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Fortress completes first commercial condo project at Kingridge Square

Fortress and Kingridge Developments have finished constructing an office and commercial condominium development in Oakville, Ontario.

Canadian Property Management

ASHRAE honours industry achievement

Luc Bertrand of Saint-Lambert, Quebec, and George E. Menzies of Burlington, Ontario, were recognized for their outstanding contribution to advancing sustainable technology in the built environment over the past five decades.

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CIBC Square begins to rise on Bay Street

Work has begun on CIBC Square, a major office development expected to boast the largest floor plates in downtown Toronto once it’s completed.

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SNC-Lavalin sells Montreal headquarters to GWL Realty Advisors

SNC-Lavalin has sold its Montreal head office building and the adjacent empty lot of land for approximately $170 million to GWL Realty Advisors.

Design Quarterly

Design for world’s tallest timber tower revealed

The design of the world’s tallest hybrid timber tower, by Shigeru Ban Architects, has been revealed by Vancouver-based developer PortLiving. Named Terrace House, the project

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Allied acquires 56 The Esplanade in Toronto’s St. Lawrence Market area

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust has acquired 56 The Esplanade in Toronto for $60 million.

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National Trust unveils Top 10 Endangered Places for 2017

Heritage treasures from British Columbia to Nova Scotia are featured on the National Trust for Canada’s Top 10 Endangered Places List for 2017.

CondoBusiness

Brant Park pays back $100-mil to syndicate lenders

Lenders in a syndicate mortgage that funded Brant Park received their principal back in full, as well as an estimated annualized return of 8.12 per cent.

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Mississauga adopts greener purchasing practices

The City of Mississauga is updating its purchasing practices in order to make the decision-making process much more sustainable and ethical.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Trends favour Barrie rental housing market

The city's overall rental vacancy rate is projected to climb as new purpose-built supply comes onto the market, but then stabilize at a still landlord-friendly 2 per cent for 2018.

CondoBusiness

Feds scrutinize real estate deals for tax compliance

The federal government is stepping up its scrutiny of real estate deals in a crackdown on tax cheating, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) reported last Friday

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Amazon buying Whole Foods Market for $13.7-bil

Amazon is buying Whole Foods Market for US$13.7 billion in a giant leap of a deal that pushes the Internet retailer further into the grocery business.

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City of Toronto appoints first chief resilience officer

Toronto has appointed Elliott Cappell as its first chief resilience officer.

Construction Business

Isabelle Jodoin is first woman to chair the AFG

Isabelle Jodoin, Stantec senior vice president, Quebec, has been appointed chairperson of the board of directors of the Quebec Association of Consulting Engineering Companies (AFG),

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Recycled tires create more resilient concrete: study

Researchers at the University of British Columbia used recycled tires to develop a stronger concrete that could be used for buildings.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Humber River Hospital builds Command Centre

The construction of a state-of-the-art, digitally-advanced Command Centre, designed and built by GE Healthcare Partners, is now underway at Humber River Hospital, North America’s first fully digital hospital.

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Sink removal in ICU rooms may reduce bacterial colonization

Removing sinks from rooms in intensive care units (ICU) and introducing water-free patient care lowers bacterial colonization rates.