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SmartREIT partners with SmartStop to build self-storage facilities

SmartREIT and SmartStop have formed a joint venture to build and co-own rental self-storage facilities in Canada.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

CAPREIT acquires Montreal luxury apartment

CAPREIT announced that it has waived conditions and will acquire a Montreal luxury apartment, comprised of 256-suites and located in the affluent Côte-Saint-Luc neighbourhood.

Design Quarterly

Diamond Schmitt opens Vancouver studio

Toronto-based Diamond Schmitt Architects has announced the opening of its new studio at 1500 West Georgia Street in downtown Vancouver. Ana Maria Llanos, senior associate

REMI Network

Ontario enacts energy and water reporting reg

Ontario has now enacted its energy and water reporting and benchmarking regulation to help large buildings cut down on greenhouse gas emissions.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Mainstreet Q1 results hint at Alberta market recovery

Calgary-based Mainstreet Equity Corp. released favourable Q1 results yesterday, indicating a market recovery in Western Canada may be on the horizon.

CondoBusiness

Proposed changes to Condominium Act regs released

A plain language summary of the first round of proposed changes to rules under the Condominium Act was posted yesterday on Ontario’s Regulatory Registry. The draft

CondoBusiness

Element receives excavation permit for OPAL project

The City of Vancouver has issued an Excavation Permit to Element Lifestyle Retirement for OPAL, the developer’s retirement residence set for Cambie Village.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

New luxury rental opening soon at 101 St. Clair

Toronto real estate developer Camrost-Felcorp announced it will be welcoming residents into 101 St. Clair as early as this summer. The 229-suite luxury rental building is part of an award-winning master-planned community called Imperial Village, located at Avenue Road & St. Clair.

CondoBusiness

Canada placed high on Century 21 global ranking

Canada ranks high on Century 21's 2016 Global21 rankings, with top honours for companies, offices, teams and individuals.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Apartment fundamentals retain investor favour

Top strategists for institutional investors hailed the residential sector's ballast qualities, particularly in a year when office values declined and the Calgary and Edmonton markets suffered a loss on investment.

Canadian Property Management

NS accessibility legislation gets more scrutiny

The proposed legislation sets out a guiding framework for how accessibility standards will be developed, applied and enforced, but critics decry its lack of specifics.

Construction Business

CaGBC’s Vanc office first LEED v4 Platinum project

The Canada Green Building Council’s (CaGBC) new Vancouver office is the first commercial project to earn LEED v4 Platinum certification in the country. Achieving LEED

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Infrastructure viewed as ascendant asset class

Toronto figures into a North American fact-finding mission on infrastructure development, delivery and risk management.

REMI Network

Former Guelph hotel to become multi-use tech hub

Plans will transform a former 19th century hotel in downtown Guelph, Ontario, into a digital marketing tech hub and innovation centre.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Ontario green bond to fund sustainable infrastructure

Ontario recently issued its third green bond, raising $800 million to help fund clean transportation and environmentally friendly infrastructure.

REMI Network

Survey pools Canadian hotel investment trends

Interest remains strong among Canadian hotel investors, but according to a new survey concern over the Canadian economy largely impacts decisions.

REMI Network

Oxford Properties accelerates its smart and connected building strategy

Rogers and RYCOM will implement the Cisco Smart Building platform across Oxford Properties' entire Canadian commercial and retail portfolio this year.