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Starlight acquires Nashville apartment community

Starlight U.S. Multi-Family (No. 5) Core Fund announced that it has acquired a-288 suite, Class "A" Nashville apartment community, constructed in 2015.

Canadian Property Management

Montreal and Toronto court data centre demand

Market analysts attribute Montreal's healthy status to low electricity rates and the arrival of "big-name" cloud providers.

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Top ten Canadian cities for bedbugs

Toronto tops a list of bedbug hot spots, according to Orkin Canada’s first list of bedbug cities. Bedbug encounters are more likely during travel seasons.

Canadian Property Management

Two Canadian developments selected as ULI finalists

Two Canadian developments have been selected as finalists for the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) 2017 Global Awards for Excellence.

CondoBusiness

Condominium Authority of Ontario adopts fees as proposed

Condo owners will pay a monthly fee of $1 per voting unit to fund services to be provided by the newly formed Condominium Authority of Ontario.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Edmonton welcomes new modular apartment

Edmonton's first apartment block made entirely of shipping containers is opening this month at 95th Avenue and 163th Street. Known as Westgate Manor, the three-storey, 20-unit multifamily development will bring much needed affordable housing to the area.

CondoBusiness

Peter Milczyn named Ontario’s new housing minister

Peter Milczyn, MPP for Etobicoke-Lakeshore, was sworn in as Ontario’s housing minister at a Queen’s Park ceremony this morning.

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ASHRAE seeks feedback to reduce Legionellosis in building systems

ASHRAE is seeking public comment on a new guideline to minimize the risk of Legionellosis found in building water systems.

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Allied to acquire half interest in Westbank Vancouver office project

Allied is acquiring a 50 per cent interest in a Westbank office project in Vancouver.

CondoBusiness

GTA condo sales reach record high in June

In June, the Greater Toronto Area’s new housing market continued to climb with condo sales in the region reaching a new record high, reports BILD.

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Vancouver quadruples purpose-built rental target

Purpose-built rental housing will quadruple – up to 20,000 additional homes over the next ten years.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Royal Roads University holds CESIP open house

Royal Roads University held an open house for its Centre for Environmental Science and International Partnership (CESIP) facility, which is currently under construction.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Quebec landlords resist swift hydro service cut

Hydro-Québec proposes a website-based registry in place of formally notifying property owners seven days in advance of terminating tenants' contracts.

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Federal government advances Smart Buildings initiative

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) is now implementing the Smart Buildings initiative in up to 100 buildings across Canada.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Victoria multifamily market spurs construction

A vacancy rate below 1 per cent, steadily rising rents, compressing cap rates for existing properties and ample access to low-cost financing underpin Victoria's purpose-built rental housing boom.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Teknion showroom earns WELL certification

Teknion Corporation is the first manufacturer in the world to receive WELL certification at the silver level under WELL v1 for its downtown Toronto showroom.

Canadian Property Management

Toronto and Vancouver outperform market pack

Second quarter stats reveal a widening gap between Canada's prospering and struggling office markets, while investors continue to focus on downtown Class A properties.