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InnVest to purchase Ottawa Marriot Hotel

InnVest Real Estate Investment Trust will purchase the Ottawa Marriot Hotel in downtown Ottawa for $115 million.

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Investors exit syndicate mortgage for SoBa condo

Centro Mortgage Inc. recently announced the exit of investors in a syndicate mortgage for a Fortress Real Developments Inc. project in Ottawa.

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Vacancy rates rise in Ottawa office market

Vacancy rates among Class A and B office buildings in Ottawa have continued to increase over the past six months to almost 6.5 per cent.

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Mixed-used landmark in Ottawa sells for $22-mil

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

Canadian Facility Management & Design

AVG Technologies opens new facility in Ottawa

AVG Technologies has opened the doors to its new state-of-the-art AVG Business facility in Ottawa, Ont.

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Constitution Square achieves LEED Platinum

Constitution Square in downtown Ottawa is the first office complex in the area to earn LEED Platinum EB certification.

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Ottawa home sales down in February: OREB

According to data from the Ottawa Real Estate Board, a total of 853 residential properties were sold in Ottawa during the month of February, a decrease of 1.7 per cent from the year prior. The sales figure is also below the five-year average for February, which is 914 units.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Ottawa is Canada’s hottest rental market: Colliers

According to the 2014 Multi-Family Real Estate Report from Colliers International, the total number of sales transactions in Ottawa’s multi-family sector grew 61.54 per cent last year, making it one of the most attractive rental markets in Canada. At the same time, the total dollar value of multi-family asset transactions rose 33 per cent, year-over-year.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Ottawa apartment helps persons with disabilities

A 74-unit affordable rental housing development has officially opened in Ottawa, Ont. The complex, located at 140 Den Haag Dr., offers housing for low-income individuals and families as well as persons with disabilities.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

$867-mil home for National Defence department

An $867-million Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC) Long-Term Accommodation Project (LTAP) has been completed in Ottawa, Ont. to house Canada’s national cryptologic agency. The 72,000-square-metre

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National Arts Centre to undergo $110.5-mil reno

Ottawa’s National Arts Centre (NAC) will undergo a $110.5-million expansion and transformation thanks to funding from the Government of Canada. Diamond Schmitt Architects, the designer for the project, will revamp the building to include improved performance and theatre spaces, new wings for presentations and an enhanced entrance.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

U of Ottawa building wins three design awards

The new 250,000-square-foot Faculty of Social Sciences building at the University of Ottawa, designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects and KWC Architects, has earned three design awards. The facility received an Institutional Building Award at the Ontario Concrete Awards, an Interior Wood Design Award from Ontario Wood WORKS!, and an Interior Green Wall Award of Excellence at CitiesAlive, the Green Roofs for Healthy Cities conference.

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Ottawa Hospital to rebuild on historic farm

The Ottawa Hospital is on its way to rebuilding a first-rate Civic Hospital campus and teaching facility on 60 acres of land once owned by

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Ottawa real estate sales steady in September

Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 1,133 residential properties in September through the Board’s Multiple Listing Service® system, compared with 1,118 in September 2013, an increase of 1.3 per cent.