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Concert, Brookfield form JV on $1B industrial portfolio
Concert, Brookfield form JV on $1B industrial portfolio
Concert Properties Ltd. has formed a joint venture with an affiliate of Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. for a Canadian industrial portfolio valued at approximately $1 billion with eight properties, totalling 5.3 million square feet.
Avenir Immobilier buys Montreal's landmark Belgo building
Avenir Immobilier has purchased the Belgo, a more than century old building in the heart of downtown Montreal’s entertainment district that is home to one of the largest concentrations of contemporary art galleries in the country.
Relaunch of Zellers expands with two new Ontario stores
The new owners of Zellers are expanding their relaunched brand to Ontario but are first making a few tweaks. The discount retailer will open a store on Orfus Rd. in Toronto on June 18 and another in Windsor in July.
Leyad buys Thunder Bay shopping centre from HOOPP
Leyad has added to its growing mall portfolio after acquiring the 456,430-square-foot Intercity Shopping Centre in Thunder Bay, Ont. from the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) for an undisclosed price.
Hydro-Québec head office to undergo $450M+ reno
From the outside, nothing seems amiss, but the 2,000 employees of Hydro-Québec's head office have vacated their offices for a complete interior reconstruction of the building. The estimated cost of the work is between $450 and $500 million.
444-unit tower in Brampton closer to approval
A vacant parcel of land at one of Brampton’s busiest intersections could soon be transformed into a major mixed-use development featuring a 34-storey residential tower along with retail and commercial space at street level and a separate three-storey office building.
Bazis proposes side-by-side midtown residential towers
Bazis is seeking zoning permission to replace a Dollarama property and neighbouring retail plaza with two adjacent mixed-use condominium towers on the west side of Mount Pleasant Rd. just south of Eglinton Ave. E.
Apartment building proposed behind Mississauga mall
A parking lot at one of Mississauga’s oldest shopping centres could eventually make way for a 10-storey rental apartment building as the city continues to push for more housing in the Sheridan neighbourhood.
Large grocery store and plaza proposed in Brampton
A vacant lot in Brampton at the southwest corner of Chinguacousy Rd. and Bonnie Braes Dr. could soon become a bustling neighbourhood hub, anchored by a major grocery store.
Kiokii and… expands across Canada’s top malls
From fewer than a dozen stores just two years ago to an expected 42 locations across North America by the end of 2026, Canadian-founded retailer Kiokii and… is rapidly becoming one of the country’s most closely-watched shopping centre success stories.
Are corner stores a thing of the past for Calgary?
Convenience stores fuel nostalgia. For kids, they represent independence. For adults, a fail-safe for the forgetful. Calgary has seen many of its original corner grocers in its inner-city communities sold, some never to reopen. But things may be turning a corner.
Purdys Chocolatier grows with Maritimes expansion
Purdys Chocolatier is expanding into the Maritimes, bringing its rich Canadian heritage from the west coast to the east coast. In September, the Canadian chocolatier will open four locations in shopping malls across Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
The invisible decisions driving today's development
Developers are now making a new set of infrastructure decisions early on, and getting them right has long-term consequences. Savvy developers are turning to methods like mass timber, modular construction and district energy in large-scale building.
Developer encourages investment in rural Manitoba
Real estate developer Sandy Shindleman says rural communities can compete with major urban centres if they focus on confidence, housing development and collaboration, during a wide-ranging keynote address at the Unlocking Rural Prosperity event held yesterday.
Investors sue B.C. lender, millions missing
A mortgage financing company at the centre of a troubled 67-storey residential tower — once set to be one of B.C.’s tallest — is facing a wave of lawsuits for allegedly failing to return millions of dollars to investors.
RAW Design pivots to smaller density builds
Wth the collapse of the highrise condo market in the GTA and other major Ontario cities, designers and developers have turned to alternative markets to stabilize their balance sheets. Architectural firm RAW Design Inc. is one of said companies.
Oxford, Related JV nears $1.4B refi for Hudson Yards tower
A joint venture comprising Oxford Properties Group, Related Cos., STRS Ohio, JP Morgan Asset Management and PIMCO Prime Real Estate is nearing a US$1.4 billion CMBS refinancing deal for 10 Hudson Yards, a 1.8M-square-foot office tower in Manhattan.
Blackstone to sell Seattle office asset at $332M loss
Blackstone has agreed to sell U.S. Bank Center in Seattle for about US$280 million, representing less than half of what it paid for the building just before the pandemic. The buyer will be Spear Street Capital, a major office landlord.
1M-sq.-ft. industrial buildings in Houston back in demand
Developers can’t build industrial buildings in Houston fast enough. It was less than two years ago that Houston ended a two-year drought of industrial leases 1-million sq. ft. or larger. But the market has now flipped.
Obama presidential museum aims to reshape Chicago architecture
Crews are putting the finishing touches on the Obama Presidential Center. The US$850-million granite monolith features a nearly windowless exterior more suited to a sci-fi film set than the state-of-the art presidential museum held within.
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Canadian Apartment Investment Conference
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