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Capital launches Address for purpose-built rental apartments
Capital launches Address with PBR apartment focus
Capital Developments founders Todd Cowan and Jordan Dermer have launched Address, a new platform dedicated entirely to purpose-built rental apartment development.
Oakridge Park redev. takes big step as retail centre opens
The much-anticipated Oakridge Park opened its 650,000-sq.-ft. retail and dining centre yesterday. By QuadReal Property Group and Westbank, the development aims to pull a share of Vancouver's luxury retail and residential heft to the south.
Future of Rexdale's Woodbine Centre in question
VIDEO: After decades of financial trouble, the future of Woodbine Centre in Rexdale is in jeopardy. CBC’s Nav Nanwa explores why mid-tier malls are struggling to stay relevant in a shifting retail space.
One of Canada’s largest landlords pauses development
Killam Apartment REIT (KMP-UN-T) says it doesn't expect to start any new developments soon, citing market conditions and issues with water infrastructure in Halifax. The company owns nearly 18,000 apartment units across Canada.
1 in 5 landlords offering incentives as rental vacancies rise
With rents falling and vacancy rates rising across Canada in a soft rental market, landlords are looking to sweeten the deal for their tenants by offering them incentives, a new report shows.
Two 53-storey towers proposed near Don Valley station
A redevelopment proposal has been submitted for 15 Gervais Dr. in Toronto’s Wynford-Concorde area, where Resident plans to replace an existing office property with a pair of 53-storey mixed-use towers.
Mosque and 38-storey tower proposed for Surrey
Highrise proposals are not uncommon in Surrey, but one recently-submitted rezoning application includes a more unique element: a new mosque. The site, 13508-13546 98A Ave., is currently occupied and owned by the Masjid Al Noor (Mosque of Lights).
Cielo Condos celebrates topping off in The Annex
On Wednesday, Collecdev Markee held a topping off ceremony for Cielo Condos, marking the completion of the structural formwork of the 34-storey condominium tower, rising above Bloor St. W. in Toronto's Annex neighbourhood.
Developer pitches new plan for derelict landmark
Embattled developer Harry Stinson says he still wants to turn the Cannon Knitting Mills into a condo building — even as the city mulls over the potential demolition of the massive industrial block, which it warns is at risk of collapse.
Downtown Windsor office vacancy rate highest in Canada
Some good news and bad news concerning the office vacancy rate in the Windsor area. CBRE Windsor reports that downtown Windsor maintains the highest office vacancy rate in Canada, but Windsor’s suburban office market showed a year of positive performance.
What went wrong with London’s city hall rebuild plan?
After a pre-bidding process intended to kickstart an ambitious rebuild of London’s city hall campus faltered, politicians have received the autopsy. What went wrong — and what’s next — in the decade-long effort to expand city hall?
New self-storage facility opens in Greater Montreal Area
SmartStop Self Storage REIT has opened its second self-storage facility in the Greater Montreal Area. The class-A, five-storey building offers about 124,000 net rentable square feet and roughly 1,450 climate-controlled storage units.
How Toronto’s retail corridors are evolving
CBRE's executive vice president Arlin Markowitz says consumers are still spending, but increasingly they are prioritizing experience, lifestyle, convenience, wellness and self-care over more traditional forms of discretionary spending.
Canada slips into technical recession
Statistics Canada says economic growth stalled in the first quarter, leading to a second consecutive decline in real gross domestic product. That meets some definitions for a technical recession, though not all economists weighing in on the report were convinced.
Ravelin gets court approval for $1.1B Clarke buyout deal
Ravelin Properties REIT announced that the Ontario Superior Court has issued a final order approving its buyout by Clarke Inc., clearing the way for Clarke to acquire all Ravelin REIT units and debentures.
Developers race for spots near chipmaking factories
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is investing US$165 billion to build new chipmaking plants in Phoenix. Ever since TSMC announced the project in 2020, developers have been grabbing industrial sites and nearby land plots.
CoStar to buy housing data company Zonda for $800M
CoStar Group is further delving into the residential data business. The real estate data giant has reached a deal to acquire Zonda, a provider of residential construction and sales data, for US$800M in cash, CoStar announced Friday.
Sixth Street buys Colorado ski resort in luxury push
Sixth Street has acquired the 193-room Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort & Spa in Colorado, part of its ongoing bet on growing demand for luxury vacations. The property reportedly sold for US$176 million.
Jardine eyes deals after $10B spree to revamp empire
Jardine Matheson is continuing a major restructuring after about US$10 billion in asset sales and acquisitions, and is considering further divestments. The conglomerate is shifting away from slower-growth businesses toward higher-growth sectors like healthcare, while streamlining its global portfolio.
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