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Toronto eyes enforcement clout for EV spaces

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Toronto eyes enforcement clout for EV spaces

Toronto’s commercial and multifamily landlords could be getting some enforcement clout beyond the honour system to discourage misuse of electric vehicle charging spaces in their parking garages.
Taxing debate awaits Toronto commercial parking

Canadian Property Management

Taxing debate awaits Toronto commercial parking

Debate about a proposed surcharge on commercial parking spaces in Toronto has been deferred until City Council begins to consider 2025 budget measures.
Tenant lounge

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Tenant lounge reborn from vacant retail space

A former convenience store, adjacent to the lobby inside a downtown Toronto office tower, has been transformed into a private 1920s-style Art Deco lounge for tenant meetings and events.
Exposure to U.S. office loans grows unsettling

Canadian Property Management

Exposure to U.S. office loans grows unsettling

Regional and mid-sized banks in the United States are considered most vulnerable to losses on commercial real estate loans, particularly those tied to that country’s shaky office sector.
CRE construction activity tops 5-year U.S. average

Construction Business

CRE construction activity tops 5-year U.S average

Combined spending on office, industrial and retail construction projects dropped below 2022 levels in the U.S. last year, but still surpassed the five-year average for the period since 2019.
Investment shopping list considered for 2024

Canadian Property Management

Investment shopping list considered for 2024

As more vendors and purchasers are expected to come to the market this year, Avison Young's sentiment data shows retail, multifamily and industrial assets are sought, while office is tapped for divestment.
Investment returns show slipping values in 2023

Canadian Property Management

Investment returns show slipping values in 2023

Canadian investment returns for 2023 show retail improvement, industrial deceleration and continuing office value decline, as capital loss balances out income growth for a flat total return.
Vancouver boasts all-asset lowest vacancy rates

Canadian Property Management

Vancouver boasts all round lowest vacancy rates

Vancouver enjoys North America’s strongest demand across all asset types, ending 2023 with the lowest vacancy rates for industrial, office, multifamily and retail properties among 63 major urban markets.
RioCan REIT marks 30 years as public company

Canadian Property Management

RioCan REIT marks 30 years as public company

RioCan founder and chairman, Edward Sonshine, and other members of the senior leadership team ushered in the TSX trading day, January 19th, in celebration of the REIT's 30th anniversary.
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REMI Network

Research uncovers risks of generational prejudice in the workplace

Beliefs about generational stereotypes create risks for organizations that rely on them for making talent decisions.
National office vacancy rate continues climb

Canadian Property Management

National office vacancy rate continues to climb

Toronto was a major contributor to the rising national office vacancy rate in the fourth quarter of 2023, which ticked up to 18.3 per cent despite positive absorption in Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Ottawa and Halifax.
Morguard

REMI Network

Morguard to divest hotel portfolio

Morguard announced plans to sell a portfolio of 14 hotels located across Ontario and Nova Scotia.
Office conversion eases Ottawa's Class B woes

Canadian Property Management

Office conversion eases Ottawa’s Class B woes

More than 300,000 square feet of Class B office space has been withdrawn from Ottawa's downtown inventory as two separate commercial landlords pursue plans to replace it with rental housing.
SIOR central Canada names top brokers for 2023

Canadian Property Management

SIOR central Canada names top brokers for 2023

SIOR, the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors, central Canada chapter has named brokers of the year for 2023, conveying honours in four categories.
Geary Factory Lofts

REMI Network

Geary Factory Lofts to become corporate condo hub

The Geary Factory Lofts will feature raw floor plans of 800 to 15,000 square feet.
Lenders set to curtail office exposure in 2024

Canadian Property Management

Lenders set to curtail office exposure in 2024

Lenders generally expect to curtail office exposure while increasing overall allocations to Canadian real estate in 2024, findings from CBRE Canada's annual survey reveal.
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Canadian Apartment Magazine

Toronto looks to Calgary’s conversion recipe

Toronto Council’s planning and housing committee has adopted a motion urging a closer look at the office-to-residential conversion incentives that Calgary offers.