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Ottawa’s construction sector recorded its best first quarter in at least four years, according to municipal records. In the first three months of 2012, more

Office vacancies expected to rise

Non-Residential

Office vacancy rates in Ottawa edged up slightly in the first quarter, but one local brokerage firm says the statistics don’t tell the full story

Securit building sells for $9.8M

Non-Residential

An 86,000-square-foot warehouse with Queensway visibility has been purchased by Crestpoint Real Estate Investments Ltd. as part of a three-building portfolio sale. Constructed in 2007,

Sears spends $2M on Iris move

Construction

Department store retailer Sears is planning to spend $2 million on fitting up its new location in the Ikea plaza. The struggling national chain, which

Housing starts down 42% in March

Residential

Housing starts in the national capital fell 42 per cent year-over-year in March as the region cooled from a record a year ago, according to

Ottawa resales up 13% in March

Residential

Ottawa Real Estate Board members have sold almost 13 per cent more houses and condominiums year-over-year since last March, according to numbers released Wednesday. The

Construction permits up 34% in February

Construction

A smaller number of larger construction permits this February boosted the combined value by 34.3 per cent year-over-year, according to municipal records. The value of

City declares default on Strandherd bridge contractor

Construction

The City of Ottawa will use a $23-million performance bond to see the construction of the Strandherd-Armstrong Bridge through after declaring the general contractor, ConCreate

Community housing group seeks mortgage refinancing

Non-Residential

“A need for significant capital repair”, coupled with a lack of money to deal with it, is prompting the Ottawa Community Housing Corp. to ask the

Kimco buys $16.4M interest in Orleans shopping mall

Non-Residential

Kimco Realty Corp. has purchased a 50-per-cent ownership interest in the Orleans Gardens Shopping Centre for $16.4 million. The centre’s existing owner was North American Property