Development
Construction Business
The need to address the infrastructure deficit
The case for strategic infrastructure investment and the link to stronger economic performance and productivity is well documented. However, since the 1950s and 1960s when
Canadian Apartment Magazine
The rise of the luxury rental
These days, more and more Canadians are seeking condo-quality accommodations without the hassle of ownership.
Canadian Property Management
Office market ups and downs for 2015
With more than 22 million square feet of new office space currently under construction across Canada, specifically Calgary and Toronto, developers are responding to some
CondoBusiness
GTA housing market faces structural challenges
A weak diversity of housing choice, marked by the steady stream of ever-shrinking condo units, is one of three structural challenges facing the GTA housing
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Red tape stifles Quebec’s green roofs
In Montreal, Saint-Laurent borough Mayor Alan DeSousa has a seemingly straightforward goal: to promote green roofs on private sector developments. DeSousa, who received the 2014
Canadian Apartment Magazine
A multi-residential year in review
With the arrival of 2015, it’s fair to say that the real estate market is facing some uncertainty. Here are highlights from Avison Young's market report.
Construction Business
P3 projects increase payment default risk
The construction business is risky. There aren’t many construction companies that have managed to survive for more than a few decades. As the typical construction
CondoBusiness
Builders’ use of Toronto streets back on agenda
A motion that contemplates curbing builders’ use of city streets during construction is in the hands of Toronto’s deputy city manager for “consideration and appropriate action”
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Latent defects and the law
When buying apartment buildings of older stock, buyers should beware of latent defects and know their rights within the law.
Canadian Property Management
Industrial sector a ‘recognized stable investment’
Construction and investment in industrial buildings, along with their ongoing operations, contribute $21.7 billion to Canada’s economy, according to the Real Property Association of Canada’s
Canadian Property Management
Returns on repositioning aging buildings
Whatever the strategy, value enhancement is the rationale for repositioning aging buildings.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Purpose-built rental gains economic viability
A developer’s instincts for untapped demand underpin plans for new purpose-built rental housing in midtown Toronto. The proposed luxury building near the intersection of Yonge
Construction Business
Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Located in the geographical centre of Canada in Winnipeg, the architectural design for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) draws inspiration from the natural scenery and vast open spaces of Canada.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Conversions fuel multifamily trend
Station on Whyte, a residential complex in Edmonton, is an example of an emerging trend in real estate that sees full condo-to-apartment building conversions on the rise in 2014.
CondoBusiness
A flurry of red-tagged emergency generators
When last winter’s ice storm walloped Toronto days before Christmas and knocked out power in parts of the city for upwards of a week, it
Construction Business
Construction safety requires leadership
Developing and implementing a safety culture in the workplace requires much more than just rules and regulations; it requires leadership.
Canadian Property Management
Retail real estate supports Canadian economy
The Real Property Association of Canada (REALpac) estimated that the contributions of the retail real estate sector to the Canadian economy in 2013 was a



