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.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-sali-62882925/

Toronto firm hopes to break ground on multi-tower Kanata North project in 2025

A Toronto firm behind one of downtown Ottawa’s biggest mixed-use developments says it hopes to break ground next year on another project that could see thousands of housing units built in Kanata North.

Budget opens door to faster housing development in Ottawa, Canada Lands boss says

The head of a Crown corporation that buys and develops federal properties says he’s hoping to speed up projects such as converting empty government office buildings into apartments in a bid to boost Ottawa’s housing stock.

Feds aiming to speed up sale of surplus office properties, top bureaucrat tells summit

Public Services and Procurement Canada, which owns or leases more than 30 million square feet of office space in Ottawa-Gatineau, plans to reduce its office footprint by up to 50 per cent over the next decade in an effort to lower operating costs and cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Developer reduces height of proposed residential tower on Hazeldean Road

In its revised application filed with the city, Devmont says it is scaling back the height of the main tower in its proposal for 6310 Hazeldean Rd., across the street from Stittsville Corners Shopping Plaza, and is readjusting the size of other parts of the development to maintain the same number of units.

Regional Group acquires Corel’s former headquarters on Carling Avenue

Regional Group has acquired Corel’s former headquarters on Carling Avenue, adding one of the city’s most recognizable...

New Ottawa home sales rise 58% in March as pent-up demand drives market: GOHBA

New home sales continue to rise in the National Capital Region compared with a year ago, the...

‘It’s been a fun career’: Michael Church leaving top job at Avison Young – but not retiring

The leader who oversaw Avison Young’s rise from a one-person shop to one of the largest commercial...

Feds’ pledge to speed up office offload means they’re ‘not coming back’ downtown: broker

The federal government’s pledge to invest $1.1 billion over the next 10 years to divest its office holdings more quickly is the final “nail in the coffin” for any hope the region’s largest employer will reclaim most of its pre-pandemic real estate footprint in downtown Ottawa, a prominent local commercial broker says.