Commercial

BC Builds

REMI Network

Construction activity at record high in Toronto

Crane activity is at a record high across 14 major cities in North America and Toronto is leading the pack.
Steve Gupta

REMI Network

Dr. Steve Gupta appointed to Order of Ontario

Dr. Gupta immigrated to Ontario from India in 1971 with just $108 in his pocket and is now recognized as a leader in the hospitality and condominium industries.
interior designers

REMI Network

ARIDO honours interior designers at 2021 awards

The Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario (ARIDO) announced the winners of its annual awards program during a virtual ceremony on Wednesday, October 6.
Rent relief program targeted to mortgage commercial properties

Canadian Property Management

CECRA tied to mortgaged commercial properties

Commercial landlords must agree to reduce rents by 75 per cent and halt evictions for April, May and June. In turn, CMHC will channel the forgivable joint federal-provincial loan directly to their lenders.
Prime Minister Trudeau pledges commercial rent assistance

Canadian Property Management

Commercial rent assistance pledged

The envisioned loan program for commercial property owners would enable them to provide small business tenants with rent discounts or forgiveness for the months of April, May and June.
Ontario electricity prices hold steady despite dropping demand

Canadian Property Management

B.C. affirms uneven split of hydro system costs

It's estimated that equitable apportionment could push residential rates 2.2 per cent higher than the proposed 1.8 per cent increase for fiscal year 2020, while commercial rates would drop and industrial rates remain the same.
Canadian office markets

Canadian Property Management

Most Canadian office markets record 2017 upswing

A 13 per cent national vacancy rate at the end of 2017 cloaks divergent dynamics across the 10 major Canadian office markets CBRE analyzes.
operating presssures

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Sectors compare and contrast operating pressures

Participants in an executive roundtable discussion at last week's PM Expo in Toronto rated emerging and age-old operating pressures differently depending on their tenants' key demands.
divergent property tax regimes

Canadian Property Management

Cities exhibit divergent property tax regimes

This annual look at the apportionment of the tax burden gives a more complete picture of the pressures on the commercial and multi-residential sectors than simply referencing property tax rates.
Solar Uniquartier

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Phase 1 of Quebec’s biggest mixed-use development breaks ground

Devimco Immobilier recently broke ground on Phase 1 of Solar Uniquartier, a development that is being touted as Quebec’s biggest mixed-use real estate project.
reduction Soprema

REMI Network

CaGBC launches Zero Carbon Building Standard

To help meet Canada’s climate change commitments, the Canada Green Building Council has launched the country’s first Zero Carbon Building Standard.
vacant unit rebate

Canadian Property Management

Cities poised to terminate vacant unit rebate

Past, present and would-be recipients bristle at suggestions that the rebate is a subsidy or a disincentive to improve the marketability of their properties.
REMI Network webinar explores journey back to business as usual

Canadian Property Management

CRE subpar for women in C-suites and on boards

An analysis of 62 companies reporting portfolios of at least 10 million square feet to Canadian Property Management's 2017 Who's Who in Canadian Real Estate survey finds two female CEOs, three COOs and 17 CFOs.
smart buildings

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.
Pretium GRG Building Engineers

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Legrand acquires lighting manufacturer

Connecticut-based Legrand, North America, a global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures, has acquired Original Cast Lighting, Inc.
Revival XP

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Revival 629 film studio announces expansion concept

In response to growing demand for studio space, Toronto’s Revival 629 Film Studios plans to expand its studio space to include a new state-of-the-art space, Revival XP.
Le Phare de Québec

REMI Network

New plans for mixed-use project Le Phare de Québec

Groupe Dallaire has unveiled new plans for Le Phare de Québec, a mixed-use development that will be built around a dynamic public square.