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Canderel breaks ground on first of three Toronto condos
Canderel breaks ground on first of three Toronto condos
Ground has been broken on the first of three towers at Forêt Forest Hill, Canderel’s master-planned 1,300-plus-unit condominium community at the corner of Bathurst Street and St. Clair Avenue West in midtown Toronto.
New operating expense benchmarks set for MLI Select
GUEST SUBMISSION: On Monday, June 1, CMHC announced that Operating Expense Benchmarks were increasing for five-plus-unit multifamily insured mortgages with the changes taking effect for applications received on June 8 or later.
Vancouver could face office space shortage by 2029
It may be difficult to imagine right now, but today’s leasable office space supply surplus could become tomorrow’s shortage in the downtown Vancouver peninsula — in just a few short years from now.
Ontario builders to deliver record student beds in 2026
Ontario builders are expected to deliver more than 6,300 new student housing beds this coming academic year, as constructing student housing becomes more desirable for developers, according to a report by real estate consulting firm Urbanation.
Six towers proposed at Aldershot GO in Burlington
A Step 1 submission has been filed for a transit oriented community, a mixed-use redevelopment proposed on Metrolinx-owned lands beside Aldershot GO station in Burlington, designed by WW+P for Infrastructure Ontario.
Plan to buy 2,200 unsold condos in B.C. short on details
The federal and B.C. governments are developing a program to purchase more than 2,200 condos in B.C. to turn into affordable housing, though the financial mechanism that will be used to make the acquisitions is still up in the air.
London highrise proposal gets another reprieve
A London City Council committee has given BSN London Corporation another extension for its proposed 38-storey residential tower to complete a key safety study, despite a recommendation from city staff to reject the project.
Iconic Edmonton heritage building up for sale
One of downtown Edmonton's most recognizable historic landmarks has hit the market: the nearly century-old CIBC building. The five-storey masonry office is described as a nearly 60,000-sq.-ft. property “with exposure on the city’s most recognizable commercial corridor.”
Why Vancouver’s storefronts are falling into distress
Lewis Silverberg, 75, has studied every storefront in Vancouver. He says that over the decades he has walked by every one, and he has come to know which blocks are a success, and which are struggling.
RioCan announces new tenants for HBC space in Barrie
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust says it will redevelop the former Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) space at Georgian Mall with the addition of three new tenants: Longo’s, GYMVMT by GoodLife Fitness and Mark’s.
RH to open in former Club Monaco building on Bloor
Five years after Club Monaco closed one of Canada’s most recognizable fashion flagships, the landmark corner at Bloor St. W. and Avenue Rd. appears set to begin a new chapter.
First Capital unitholders approve Kingsett, Choice deal
First Capital REIT unitholders have approved the previously announced arrangement with KingSett Capital and Choice Properties REIT. Under the deal, unitholders will receive $19.24 in cash plus 0.3186 of a Choice Properties unit for each First Capital unit held.
Vancouver adopts seismic risk reduction action plan
Vancouver faces a significant earthquake risk, with a 20 per cent chance of a major quake within 50 years. In response, the city has adopted a Buildings Seismic Risk Reduction Action Plan to improve resilience.
AutoCanada closes sale of Toyota dealership in Illinois
AutoCanada has sold its Toyota of Lincolnwood dealership in Illinois for about $40 million. The sale brings total proceeds from seven U.S. dealership divestitures to nearly $106 million, as the company continues its planned exit from the U.S.
U.S. retail REIT taps CBRE to sell over half its assets
A grocery-anchored retail REIT in the U.S. is looking for a buyer for more than half of its assets. Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, which owns 59 properties along the East Coast, retained CBRE to sell 35 of its assets.
Prologis' $16.6B bid for U.K. landlord Segro rebuffed
Prologis Inc. made a US$16.6-billion offer to acquire Europe’s largest warehouse landlord Segro Plc in a major bet on U.K. data centres, but said the British company rebuffed its approach.
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