About Ashwin Kadaba, Founder
Founder & CEO of Palms Paradise Group. A senior construction project manager who applies big-project discipline to real estate and business ownership.
Large-project discipline, applied to every deal
Ashwin is a Senior Project Manager with 10+ years of experience leading multi-market construction programs. His work centers on the fundamentals that decide whether a complex project succeeds: realistic budgets, tight schedules, clear scopes and many stakeholders aligned toward one outcome.
He founded Palms Paradise Group to bring the same rigor to ownership: underwriting property and businesses on evidence, scoping renovations like a builder, and running operations with modern, AI-assisted systems.
- CAManitoba
- CAAlberta
- CAOntario
- USCalifornia
- USGeorgia
- USFlorida
The principles behind the firm
Project Management Discipline
Budgets, schedules, risk registers and stakeholder communication, the toolkit of large construction programs, applied to every acquisition.
Construction & Renovation Expertise
A builder's eye for scope, cost and condition. That means more accurate renovation budgets and fewer surprises.
Evidence-Based Underwriting
Verified facts are kept separate from estimates and seller claims, so every partner knows exactly what's proven.
Owner-Operator Mindset
We invest our own effort and capital and stay involved after closing. Our interests line up with those of our partners.
Stakeholder Alignment
Owners, investors, lenders, contractors and teams. Complex projects succeed when everyone is informed and accountable.
AI-Assisted Operations
Modern tools for sourcing, underwriting and operations make us faster and more thorough without losing the human judgment.
Project Portfolio
Representative commercial and industrial projects delivered under Ashwin's project management, spanning corporate headquarters, heritage office modernization and large-scale food processing. Project descriptions reflect publicly available information.
201 Portage Avenue
Role: Project ManagerOffice tower: lobby & entrance transformation
201 Portage is a downtown Winnipeg office tower at the corner of Portage and Main. Its "Transform201" renovation, publicly reported as a $25M+ investment carried out between December 2019 and November 2022, rebuilt the main lobby and entrance with Italian marble flooring, new atrium glass and a 12'×8' chandelier. It also created a new flagship bank branch, modernized the tower's elevators and rebuilt the adjoining courtyard as public green space.
Sources: 201portage.com (Transform201); Winnipeg Regional Real Estate News, Nov 2022.
HyLife Global Headquarters
Role: Project ManagerCorporate headquarters office building
This is the global headquarters of HyLife, a Canadian pork producer. The four-storey, 47,462 sq ft office building in Steinbach's Millbrook Market development opened in August 2023 and brings about 175 employees under one roof. A south-facing glass wall gives every employee a window. Other public features include a hydronic HVAC system, EV charging and a 2,000 sq ft employee fitness centre.
Sources: hylife.com news release, Sept 2023; SteinbachOnline, Aug 2023.
Simplot Potato Processing Facility
Role: Project ManagerFood-processing plant expansion
The J.R. Simplot Company's potato-processing plant west of Portage la Prairie makes frozen french fries and formed potato products for food-service customers. It opened in 2003. The publicly announced expansion grew the facility from 180,000 to 460,000 sq ft and more than doubled its processing capacity, adding new production lines, freezer storage and upgraded wastewater pre-treatment.
Sources: simplot.com news; Province of Manitoba news release, Feb 2018; Manitoba environmental registry filing.
BIL Security Headquarters
Role: Project ManagerVideo monitoring centre & headquarters
This is the Winnipeg headquarters of BIL Security, a provider of real-time remote video surveillance and monitoring for commercial sites. The company describes the facility as Canada's largest video monitoring centre. Published project details describe a 14,201 sq ft design-build facility, completed in December 2022, with high-tech monitoring stations, an indoor drive-through shop, an employee gym and offices.
Sources: bilsecurity.com; published project profile, 2022.
Project images belong to their respective owners and are credited to their public sources. Building owners are named for identification only and do not endorse Palms Paradise Group.