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Ottawa office vacancy is falling, high costs stall new development
Ottawa office vacancy falls, high costs stall development
At this week’s Ottawa Real Estate Forum, panel discussions touching on the office sector kept returning to a single central tension: rising demand for space versus the market uncertainty holding back new builds and refurbishments.
Crombie REIT, Wesgroup propose 5 towers with 1,000+ units
A major high-density, mixed-use redevelopment could replace the old suburban-style Safeway grocery store in East Vancouver’s Renfrew-Collingwood neighbourhood, with five residential towers, a childcare facility and retail/restaurant space that includes a new replacement grocery store.
B.C. pays private developers a premium to acquire key sites
How much should governments pay to acquire land? Under the B.C.'s NDP government, the province has acquired several private properties for public use, paying what some industry sources describe as an unusual premium.
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Truman proposes 7 buildings with 1,500+ units in Calgary
A massive new development with up to 1,550 residential units is being proposed next to a northwest Calgary CTrain station. The proposal from Truman calls for seven buildings ranging from six to 30 storeys.
Liberty refines first phase of five-tower Vaughan project
Liberty Development is advancing the first phase of a multiphase development in Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, proposing towers of 41 and 46 storeys. The site plan approval application refines details for the northeast portion of Liberty's larger, already-approved five-tower community.
Alrifai planning 500 modular apartments on top of mall
Months after purchasing the Gateway Mall in Prince Albert, Sask., this summer, Toronto-based Alrifai Real Estate has plans to build 500 modular apartments on top of the 429,000-square-foot shopping centre.
Toronto’s new condo sales hit record low in Sept.
Sales of new condos in the Toronto region hit a record low for September, even as overall new-home sales jumped by more than 60 per cent from a year earlier, according to data prepared by Altus Group.
How Groupe Dynamite is reinventing its Canadian stores
At Royalmount in Montreal, Groupe Dynamite has given its established Dynamite fashion banner a new look. The store combines contemporary interior design, curated merchandise and personal styling services in a setting influenced by premium fashion boutiques.
Former Bay building progresses in downtown Winnipeg
The transformation aiming to bring "new life" into the former Hudson's Bay building in downtown Winnipeg is moving forward, and is two years from completion. The project, called Wehwehneh Bahgahkinahgohn, will feature homes, health services, economic opportunities and cultural spaces.
N.S. data centre developer denies owing fees to N.L.
A company planning a massive data centre in Nova Scotia for artificial intelligence giant Anthropic is in the midst of a dispute about land fees for a troubled wind-powered hydrogen project in southern Newfoundland.
Moose Jaw AI data centre proposal withdrawn
The company looking to develop a 150-megawatt AI data centre has put the idea on pause. Aztec AI Health has withdrawn its request to pivot from a mixed-use residential plan at the 120-acre site to a data centre.
New regulations pending to simplify unitholder notification
Pending regulations will soon simplify how Canadian REITs convey unitholder information. The regulations will allow them to forego annually seeking approval to post meeting materials online, and will allow them to provide online access to financial statements.
CRE operating expertise cycles back into prominence
Operations is taking a shift as CRE’s playmaker at a time when there are concerns about its depleted bench strength. Investment and asset managers are increasingly focused on extracting returns, but operating expertise is stretched.
Developer seeks $3.5B in financing for AT&T's new HQ
The developer behind AT&T Inc.’s new global headquarters in Plano, Tex., is seeking to raise about US$3.5 billion via a niche form of financing to fund construction of the sprawling corporate campus.
Apollo to buy majority stake in $2B UDR portfolio
Apollo Global Management is poised to acquire a two-thirds stake in a portfolio of more than 7,000 apartment units from U.S. multifamily REIT UDR. The joint venture is valued at about US$2B.
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