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Sud Group creates Sud Living, plans 6 Toronto apt. developments

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Sud Group creates Sud Living, plans 6 Toronto apt. projects

Sud Group has a portfolio of "amazing locations" in Toronto where it plans to construct boutique-style, amenity-rich apartment developments under a new banner to be known as Sud Living. And the grand design comes with an unusual twist.

For foreign investors, Canada's fundamentals remain solid

Investment conditions for Canadian commercial real estate are looking more favourable compared to those in the United States, according to a new Colliers Canada report. 

First National helps secure milestone for B.C.'s Tikva Housing

GUEST SUBMISSION: As Canada continues to grapple with a severe affordable housing crisis, we are seeing unique and creative partnerships and financing structures emerge – offering a very promising path forward.

Regulator freezes iPro Realty bank accounts

Ontario’s real-estate regulator announced it was freezing bank accounts related to collapsed brokerage iPro Realty and initiating an outside review of its own conduct since it learned that more than $10M had gone missing from legally protected trust funds.

Contentious agreement on Ice District event park approved

Edmonton city council has approved a master agreement for a new event park by the Edmonton Oilers ownership. The approval is tied to other projects including the construction of 2,500 housing units and demolishing the Coliseum.

No time for timidity

An escalating housing crisis, shifting economic conditions, volatile energy markets and growing global pressures are reshaping how we think about the built environment. Canada is at a crossroads - green building offers a way forward. 

Sponsored by: Canada Green Building Council

Co-working spaces add perks, privacy and cold plunges

iQ Offices has completed a $19M renovation of 302 Bay St. The goal was to restore the 14-storey, 108-year-old building and create Canada’s most luxurious co-working space, inspired by the world’s best hotels.

Populous expands footprint in Canada with new Toronto office

Global design firm Populous has opened an office in Toronto’s Financial District. Located in the historic Canada Permanent Trust Building, the space reflects Populous’ ongoing growth in Canada and its commitment to working within the communities it serves.

Rezoning Van. industrial land risks shrinking business areas

Vancouver has the second-lowest amount of industrial land in the Metro region and its highest vacancy rate. Mayor Ken Sim has proposed re-examining five key industrial zones with a view to allowing other uses on that land.

Quebec can maker reshores its supply chain from the U.S.

With U.S. tariffs still weighing on Canada's steel and aluminum sectors, a Quebec-based food can manufacturer is expanding its operations — and bringing the American portion of its supply chain back home.

Ranovus plans $100M expansion of Ottawa facility

Ottawa-based Ranovus is spending $100 million to expand its optical semiconductor manufacturing facility in the nation’s capital. The $100 million investment is part of an ongoing scaling of the 140-person company.

Killam expects tenant turnover will offset slower rent growth

Amid signs of a slowing rental market, Halifax-based landlord Killam Apartment REIT (KMP-UN-T) is expecting increased turnover of apartments to new tenants will help offset slower rent growth in Atlantic Canada.

Prospective hotel purchasers chase supply

Prospective hotel purchasers circled around a relatively limited supply of properties in the Canadian market during the first half of 2025, pushing up the average price per room, but falling short of deal volume for the comparable period last year. 

Simons gears up for major expansion in Toronto

As Simons launches two major stores in Toronto, its ninth and 10th with long-time design partner Andrew Gallici of global design firm Gensler, the brand stakes a deeper claim in English-speaking Canada amid a changing retail landscape.

Specialty pharmacy chain SRx files for creditor protection

A Canadian chain of specialty pharmacies and clinics has filed for creditor protection after the collapse of what a board member described as an aggressive, debt-fuelled expansion spree. SRx operated 17 specialty pharmacies and 19 clinics.

Is there light at the end of the tunnel for real estate markets?

Over the past nine months, real estate markets, like the rest of the economy, have been weighed down by the turmoil created by U.S. President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariff announcements. Measures of economic uncertainty have spiked since Trump’s election.

Canadian buyers flee U.S. hotspots, leaving Sunbelt realtors reeling

Strained U.S.-Canada relations have led to falling Canadian interest in buying American properties, a trend that is intersecting with a cooling U.S. housing market. Realtors in Florida and Arizona have seen severe downturns this year amid tariff-related trade tensions.

Genentech kicks off $700M Research Triangle project

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, has broken ground on a US$700 million, 700,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Holly Springs, N.C. This is the biotech company’s first such development on the East Coast.

Community pushback dooms 500-acre Virginia data centre campus

Data centre campus developer Diode Ventures has scrapped its plans for a 515-acre development near Richmond, Va., the latest major data centre project to be derailed by community opposition in the U.S.'s fastest-growing data centre market. 

A new era for flex offices: Behind Industrious’ on-the-go workspaces

For today’s employees, flexibility is a default expectation. For employers, this new reality isn’t just about space efficiency, but also about unlocking productivity by giving teams the autonomy to choose where they work best.

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