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Osmington Gerofsky, WJ Properties partner on Toronto apartment tower
OGDC, WJ Properties partner on Toronto apt. tower
Osmington Gerofsky Development Corp. (OGDC) and WJ Properties have started geothermal drilling for their 38-storey, 474-unit purpose-built rental apartment tower, Phase I of a new development at 9 St. Dennis Dr. in Toronto.
KingSett, UPP launch major market industrial partnership
KingSett Capital and University Pension Plan Ontario (UPP) have launched a strategic partnership to invest in industrial real estate assets across Canada’s major urban markets.
Jesta plans to buy $500M of bulk, unsold Toronto condos
Developer Jesta Group has acquired a bulk condo portfolio in Toronto for $30 million, entering the city's residential market and initiating what it says will be a $500-million acquisition program.
Vancouver’s massive Oakridge Park mall to open May 28
The Oakridge Park shopping mall has been one of North America’s biggest retail and residential construction sites, with a planned size of five million square feet, and a cost of around $6.5 billion when it is complete in 2029.
Primaris reshapes Canada’s enclosed mall sector
Over the past four years, Primaris (PMZ-UN-T) has quietly transformed itself into one of the country’s most significant enclosed mall owners through an aggressive acquisition strategy focused on dominant regional shopping centres across Canada.
Dunkin’ to return to Canada, open hundreds of locations
Foodtastic, a Canadian restaurant operator based in Montreal, signed a deal to bring the popular American brand Dunkin' back across the border and open hundreds of doughnut and coffee shops nationwide, according to a news release on Tuesday.
North American Steel Made in Canada: Why racking origin matters more than ever in 2026The economics of racking are changing. Tariffs, trade remedies, and supply chain pressures are reshaping how Canadian industrial buildings are equipped, and domestic-manufactured racking is emerging as the lowest total cost of ownership. Sponsored by: North American Steel |
Telus plans two new AI data centres in B.C.
Telus Corp. said it will develop two data centres in Vancouver and expand an existing facility in Kamloops to handle artificial intelligence workloads. Together, the three facilities will require more than 150 megawatts of electricity by 2032.
Massive Welland residential development moving forward
A substantial payment is a clear signal that one of the largest projects by a single developer in the City of Welland’s history is in the works. Two years ago, Burlington-based LIV Communities purchased just over 61.2 hectares of Welland-owned land for $35M.
Canada's mid-size cities are growing like big ones
CBC News has examined 15 years of CMHC data for seven mid-size cities: Ontario's London and Kitchener-Waterloo, Halifax, and B.C.'s Abbotsford, Nanaimo, Kelowna and Victoria to capture how growth patterns are changing outside the largest centres.
Expect 'big drops' in housing starts this year, says CHBA
VIDEO: Kevin Lee, chief executive of Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA), talks to the Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about how home construction is heading into a big slowdown. Lee says construction financing has become harder to get.
CMHC to issue earlier indicators for homebuilding
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. will change its monthly housing starts report to add earlier indicators of homebuilding activity in an attempt to better reflect market sentiment. The change comes as the years-long slump exposes holes in the government’s statistics.
Despite recent gains, FNs have less than 1% of B.C. land
A Postmedia examination shows all 25 First Nations have filed claims in B.C. Supreme Court to assert Aboriginal title to lands, with some claims dating to the 1990s, but none have launched court actions specifically for privately held land.
A historic homecoming at Sen̓áḵw
A powerful homecoming took place May 8 at Sen̓áḵw as the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) celebrated the Blessing Ceremony for tl’eltl’élnup, the first completed residential tower in the Nation‑led development in Vancouver.
Homes England's NHB makes $185M investment in Starlight fund
Starlight Investments announced that the National Housing Bank (NHB), a Homes England company, has joined as a cornerstone investor in the Starlight UK Build-to-Rent (BTR) Fund II. NHB will make a phased investment of C$185M (£100M).
Dream Finders Homes offers $704M to buy rival Beazer
Dream Finders Homes Inc. has submitted a US$704-million offer to acquire rival homebuilder Beazer Homes USA Inc. DFH is offering US$25.75-per-share in cash for Beazer, according to a statement that confirmed an earlier Bloomberg report.
EBay spurns GameStop’s offer as not credible or attractive
EBay Inc. rejected a US$56B takeover offer from GameStop Corp., with CEO Ryan Cohen, describing the unsolicited bid as “neither credible nor attractive.” EBay’s board turned down the offer after taking into account “uncertainty” around the financing plan.
Why Florida’s future looks nothing like its past
Most of the things long associated with Florida no longer dominate the economy. Taking their place at the top of the economic food chain are high-net-worth individuals, financial services companies, high-tech investors and the physical plants they are building.
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