The Metalworks development in Guelph, Ontario, will ultimately bridge a deep-rooted community to the downtown core with a 50-foot-wide river walkway.

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.

Westbank is partnering with Allied Properties in the redevelopment of 489-539 King Street West in Toronto

A three-tower, 506-unit rental apartment complex along with 160,000 square feet of commercial retail space is in the works for Toronto's King West neighbourhood.

Mercury Court, a three-storey office building with ground floor retail in the trendy ByWard Market of Ottawa, has been sold for $22 million.

Allied Properties REIT (Allied) has completed the acquisition of a 50 per cent interest in a property located at 19 Duncan St. in Toronto, Ont., which the company plans to develop into a mixed-use building including retail, rental apartments and five floors of office space.

Ontario is looking at permitting wood-frame building construction up to six-storeys tall in its proposed building code changes.

This Real Estate Executive Video Series video report addresses the benefits and challenges of managing mixed-used developments. Commentators: BOMA Toronto's Chris Conway and Borden Ladner Gervais' Stephanie Campanaro.

To attain the highest and best use for a mixed-use site, developers need to think in 3-D: horizontally, vertically and segmenting by use.