Peter Kovessy

Ottawa Business Journal

Brisbin leading Rideau-Carleton’s casino plans: sources

The architect behind the Ottawa Convention Centre and Ottawa International Airport terminal is working with the owners of the Rideau-Carleton Raceway to prepare the facility’s

CIBC listed as 150 Elgin tenant

Non-Residential

Another major tenant appears to be lined up to take a sizable block of space inside downtown Ottawa’s newest private-sector office tower. The name and

DND’s Carling Avenue consolidation at a standstill

Non-Residential

More than two years after paying $208 million to buy the sprawling former home of Nortel Networks, the federal government says it still lacks a

Office developers running out of downtown land

Non-Residential

Condo builders are squeezing office developers out of the downtown core to the point that the few remaining commercial development sites are insufficient to meet

Claridge buys Rideau Street Metro for $22.15M

Residential

One of Ottawa’s largest condo builders is expanding its downtown footprint with the purchase of a 1.25-acre supermarket and development site. Claridge Homes paid $22.15

Land investments lose lustre

Non-Residential

Record-setting year for commercial real estate sales After bidding up land prices over the past few years, investor interest in Ottawa development properties appears to

‘Trades tax’ to increase building owners’ costs: Ottawa electrician

Construction

Building owners should brace themselves for higher contracting bills as a result of a new Ontario regulatory body tightening provincial certification requirements for tradespeople, a

Deal of the year: Centennial Towers sale sets record

Non-Residential

Lease signalled challenges facing landlords A government-occupied office tower on the western edge of downtown Ottawa was a central fixture in both the city’s leasing

Sun Life LRT station ‘not cast in stone’

Non-Residential

Plans to link the city’s underground light-rail tunnel with the atrium of the Sun Life Centre are far from finalized, says the general manager of

Commercial property assessments soar

Non-Residential

The rush by developers to build up land inventories is causing a spike in the value of Ottawa parking lots, according to one local real