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Fiera, carpenters union launch $800M investment platform
Fiera, carpenters union launch $800M investment platform
Fiera Capital Corporation and the Canadian District of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America have launched the Canadian Built Opportunities Platform, aimed at generating attractive risk-adjusted returns on capital while supporting jobs for UBC members.
BOMA announces 2025 national TOBY award winners
Some of Canada’s top commercial buildings were highlighted by BOMA Canada at its annual BOMEX conference in Halifax last week, recognizing the properties that excel in building services, tenant relations, sustainability and more.
Banks’ RTO drives new demand in Toronto’s CRE market
Canada’s largest banks have called time on fully remote work. With financial institutions occupying an estimated 13 per cent of downtown Toronto’s 82 million square feet of office inventory, the move is set to ripple through the city’s CRE market.
Institutional investors want to help fund major projects
Some of the world’s largest institutional investors, in Canada and abroad, are showing interest in backing ambitious projects that the federal government promises to prioritize. That includes Canada’s largest pension funds: the Maple 8 that collectively manage $2.5 trillion.
Automotive Properties REIT completes $70.5M in acquisitions
Automotive Properties REIT (APR-UN-T) has completed its previously announced acquisition of a portfolio of five automotive dealership properties and one collision centre property located in Île-Perrot, Qué. for a purchase price of approximately $70.5 million.
Medical-office complex in Quebec sold to Réseau MaClinique
Avison Young has announced the completition of the sale of Brunswick Medical Centre, one of Quebec's largest medical complexes. Located at 953-981 Saint-Jean Blvd., the centre comprises two four-storey towers, totalling 119,561 square feet.
Fairview Mall redev. scaled back to single 48-storey tower
Cadillac Fairview and Shape Properties are pressing ahead with the multi-phase redevelopment of Fairview Mall’s surface parking areas, with a resubmission to the City of Toronto of plans for part of Phase 1.
BMO Field undergoing $146M facelift before FIFA World Cup
The new video boards are up and running at each corner of Toronto's BMO Field, as is the stadium’s expanded video production control room. A new premium lounge awaits FIFA and its guests at the 2026 World Cup.
Kimberley, Mac & Mitch form partnership
A partnership between Edmonton-based homebuilders Kimberley Homes and Mac & Mitch Homes that has Kimberley build, market and sell Mac & Mitch’s entry-level housing is a move meant to weather a post-COVID economy.
Vancouver doubles down on densification plan
OPINION: The mass prezoning of areas throughout the Broadway and Cambie corridors – Vancouver’s effort to fast-track redevelopment – went to a public hearing last week and triggered another letter from a group of housing practitioners to the government.
Quebec’s construction crisis could stall homebuilding plan
Part of the federal government’s answer to Canada’s housing crisis is a swath of land across the St. Lawrence River from Montreal, where new housing units are planned for Longueuil. The challenge will be building them in Quebec.
Mass timber rental tower proposed for Kelowna
A proposed 18-storey residential tower on St. Paul Street in downtown Kelowna will be constructed using mass timber, according to applications recently submitted to city planners. The building will feature 221 units.
Brookfield to streamline structure, combine two entities
The private equity arm of Brookfield Asset Management (BAM-T) is planning to streamline its corporate structure by combining two publicly traded entities. Brookfield Business Partners LP (BBU-UN-T) and Brookfield Business Corp. (BBUC-T) would merge to create BBU Inc.
'Inspiring' L'Albedo designed for sustainability, social impact
The team behind L'Albedo, a 128-unit, 12-storey affordable housing project in Quebec City, says the building leads on sustainability by tackling not only the root cause of climate change, but also its impacts on society.
RBC Place London to take over neighbouring Hilton ballroom
London’s convention centre is taking over the ballroom at Hilton’s downtown hotel, needing more space as it marks its busiest year ever. RBC Place London has leased the ballroom at DoubleTree by Hilton on King Street starting Oct. 1.
OSFI clarifies treatment of income-producing residential RE
Canada’s banking regulator has finalized changes to its Capital Adequacy Requirements (CAR) guidelines that clarify how lenders must treat income-producing residential real estate. The revisions update how banks classify mortgages where rental income is a significant factor.
Deloitte CRE executive survey finds 'recovery has paused'
The rush of optimism that commercial real estate executives in the United States felt last year has faded slightly as a series of macroeconomic and capital markets factors have dimmed their outlook.
Rick Perry’s energy REIT Fermi seeks up to $550 million in IPO
Fermi Inc., a real estate investment trust co-founded by former U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry, is planning to raise as much as US$550 million in an initial public offering.
Retail sales, foot traffic are on the mend. Upswing or seasonality?
U.S. retail traffic and sales ticked up in August as seasonal ebb countered economic woes such as tariffs and inflationary pressures. August saw shop visits climb 1.1 per cent year-over-year, while sales also rose 3.5 per cent.
Japanese property investors look to U.K. for U.S. hedge amid turmoil
Mitsubishi Estate Co. is planning to plow more money into the U.K. as economic uncertainty and trade turmoil prompt the property investor to diversify beyond the U.S. The Tokyo-based developer is rethinking its overseas allocations.
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