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Colliers sells two Ontario-based hotels
Colliers International Hotels has sold two more Ontario hotels, including the Westin Prince Toronto and the Hilton Garden Inn Niagara-on-the-Lake.
CondoBusiness
Canadian home sales held steady in August
National home sales activity held steady in August, posting a 0.3-per-cent month-over-month increase, reports the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA).
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Deloitte Tower office designed for socializing
Deloitte has unveiled its ‘more social’ office space in the new Deloitte Tower in Montreal’s Quartier de l'innovation.
Construction Business
Plans for new Calgary arena announced
Plans have been announced for a $890-million Calgary arena, fieldhouse-stadium and events centre at the west end of downtown.
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CaGBC names greenest schools in Canada
Hamilton, Ontario and Edmonton, Alberta now boast the greenest schools in Canada, with results from CaGBC's second annual competition.
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BOMA Canada rebrands BOMA BEST
BOMA Canada has announced an improved and more intuitive BOMA BEST certification brand, available to the public beginning September 21, 2015.
REMI Network
REMI named finalist in prestigious awards
The REMI Network has been named a finalist in the 2015 Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPAs) for the third consecutive year. The COPAs recognize excellence in Canadian editorial and design content across digital publications, including websites, tablet editions, digital replicas and apps.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
CAPREIT acquires 19 Vancouver properties
CAPREIT announced that it has completed the acquisition of a portfolio of 19 apartment properties in the Greater Vancouver Area totaling 919 residential suites. The purchase price of $170.0 million (excluding transaction costs) was funded with CAPREIT's Acquisition and Operating credit facility.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Provinces pursue common regs for carbon offsets
Premiers Kathleen Wynne and Philippe Couillard also announced plans to promote their teamwork at UN Climate Change Conference in Paris this December
REMI Network
LREIT agrees to sell Winnipeg apartment towers
Lanesborough Real Estate Investment Trust (LREIT) announced that it has agreed to sell Colony Square in downtown Winnipeg, MB for $70.25 million.
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Chartwell acquires three new properties
Chartwell Retirement Residences announced that it acquired three retirement residences for an aggregate purchase price of $170.7 million from three separate groups of vendors affiliated with MTCO Holdings Inc.
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Hollyburn launches “Free Rent Contest”
Hollyburn Properties is seeking to reward one lucky recipient with free rent for a whole year in one of Hollyburn's premier one-bedroom apartments in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto or Ottawa.
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CPPIB to finance Washington mixed-use project
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has entered into an agreement to finance a US$526 million loan for a Washington-based mixed-use expansion project.
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GWL Realty Advisors acquires Halifax property
GWL Realty Advisors Inc. announced the acquisition of Royal Gardens on behalf of an investor client. This acquisition increases the total value of the company’s managed multi-residential portfolio in Nova Scotia to $201.2 million, and $2.7 billion across Canada.
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NexusCrowd unveils online investment platform
NexusCrowd has launched an online investment platform that offers accredited investors exclusive access to co-invest alongside institutional investors.
REMI Network
Mahesh Ramanujam incoming CEO of USGBC
Mahesh Ramanujam has been named incoming chief executive officer for the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Board of Directors.
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Canada’s first LEED pilot neighbourhood opens
The Preston Meadows community in Cambridge, Ontario is Canada’s first pilot neighbourhood to be fully certified as a LEED Neighbourhood Development (ND).





