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Toronto DC completes $1B Metro supply chain revamp
Toronto DC completes $1B Metro supply chain revamp
Grocer and retailer Metro Inc. (MRU-T) has inaugurated the final facility in its $1 billion supply chain modernization initiative, with its 567,000-square-foot automated Toronto fresh produce distribution centre now fully operational.
Immostar, First Nation JV to develop up to 600 apartments
Quebec City-based lmmostar and the Huron-Wendat have united to create what the two are calling a first-of-its-kind real estate partnership in Eastern Canada between a private developer and a First Nation.
$750M data centre to be built in Calgary area
Montreal-based eStruxture Data Centers, the largest data centre provider in the country, will announce today it’s building a new $750-million facility, located five kilometres north of Calgary in Rocky View County.
Quebec City to Toronto high-speed rail link to go ahead
The Canadian government will announce plans for a high-speed train linking Quebec City and Toronto in the coming weeks, Radio-Canada has learned. Proponents of the project hope the train will take passengers from Montreal to Toronto in three hours.
An urban retrofit for the tech tribe in Vancouver
About 2,500 Amazon staff moved this year into The Post, a 1.1-million-square-foot complex on West Georgia Street in Vancouver designed by MCM Architects. Another 2,000 will join them in 2026.
Seneca to shut Markham campus over student visa cuts
Seneca Polytechnic, Toronto's largest community college by enrollment status, is temporarily closing one of its major campuses and blaming the shift on the reduction in international students imposed by the federal government.
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TransLink pays $86.5M for 2 industrial properties in Surrey
Regional public transportation provider TransLink made a significant real estate purchase this summer, STOREYS has learned. TransLink acquired the two properties from Belkorp Properties for a total of $86.5 million. The two properties total just under 10 acres.
South End Village master plan in Surrey under foreclosure
The sprawling South End Village Master Plan project from Waterstock Properties is the latest, and one of the largest, development projects that has become the subject of foreclosure proceedings, according to court filings in British Columbia.
Stalled Hamilton project is frustrating for city
The proposed redevelopment of Jamesville in Hamilton’s North End, hinges on the outcome of Canadian National Railway’s appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal. Revised plans for the site call for 600 residential units including a 20-storey, private market building.
Mid-rise proposal in Toronto would replace office building
A 12-storey, mixed-use mid-rise is proposed at the northeast corner of Mount Pleasant Road and Davisville Avenue in Toronto’s Mount Pleasant Village neighbourhood by the Muzzo Group. It would replace a five-storey office building from 1960.
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Global brands adding life to Vancouver’s West 4th Avenue
When it comes to Vancouver’s streetfront retail scene, West 4th Avenue stands out. It has become known for up-and-coming, smaller retailers — often those that are higher-end and sell durable and fashionable clothing, outdoors wear and travel essentials.
New No Frills grocery store landing in Edmonton
Edmonton’s Mill Woods Town Centre is getting a new No Frills grocery store. Centre owner Maclab Development Group announced Monday that Loblaws will open a No Frills as an anchor tenant.
Dickie's Barbeque Pit plans for 32 restaurants in Ontario
Dickey’s Barbecue Pit has made plans to grow its footprint in Ontario. The company has signed a development deal with Hayder Smokey Barbecue to bring as many as 32 stores to the province.
7-Eleven to build 500 ‘food-forward’ stores by 2027
Convenience store giant 7-Eleven said it plans to build 500 convenience stores between 2025 and 2027, according to an investor presentation. The locations will feature a new prototype billed internally as its “New Standard" stores.
Blackstone, Starwood and Ares on $2.6B U.K. hotel chain frenzy
Global private equity firms are betting big on U.K. hotel chains in 2024. And with Blackstone (BX-N), Starwood and Ares dropping US$2.6B on three deals alone, the big question is what is sparking so much interest.
Wyndham launches extended-stay brand in U.S.
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has formed a partnership with a residential management company to launch an extended-stay concept in the U.S. The hotel giant is partnering with Seattle-based Reside to open five residential-style hotels under the Wyndham Residences brand.
There will soon be no meatpackers in NYC’s Meatpacking District
New York City’s last meatpackers in its storied Meatpacking District are leaving. Gansevoort Market, one of the city’s longest-operating meat markets, will end its lease early to make room for housing and a potential expansion of the Whitney Museum.
CRE crash is battering even the safest U.S. bonds
For the first time since the great financial crisis, buyers of top-rated commercial mortgage-backed securities are suffering losses. Of all the hot spots across global finance that were upended by the pandemic, few remain as fragile.
Industry Events
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Canada Real Estate Auctions
Dec 01 2024
to Dec 31 2024
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Global Property Market
Dec 03 2024
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building
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Toronto Real Estate Forum
Dec 04 2024
to Dec 05 2024
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building
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Quebec Apartment Investment Conference
Feb 19 2025
Palais des congrès de Montréal
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RealCapital
Feb 25 2025
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building
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MIPIM: The Global Urban Festival
Mar 11 2025
to Mar 14 2025
Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France
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