporation for the last 35 years. He is currently the President and CEO. His son Ben Lount is the Executive Vice President and daughter Ali Lount is the head of Property Management. They are the fourth generation of this family of builders. Together they have renewed their dedication to creating multi-family residential buildings of enduring distinction.
The company still believes that there is no replacement for using the best, latest, and most innovative construction techniques.