David Sali

Dave is OBJ's senior features writer with two decades of experience in the newspaper industry working for a variety of publications from community weeklies to major dailies. He is a four-time award-winning journalist by the Alliance of Area Business Publishers (AABP). He has received awards for best news feature, best scoop and best overall writer among medium-sized business publications.

Nico Zentil, executive vice-president of capital markets at CBRE’s Ottawa office, says the National Capital Region saw a surge of investment activity in the first eight months of 2026 as marquee properties such as the EDC building at 150 Slater St. and the Carling Executive Centre changed hands.

Brigil plans to start highrise project at site of former Greyhound terminal ‘shortly’

The building will be the first of three mixed-use towers Brigil plans to build on a city block fronting Catherine Street and Arlington Avenue between Kent and Lyon streets.

Colonnade BridgePort sells office complex near Blair LRT station to local investors

Records show the property, which was previously owned by Colonnade BridgePort and an unnamed institutional investor, sold for $12 million on Sept. 4 to an entity identified as 1900 City Park GP Inc.

Minto sells 34 Ottawa buildings with 800-plus units to pair of new investors

Minto has sold 34 buildings containing more than 800 residential units to a joint venture in one...

Ottawa commercial real estate investment surged 89% in Q2, CBRE says

Investment in Ottawa commercial real estate properties nearly doubled in the second quarter compared with the same...

Ottawa retail market ‘polarized’ as suburbs thrive, downtown struggles, CBRE says

Ottawa’s retail leasing market is “polarized” as downtown landlords struggle to fill empty storefronts while space remains...

Colonnade BridgePort eyes 2027 start for City Park, Scott Street multi-tower projects

Colonnade BridgePort chief executive Hugh Gorman says the developments — one near the Blair LRT station in the city’s east end and the other at the former Granite Curling Club property on Scott Street — will be built in phases.

Colonnade BridgePort pushing forward with five-tower project near Blair Station

Colonnade BridgePort has filed an application with the city seeking permission to subdivide the four-acre site at 2000 City Park Dr. into eight blocks that would feature five residential highrises ranging from 12 to 30 storeys, a park and a multi-use pathway.