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Alliance REIT is scaling Toronto’s fragmented 'Missing Middle' market

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Alliance eyes Toronto’s fragmented 'Missing Middle' market

Alliance REIT announced the launch of an acquisition initiative to expand its portfolio of "missing middle" housing across Toronto — an increasingly vital and undersupplied segment of the city's residential market — in late April.

BST Canada adds another multifamily property in the GTA

BST Canada is continuing to expand its multifamily portfolio in Toronto, announcing yesterday it has made its fourth purpose-built rental building acquisition this year. The Toronto-based real estate investment and development company acquired a 122-unit rental apartment building.

Condos under receivership after $14M water incident

The Mondria 1 condo project in Clarington, Ont., developed by Monde Development Group, was placed under receivership over the summer. The series of events that resulted in the receivership is more unique than most.

Chelsea Toronto hotel unveils $85M transformation

After a four-year, hotel-wide transformation – representing and investment of over $85 million – Chelsea Toronto has arrived. The iconic Toronto hotel unveiled its renewed brand during a celebratory event at the property this week.

Construction of Bell's Sask. AI data centre scaling up

Saskatchewan’s Crown investments minister stood Thursday in front of a skeleton of steel beams to tout progress on an artificial intelligence mega facility, while the opposition again called on the province to consult first, then build.

Canada Malting plant demolition making way for housing

La Malterie Inc. said its plan for the Montreal site includes 685 housing units. The plan also includes community spaces, businesses and community services. The company says it will also preserve the iconic “pink house.” 

GWLRA plan would top office tower with 54-storey PBR

After years of back and forth, developer GWL Realty Advisors has filed new plans for a 54-storey housing addition atop the office tower at 200 University Ave in Toronto. The original building stands at a mere 14 storeys.

Chilliwack B.C.'s new lease on new life

Day trippers from the big city craving a taste of small-town life often head for Chilliwack, B.C.'s District 1881 – 1.5 hectares of land transformed into a bustling micro-neighbourhood of shops, cafés, apartments, offices and a hotel.

A decade of Rogers Place. Is Edmonton better off?

VIDEO: Rogers Place was meant to revitalize downtown Edmonton, but has that happened? As the arena marks its 10th anniversary, this story explores its complicated history, controversial ownership model and whether the Oilers Entertainment Group has too much power downtown.

Macdonald advances 57-lot subdivision in Lake Country

It’s still tough to make sales in the Okanagan housing market, but the developer behind a massive, multi-phase development is tapping into a sustained demand from out-of-region markets to keep the project moving forward.

Amexon’s e-lofts wins OHBA highrise building of the year

At the Ontario Home Builders' Association (OHBA) 2026 Awards of Distinction Gala, Amexon Development Corporation's e-lofts won the coveted OHBA award for Highrise Building of the Year. E-lofts is a former 15-storey office building transformed into a residential property.

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Why is Cineplex considering a sale? Who might be a buyer?

Last week, movie theatre behemoth Cineplex Inc. said it was considering a sale as part of a strategic review. Here, Financial Post unpacks how Cineplex’s entertainment empire grew, how it navigated severe setbacks and who could potentially buy it today.

Rogers closes $4.35B MLSE acquisition

Rogers Communications Inc. has completed its $4.35-billion acquisition of the final stake of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment and handed responsibility for its media division to MLSE chief executive Keith Pelley.

Miami project sells $1.7B of condos before it’s built

Developed by Swire Properties, the Residences at Mandarin Oriental Miami on Brickell Key, a manmade island next to the financial centre, has sold US$1.7 billion worth of condos before breaking ground on the project.

U.S. lenders warn CRE's 'day of reckoning' is close at hand

Soaring 10-year U.S. treasury yields have thrown ice-cold water on CRE’s typically unrelenting optimism. The key economic benchmark hit 5.3 per cent on Wednesday, reaching its highest level since 2002.

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