Retail
Canadian Property Management
Strong office rent growth foreseen for Toronto
That follows double-digit increases last year when Toronto was dubbed one of the "stand out performers" among major global cities, along with Boston and San Francisco.
Canadian Property Management
Industrial-retail seesaw in play for investors
A 6.65 per cent average total return on the Canada Property Index's 2,723 directly held standing assets, scattered across eight major markets, cloaks significant variances between property sectors and from market to market.
Canadian Property Management
Turnaround tales of value-add assets
Prominent Canadian asset managers recently recounted their experiences in repositioning underperforming properties, offering insight on turnaround logistics and the role value-add assets play in investment strategies.
Canadian Property Management
Big three retail landlords thrive on experience
Yorkdale Shopping Centre again takes the title of Canada's most productive mall in the Retail Council of Canada's annual analysis of shopping centres with more than 250,000 square feet of gross leasable area.
Canadian Property Management
Long-awaited revival of Yonge Sheppard Centre
A scurry of people is criss-crossing paths in the newly renovated Yonge Sheppard Centre in North Toronto.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Six trends to impact retail multi-site FM industry
Connex, the authority on retailers, multi-site healthcare facilities, entertainment facilities, banks and suppliers provides a breakdown of the meta-trends impacting retail facilities management.
REMI Network
Choice Properties selling $426M portfolio
The transaction is scheduled to close on September 30, 2019.
Canadian Property Management
Canada ranks second for LEED-certified retailers
USGBC has released its LEED in Motion: Retail report, which highlights retail facilities that incorporate LEED and other sustainability practices.
Canadian Property Management
Deal values stay in line with retail appraisals
Transaction data from 2018 direct sales does not validate grumbling about the dissonance between REIT pricing and the appraised values of retail properties.
Canadian Property Management
Canada inconspicuous in Global Property Index
The 2018 total return on Canadian real estate assets was in the back half of the pack among 25 national markets, but Canada is part of a smaller group of 12 that can boast an improvement over 2017 results.
Canadian Property Management
Canadians on BOMA International centre stage
Canadian real estate had a winning presence again this year at the annual Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International conference and expo.
REMI Network
H&R sells The Atrium for $640 million
Closing is expected to occur on or about June 6, 2019.
Canadian Property Management
Epic Investment Services and MDC Group merge
Epic and MDC first partnered in 2008 to have greater reach in Western Canada.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
PRSM rebrands as Connex
The rebranding announcement was made by Bill Yanek, Connex CEO, during the Connex 2019 National Conference held in Denver, Colo.
Canadian Property Management
Plaza closes on property in Cambridge, Ontario
Plaza Retail REIT (Plaza) announces the purchase of Tri-City Centre in Cambridge, Ont. The 197,000 square foot centre is located in the heart of the main
Canadian Property Management
Clinton Keay to join Crombie REIT
Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust (Crombie REIT) announced that Clinton Keay is joining the company as the chief financial officer and secretary.
Canadian Property Management
Some drag in buoyant 2018 investment returns
A surging industrial sector helped to counterbalance slipping retail values and push up 2018 investment returns on Canadian commercial real estate.
