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Soneil buys three GTA office buildings from Dorsay for $84.6M
Soneil buys three office buildings from Dorsay for $84.6M
Dorsay Development Corporation’s disposition of its commercial properties is now complete after selling three Richmond Hill, Ont. office buildings to Soneil Investments for $84.6 million.
More uncertainty for Canadian CRE as trade war heats up
Collapsed trade talks have dominated headlines since Canada pulled the plug on the United States just before midnight on Aug. 21, but the fallout remains to be seen in the relatively slow-moving world of Canadian commercial real estate.
Vancouver hotel projects planned for Marpole, downtown
The City of Vancouver has received two separate rezoning applications for a total of 523 hotel rooms. BDK Development Corp. is behind a 30-storey building while Reliance Properties Ltd. and Hines have applied to build a 49-storey tower.
Gay Lea Foods investing $200M in production facility
Canadian dairy cooperative company Gay Lea Foods is betting big on cottage cheese by spending $200 million to upgrade its production facility in Toronto. For the firm, it’s money well spent to boost output of a popular food.
OLT refuses zoning for seven-tower project in Long Branch
The Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) has refused Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments sought for 220 Lake Promenade in Toronto’s Long Branch neighbourhood. The proposal from the Lake Promenade Co-Tenancy would have replaced five rental buildings with seven residential towers.
Transit-oriented development slow to build in London
London’s Bus Rapid Transit network is still a couple of years away and has attracted some development along its two main designated routes, but overall, developers have been slow to see the merits of building along the lines.
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Two abandoned plots of land in Toronto selling for $31M
Toronto real estate prices are often difficult to wrap your head around, but $31.5 million for two empty plots of land that look like they've been abandoned since the early 2000s is something else altogether.
Historic Toronto school to anchor new neighbourhood
The old Kent Public School at 980 Dufferin St. in Toronto will be the focal point and community centre for the new, mixed-use neighbourhood nearing completion by partners Fitzrovia Real Estate Inc. and Hazelview Investments.
Saint John council backs 267-unit north-end apartment
A development by Plaza Corp. Property Holdings that would bring more than 260 apartments to Saint John's north end won first and second reading last week from city councillors, who say the project would revitalize the area.
CIBC analyst’s top pick in REIT sector
"Q2 results reiterated the solid positioning for retail names, followed by a strengthening trend for industrial REITs over last year. The outlook for apartments remains mixed," said CIBC analyst Sumayya Syed.
Are we nearing the end of Toronto’s strip club era?
OPINION: Filmores Gentlemen’s Club closed in January. Brass Rail is set to close Dec. 31. So, why aren’t we talking about it – and about the reasons that Toronto’s strip clubs are disappearing, as if by design?
Sun Life and Wilton Re to form partnership
Sun Life Financial has signed a deal with Wilton Re to form a strategic reinsurance and asset management partnership. Wilton Re is owned by CPP Investments while real estate investment manager BGO falls under Sun Life's asset manager SLC.
Trade war casts shadow over Toronto investment summit
Canada’s escalating trade war with the United States will hang over a high-powered investment summit in Toronto three weeks from now, raising the stakes for a pivotal pitch to the world’s largest money managers.
Wells Fargo moves to foreclose on $1.3B portfolio
In 2018, Workspace Property Trust obtained a US$1.28B CMBS loan backed by 146 office and industrial properties totalling nearly 10M square feet across four states. Wells Fargo Bank filed foreclosure lawsuits regarding the portfolio in multiple states this month.
CoStar closes $800M acquisition of new-home platform
CoStar Group closed its US$800-million acquisition of Zonda, expanding its foothold in new-home construction data, analytics and online marketplaces. The deal adds Zonda’s subscription-based data and software platform, along with NewHomeSource.com and Livabl, to CoStar’s residential portfolio.
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