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London’s iconic Cherryhill Village sells for record $571M

2 years ago

One of Canada’s most iconic apartment and mixed-use communities, the Cherryhill Village in London, Ont., has been sold in a record-setting $571-million transaction.

Reetu Gupta has been named chairwoman and ambassadress of The Gupta Group, succeeding her father and company founder Steve Gupta, who is staying on as executive chairman.

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After a decision by council that goes against expert advice, Durham Region will shift gears and urbanize 9,300 acres of farmland development. Staff had recommended a scenario which included 2,348 acres of new land for housing and 3,338 acres for employment.

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The Town of Oakville will on June 7 present a plan intended to help Midtown Oakville become a vibrant, people-oriented, mixed-use community in the coming decades. The area is ultimately expected to accommodate 13,000 residents and 7,000 jobs.

Yardi

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Vancouver’s Broadway Plan, now being debated at council with a decision likely this week, envisions adding 50,000 new residents and office space to almost 500 already-dense blocks surrounding the central Broadway corridor, where a subway line is going in.

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Merchant House Capital, the developer behind the re-imagining of what was Victoria’s Times Colonist building, says the city’s approval of variances allowing a brewery, distillery, pub and commissary kitchen will inject new life into the site.

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BentallGreenOak’s MCMP Architects-designed redevelopment of a former Safeway site on West 10th in Vancouver’s Point Grey neighbourhood will consist of two buildings of 14 storeys and will include 530 residential units, a 37,855-square-foot grocery store and four commercial retail units.

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Dream Unlimited and the Kilmer Group are proposing a mixed-use Henriquez Partners Architects-designed building at 495 Front Street E. The proposal includes a 24-storey tower above a seven-storey podium with 859 residential units – 333 of which would be family-sized two- or three-bedrooms.

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Nursing home chains with some of the highest COVID-19 death rates are set to reap big financial rewards under the Ontario government’s $6.4-billion expansion of the province’s long-term-care system.

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VIDEO: Edmonton’s Hangar 11 was built in 1942 to offer American pilots a stopping place en route to Alaska. Now, developers including Edmonton’s T3 Development Group are working to create a mixed-use space that honours the building’s origins.

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The Port of Vancouver — the main gateway for consumer goods entering Canada from the manufacturing powerhouses in Asia — is among the worst performers, ranking 368th out of 370 ports around the world, says a new World Bank and S&P Global report.

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Lanesborough REIT, (LRT-UN-X), Canada Newswire
NexLiving Communities (NXLV-X),  Canada Newswire
NexPoint Hospitality Trust, (NHT-U-X), Canada Newswire

Property Vista

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GIC Pte. and Greystar Real Estate Partners have agreed to buy one of the U.K.’s largest student-accommodation businesses from Brookfield Asset Management (BAM-A-T). The deal values Student Roost at roughly $5.32 billion Cdn, sources said.

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Dollar General Corp. (DG-N) jumped 13.7 per cent on Thursday after the company raised its full-year outlook. Canada’s Dollarama Inc. (DOL-T) rose just 4.5 per cent this week, but the stock is up more than 30 per cent over the past 12 months.

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At a New York University symposium on REITs, new WeWork CEO Sandeep Mathrani was asked about the Apple TV+ miniseries about the origins of his company, called “WeCrashed.” He said he was waiting on the sequel, “We Crushed It.”

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China’s first public real REITs based on residential properties will be launched soon, as regulators step up efforts to channel fresh capital into the struggling real estate sector and aid a virus-hit economy.

Procore

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The Manitoba Métis Federation is building its first-ever apartment complex, announcing the development of an age-55-plus rental project in Selkirk, Man., to be completed by fall 2024. The six-storey development will cost the MMF $14.8 million and will include 49 rental units.

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ANALYSIS: Vancouver’s multi-millionaires’ row on Alberni Street is picking up steam again after a lull in the luxury West End market these last few years. Since 2018, the West End condo market had slowed, particularly at the luxury and ultra-luxury end.

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Surrey has emerged as the big winner from the pandemic real estate boom, with local investors dominating transactions. Buyers have been so keen on local product some high-rise projects are now launching at prices in excess of $1,100 a square foot.

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According to Rentals.ca‘s latest report, Burnaby’s one-bedroom rental averaged $1,883 in May 2022, sixth highest in the country. Vancouver continues to lead at $2,334 followed by Etobicoke, Oakville, Burlington and Toronto. Newfoundland and Labrador was the least expensive at $950.

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