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Vancouver’s Bentall Tower IV earns LEED Gold

A 35-storey Class A building, part of the Bentall Centre office complex in Vancouver, has earned LEED Gold certification from the Canada Green Building Council.

La Coop federee now sole owner of Groupe BMR

Groupe BMR is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the agricultural and agri-food cooperative La Coop federee. Looking to build on the retail sector, particularly

Innovation Centre planned for T.O. waterfront

Waterfront Toronto and Menkes Developments unveiled plans for a new, commercial innovation centre that will bring 2,000 employees to Toronto’s waterfront and create high-paying jobs

Oxford Properties buys second Paris office tower

Oxford Properties Group has acquired its second Paris office building, a 235,000-square-foot tower at 92 Avenue de France in the Rive-Gauche submarket. This purchase quickly

Marriot to buy Delta Hotels and Resorts brand

Marriot International is set to become Canada’s largest full service hotel company with the impending purchase of the Delta Hotels and Resorts brand from British

Quebec City’s Place Ste-Foy plans for big revamp

Ivanhoé Cambridge is investing more than $50 million in Quebec City-based shopping centre, Place Ste-Foy. In the first phase of redevelopment, the money will fund

GWL Realty Advisors acquires T.O. office tower

On behalf of an investor client, GWL Realty Advisors has expanded its portfolio with the acquisition of a well-located Class A office building in Toronto’s

Hopewell buys ‘coveted’ 78-acre Edmonton site

Calgary-based Hopewell Development Corporation has purchased an exclusive 78.8-acre industrial site in southeast Edmonton for $31 million. The commercial developer bought 4510-17 Street, located at
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Artis receives LEED status at eight properties

Artis Real Estate Investment Trust has received LEED certification at seven of its office properties across Canada and one in the United States. Four properties

Interest rate cut should benefit real estate

Real estate is positioned prominently among industries likely to benefit from the Bank of Canada’s interest rate cut announced with today’s release of the quarterly

National commercial energy use survey to begin

Statistics Canada will soon collect data for the Survey of Commercial and Institutional Energy Use 2015 on behalf of Natural Resources Canada (NRC). The national

RioCan closes on BMO portfolio, retail centres

RioCan has finalized the purchase of 18 Bank of Montreal (BMO) branch locations, along with three shopping centres. The BMO branches, acquired for $49.4 million,

Ivanhoé Cambridge buys iconic NYC property

Ivanhoé Cambridge, along with partner Callahan Capital Properties, has purchased one of the most prominent office buildings in New York City for US$2.2 billion. Three

Canada ties fourth for tallest new buildings

Three buildings in Toronto were among the world’s tallest new structures of 2014, pushing Canada to the top of a global list recently compiled by

Gupta Group buys T.O. site for mixed-use project

The Gupta Group/Easton Group has purchased a 3.2-acre parking lot located in Toronto at York Mills Road and Yonge Street, with plans to transform the

Ivanhoe Cambridge properties earn LEED Silver

Place Ville Marie and the World Trade Centre Montréal, two properties owned by Ivanhoe Cambridge, have both earned LEED Silver certification. Claude Sirois, co-chief operating officer and executive

Jennifer Keesmaat picks T.O. City Resolve winner

One Torontonian has won a chance to sip coffee and talk livable cities with Jennifer Keesmaat, chief planner for the City of Toronto. The Urban