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Workplace design affects productivity: Report

A new report from Colliers International outlines how workplace design impacts office productivity and overall business success.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Ottawa hotel undergoes multi-million dollar reno

The Ottawa Marriott Hotel's $4 million renovation is expected to be completed in late 2014.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Vancouver approves maximum initial rent rates

Vancouver city council has voted to set maximum residential rental rates for developers aiming for the Rental 100 incentive program.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Toronto housing complex aids hearing impaired

A new Toronto affordable housing complex designed to accommodate seniors and the hearing impaired opened its doors on November 29.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Halifax apartment enters preconstruction

Preconstruction of Southport, a new six-storey condominium and apartment complex in downtown Halifax, is currently underway.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

UWinnipeg’s affordable apartment unveiled

The University of Winnipeg has unveiled plans for its $27-million apartment complex in downtown Winnipeg.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Saskatoon apartments receive reno funds

The Cress Housing Corporation and the governments of Canada and Saskatchewan have invested $1.5 million in renovating three Saskatoon affordable housing projects.

Canadian Property Management

Canadian real estate investors looking abroad

A new report from Colliers International says that Canadian real estate investors are increasingly looking abroad.

Canadian Property Management

Canadian High Commission sells U.K. property

The Government of Canada has sold the Canadian High Commission at One Grosvenor Square in London for $530 million.

Canadian Property Management

Brookfield acquires Manhattan office building

Brookfield Office Properties Inc. has acquired a Lower Manhattan office building for $200 million.

Canadian Property Management

HOOPP and Morguard acquire three malls

The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) and Morguard Real Estate Investment Trust have acquired three Canadian malls for more than $500 million.
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Fronsac REIT buys interest in Quebec project

Fronsac REIT has acquired 50 per cent interest in a Louisville, Que. real estate project.

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VICA elects new board of directors

The Vancouver Island Construction Association elected its new board of directors at its annual general meeting on November 14.

Canadian Property Management

Richmond home to B.C.’s biggest industrial deals

According to Avison Young’s Mid-Year 2013 report, three of British Columbia's five largest industrial deals were located in Richmond.

Canadian Property Management

New Surrey city hall set to open

Surrey's new city hall is set to open on Feb. 17, 2014. The landmark 180,000-square foot building will be located in the city's core.
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Royal LePage buys B.C. franchised brokerages

Royal LePage has bought three of its franchised brokerages in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Surrey, British Columbia.

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City program aims to cut Toronto high-rise waste

The City of Toronto is launching an program to cut down the amount of landfill waste generated by occupants in high-rise residential buildings.