Development
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Massey Hall burnished for new generations
Panellists expressed a sense of pride and responsibility about making an imprint on a building that is both a civic landmark and embedded in Canada's cultural psyche.
Canadian Property Management
Saddledome demolition plan bucks transparency
The upfront cost has been projected at $13.8 million. The environmental repercussions of dismantling and discarding a 474,000-square-foot concrete and steel structure are more difficult to peg.
Canadian Property Management
Halifax office vacancy dips for second year in a row
This drop came despite an uptick in the vacancy rate in the downtown Central Business District (CBD), which saw a modest increase.
Canadian Property Management
Ontario aims to relax scrutiny of accessibility
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing says the underlying principle of improving accessibility will be maintained, and connects the revisions to the government's commitment to cut red tape that is slowing down the production of new housing.
Construction Business
Alberta enables long-term property tax breaks
Newly adopted amendments to Alberta's Municipal Government Act extend provisions that were initially devised to support the rejuvenation of derelict brownfields to all non-residential properties.
CondoBusiness
Greybrook invests in Toronto mid-rise development
Greybrook Realty Partners Inc. has announced plans to invest $27.6 million to acquire and oversee the development of a two-acre parcel of land in Toronto.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Soil sample results intensify cleanup demands
Hazardous contaminants from former industrial operations still linger in a now largely residential area of Edmonton.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Stigma fuels case for rethinking real estate
Much of the current negative sentiment relates to the emergence of informal rooming houses in predominantly single-family residential areas near suburban post-secondary campuses.
Canadian Property Management
Mixed uses to ease into suburban office parks
The new policy would give developers a basis to challenge any local government's veto of non-employment land uses in suburban office parks.
CondoBusiness
KnightsBridge’s Arborescence set to rise in Bromont
Arborescence, a sustainable condominium development project from KnightsBridge, is set to rise alongside the Kamloops Trail on Bromont Mountain.
CondoBusiness
Prével set to develop large site in Montreal
Montreal-based Prével plans to develop a site in Montreal bordered by Boulevard René-Lévesque, Rue Sainte-Catherine, Rue Parthenais and Avenue De Lorimier.
Canadian Property Management
Allied REIT set for active development program
Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust has acquired five infill properties in major Canadian markets and expects to close on a sixth before year-end.
CondoBusiness
$700-mil mixed-use development set for Montreal
Devimco Immobilier and partners have joined to develop MAESTRIA, the largest mixed-use real estate project in Montreal’s Quartier des spectacles.
CondoBusiness
Devimco selected for Montreal mixed-use project
Devimco Immobilier has been selected by Club Sportif MAA to develop a mixed-use condominium project on Peel St., just south of Sherbrooke St. in Montreal.
CondoBusiness
Great Gulf named Ontario Home Builder of the Year
Great Gulf took home top honours at the Ontario Home Builders’ Association’s (OHBA) Awards of Distinction this year.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Developers weigh in on market drivers
Collectively, the 400+ C-suite and senior executives see more opportunity than threat in technological advancements, social change and a less economically stratified society.
CondoBusiness
Revisit inclusionary zoning reg: REALPAC to province
REALPAC is calling on the new administration at Queen's Park to revisit Ontario's inclusionary zoning regulation.

