Leasing

Green leases go platinum for Canadian companies

Canadian Property Management

Green leases go platinum for Canadian companies

Canadian companies are well represented in this year’s inaugural platinum tier of the Green Lease Leaders program, achieving recognition as landlords, tenants and deal-makers.
Commercial leases attract political attention

Canadian Property Management

Commercial leases attract political attention

Both the NDP and Green parties float concepts for standardized lease agreements and rent control guidelines in their recently released platforms for the June 2 Ontario election..
REALPAC releases updated model green lease

Canadian Property Management

Updated model green lease attuned to the 2020s

REALPAC’s newly updated model green lease for Canadian office buildings introduces measures aligned with the broadening demand for ESG reporting and performance outcomes.
Some office markets recover ground in Q4 2021

Canadian Property Management

Office markets recover lost ground

After six consecutive quarters of declining occupancy, some of Canada’s office markets began to recover lost ground in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Royal Bank Plaza

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Innovative workspaces reinvent Royal Bank Plaza

The Royal Bank Plaza is now looking to entice a new generation of tenants—small- to medium-sized tech companies.
COVID-19 brings fresh commercial office watchwords to the forefront

Canadian Property Management

Commercial office watchwords attuned to COVID

Market analysts typify a second quarter uptick in downtown sublet activity as a spurt, not a glut. However, they project the trend is likely to continue.
Commercial leasing specialists flag some potentially cumbersome details in commercial rent relief program

Canadian Property Management

Vague or cumbersome details flagged in OCECRA

Commercial leasing specialists suggest landlords may prefer to stick with rent deferral agreements they have already negotiated.
ergonomic lighting

Canadian Property Management

COVID-19 ripples through to commercial leasing

Landlords and tenants are continuing to move lease transactions forward in anticipation of a return to business as usual in the near future.
Halifax

REMI Network

Co-working to see higher demand in Halifax

A recent CBRE forecast for Atlantic Canada’s commercial real estate industry predicts an increasing need for flexible space.
measurements

Canadian Property Management

The Value of As-Built Plans

It's not uncommon for building measurements to stray from initial blueprints. These changes may not always seem to be significant, but accurate numbers count.
compliance

Canadian Property Management

How technology is leveraging asset management

A panel discussion at the Real Estate Strategy & Leasing Conference in Toronto this year examined how technology is changing asset management.
office markets

REMI Network

Toronto North and East office markets see healthy gains in Q3

The Toronto North and East office markets finished Q3 on a positive note, with healthy gains in occupied office area.
Office buildings

Canadian Property Management

Office buildings urged to be facilitators of change

Creative programming can add value to office buildings in an increasingly competitive leasing environment.
SNC-Lavalin

REMI Network

SNC-Lavalin sells Montreal headquarters to GWL Realty Advisors

SNC-Lavalin has sold its Montreal head office building and the adjacent empty lot of land for approximately $170 million to GWL Realty Advisors.
IBI group

REMI Network

Tenant demand jolts new office development in Vancouver

Tenant activity in the downtown Vancouver market is sparking interest in bringing new office development to market.
leasing

REMI Network

Slate Office REIT reports leasing win in Moncton, N.B.

Slate Office REIT has completed a long-term lease extension with Medavie and one of its operating companies, Medavie Blue Cross.
leasing in property management

REMI Network

Understanding Leasing in Property Management

Property managers are expected to have a good understanding of leasing in property management and how it contributes to a property's success or failure.