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RENX Top Story Picks for Feb 04, 2012 - Updated 16:02

Old Toronto soap factory getting a facelift

The site of the former Lever Brothers soap factory near the Don River is set to be redeveloped into an office and industrial district after First Gulf Corp. bought the 28.5 acre property from Unilever. The first step in the multiphase plan is to convert the old factory into an office build...

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Old Toronto soap factory getting a facelift

Globe and Mail Fri Feb 03 2012

Ivanhoe Cambridge buys rental buildings in London

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Canadian Office Report for 2012: Jones Lang SaSalle

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A dose of reality for Shoppers' investors

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Katz Group sells pharmacies to U.S. giant

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