Toronto

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.
Most downtown office markets still seeing few impacts from COVID-19

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Q2 leaves most downtown office markets unscathed

Second quarter vacancy rates and rent trends provide a first look at Canadian commercial real estate markets during widespread COVID-19-triggered business shutdowns.
River & Fifth

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Broccolini’s River & Fifth condo begins to rise

River & Fifth, Broccolini's first residential tower in Toronto, began its 37-storey ascent today in a virtual ground-breaking ceremony.
State of good repair lags in Toronto

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Toronto to refine investment decision process

Proposed policy changes would embed United Nations sustainable development goals in ESG criteria and adjust parameters for allocations to real assets.
office-using sectors show relative resilience in COVID-19 job loss scenarios

Canadian Property Management

Office-using sectors show relative resilience

There is plenty of uncertainty and little consensus on the economic outlook for Canada and the United States. It is becoming clear that it will not be a V-shaped recovery, and it is more likely to be uneven and prolonged.
GTHA

Canadian Property Management

Q1 stats reflect first quintile GTA investment

Arguably, Q1 stats more accurately reflect the first quintile of 2020 activity since COVID-19 skittishness placed a pause on the market in early March.
Slate Office REIT names new CEO

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.
BC rent assistance

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Vancouver ranks as most walkable city in Canada

Vancouver topped a list of Canadian cities ranked as most walkable in 2020, according to new data from company Walk Score.
Google headquarters

Canadian Property Management

Toronto development nabs Google headquarters

The newly inked deal with developer, Carttera, will see the digital technology giant consolidate its current offices in the Greater Toronto Area into 400,000 square feet in the city's St. Lawrence neighbourhood next year.
development momentum

Canadian Property Management

LRT development momentum on track in Toronto

The recently completed $102-million deal for Toronto Don Valley Hotel & Suites heralds the development momentum attached to the Eglinton Crosstown light rail transit line, now under construction across a 19-kilometre east-west stretch of the city.
bed bugs

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Canada’s top cities for bed bugs in 2019

Larger cities and travel centres saw significant bed bug sightings in 2019, according to Orkin Canada’s third annual list of top bed bug cities.
Hudson Hotel

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New York’s Hudson Hotel brand coming to Toronto

Toronto will be welcoming its very own Hudson Hotel, already a familiar brand for New York City tourists and locals.
Peter & Adelaide

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Peter & Adelaide tower breaks ground in Toronto

Construction has started on Peter & Adelaide, a 47-storey, mixed-use tower that combines condo suites and retail.
The Second City

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The Second City moving to One York complex

Toronto’s legendary comedy venue The Second City will bring a piece of history to a young and modern complex near the waterfront in 2020.
retail vacancy rates

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Retail vacancy rates reach historical low

The Canadian retail market remains robust according to JLL's Mid-Year Retail Outlook.
Gen Z friendly cities

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Gen Z friendly cities foster a rising cohort

The study assesses and scores 110 prominent international cities on 22 indicators deemed to support and/or influence the age cohort born between 1997 and 2012.
tourism momentum

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Tourism momentum tests Toronto and Vancouver

A new index of tourism-related economic development potential in 49 global markets plots Toronto and Vancouver among nine cities that are experiencing pressure from a growing influx of leisure attraction seekers.