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Nicola Real Estate wraps up major GTA industrial initiative
Nicola Real Estate wraps up major GTA industrial initiative
Nicola Real Estate ended 2025 on a high note, completing its GTA Industrial Build-to-Hold Program within the Nicola Canadian Real Estate LP with major lease transactions at three Greater Toronto Area properties.
The value of pre-notice consultation in property taxation
GUEST SUBMISSION: Property assessment systems have traditionally judged their success at the end of the taxation cycle. Assessment notices are issued, appeals are filed, and outcomes are tested in formal review or tribunal settings.
BGO to buy Vancouver’s Oceanic Plaza from Oxford and CPP
Another high-profile office tower in downtown Vancouver is set to transact, with a firm deal now in place that will see Oceanic Plaza change hands in the coming days, Western Investor has learned.
Automated distribution centre to open in Brampton
Metro Supply Chain is preparing to open a new 230,000-square-foot automated distribution centre in Brampton. Expected to open this spring, Metro Supply Chain said the facility will be equipped with a state-of-the-art robotic inventory retrieval system.
Vancouver office market in ‘slow-motion correction’
Vancouver’s downtown office market is seeing a gradual correction, but return-to-office mandates and experiential upgrades are offsetting some of the weakness, some experts say. Downtown availability reached 14.9 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2025.
Empty office space swells in Calgary, but conversions help
A wave of oilpatch takeovers last year reverberated through downtown Calgary’s office market, but a program to encourage the conversion of empty towers is helping to firm up conditions during a topsy-turvy time.
Office market fundamentals improving rapidly: AY president
Prospects for Canada’s commercial mortgage space are set to improve this year – and the outlook for office is “very bright,” according to a prominent executive in the sector who sees a continued resurgence for the market ahead.
Northland acquires full rights to Denny’s Canada
Northland Properties has announced its acquisition of the trademarks, intellectual property and exclusive rights to the Denny’s brand in Canada. Denny’s Canada has a national footprint of 85 restaurants, including 57 Northland Properties owned locations and 28 franchised restaurants.
'Silver tsunami' has investors eyeing senior housing REITs
It doesn’t take the stock-picking acumen of Warren Buffett to spot the bull case for Canadian senior housing REITs; a crush of Baby Boomers supercharging demand for assisted living as medical science and healthier living push average lifespans higher.
Mave secures $5M in funding for AI real estate platform
Mave, a Toronto-based technology company, has raised $5 million to develop its artificial intelligence (AI) marketing assistant for real estate professionals and grow its team, as it readies for expansion across North America.
Mini Mall Storage announces $650M debenture offering
Mini Mall announced it has priced an offering of $350M of Series C senior unsecured debentures and $300M of Series D senior unsecured debentures to be issued at par, for a total issuance of $650M.
$100M partnership to fund housing on Indigenous lands
Vancity, one of Canada’s largest credit unions, and an Indigenous-owned private credit firm launched a $100-million partnership to finance housing projects. The partnership is designed to address a long-standing gap in construction financing on Indigenous lands.
Early works underway for $419M Lansdowne Park overhaul
Crews have started site preparation and early works for a $419-million renovation and redevelopment project that will take place at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa over the next several years.
Toronto hockey arena to be demolished for new tower
A Toronto arena dating back to 1960 could be torn down to clear a path for a new 30-storey tower. Cadillac Fairview intends to build the highrise in place of the current arena on Don Mills Road.
3,162-unit development proposal at GTA mall goes to OLT
A huge development proposal from EMTC Holdings Inc. is going to the Ontario Land Tribunal. Proposed for 5100 Erin Mills Parkway, the multi-phased development envisions nine towers ranging from 20 to 44 storeys at Erin Mills Town Centre.
Yorkdale mall owners' court fight to keep Fairweather out
Oxford Properties is in court trying to block a Fairweather brand from moving into Yorkdale mall. Fairweather’s annual rent would be $1M, or 12 per cent of its gross sales, far lower than the $2.8M former tenant HBC paid.
QuadReal strikes new loan deals for £2.5B U.K. lending platform
QuadReal Property Group has completed C$159.5M (£86M) of loans across two transactions through its newly expanded lending platform, taking its total direct lending in the U.K. to more than C$204M (£110M).
CPP Investments joins SC Capital in Japan hospitality push
Singapore-based SC Capital Partners announced it has secured a new capital commitment from CPP Investments for its Japan hospitality strategy. The commitment of up to US$330M is backed by a consortium of CPP Investments and a global institutional investor.
Trump issues EO restricting purchase of single-family homes
U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order Tuesday aimed at stopping large institutional investors from buying single-family homes. The EO does not actually prevent the purchase of houses by investors but rather moves to block them from receiving federal funding.
Anthropic seeks new Manhattan office space in expansion
Anthropic, the artificial intelligence startup behind the chatbot Claude, is seeking new office space in Manhattan as it plans an expansion in the city. The company is looking for roughly 250,000 to 450,000 square feet of office space.
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