Draft:Nick Ainis

Nick Ainis (born May 29, 1973), is a Canadian Businessman, investor, and Author of Building Toronto's Skyline. . Born in Toronto, Canada, Ainis attended high school at Richview Collegiate Institute.

Following high school, Ainis attended the Architectural Science Program at Ryerson University and graduated in 1997. Ainis built a career in the Toronto Condominium construction sector as a project manager and worked on notable projects with Intracorp Developments such as the Pantages Towers, the heart of downtown Toronto, near Yonge-Dundas Square.

Ainis founded Fusioncorp Developments Inc. in 2005, as a condominium construction and development company. Fusioncorp is a boutique development / construction management and general contracting organization that specializes in multi-unit residential condominiums, apartment rentals, building conversions, adaptive reuse, refurbishment / restoration and commercial construction. At Fusioncorp, Ainis completed 50+ projects including mainly multi-unit residential condominiums and commercial construction. Ainis was active in various indigineous housing projects AMIK II & III with the New Frontiers Residential Aboriginal Corporation. Following in 2016, Ainis founded Oikeo Non-Profit Housing Inc. Ainis, also ventured into the hospitality industry including various hotel construction projects

After marrying in 2020, Ainis and his spouse created FC Entertainment & Hosipitality Inc. and purchased an old courhouse and jail in Owen Sound, Ontario, with the intent of converting the heritage property into an event venue, dining, entertainment complex.

Books

 * Building Toronto's Skyline (2023)

In 2023, Ainis wrote and launced his first book Building Toronto's Skyline. Building Toronto's Skyline traces the evolution of the city's iconic residential towers from their humble beginnings in the late 19th century to the modern, high-rise buildings of today. ​The book begins with a look at the early low-rise apartments that were built to provide affordable housing for working-class families in the city's rapidly growing urban areas. It then explores the rise of modern high-rise condos, which began in the mid-20th century as developers experimented with new materials and construction techniques. Building Toronto's Skyline brings to life the people and events that shaped the city's skyline. Along the way, it delves into the social, cultural, and economic forces that have influenced the development of condos in Toronto and looks at how these buildings have come to define the city's identity.

Since then, Ainis has been published in various newspapers and magazine articles.