Peter Kovessy

Ottawa Business Journal

Regal enters Ottawa with $200M acquisition

Residential

A newly launched property firm has purchased six local retirement residences in what is believed to be the largest deal of its kind in Ottawa.

Mounties’ move to Barrhaven drags on

Non-Residential

More than six years after signing a $600-million deal to lease space inside the former JDS Uniphase complex in Barrhaven for its new headquarters, roughly

Industrial vacancy rate reaches 30-month low

Non-Residential

Ottawa’s industrial property vacancy rate dipped to its lowest level since March 2010 as another tech tenant of the former Nortel campus found a new

PCL wins Bank of Canada renovations contract

Construction

A major Crown corporation has started to hand out millions of dollars worth of architectural and engineering contracts in preparation for a major renovation project

Public Works picks Sun Life office space over low bid

Non-Residential

Feds deem EDC offer ‘non-compliant’ and forgo $3M in savings A significant office leasing win for a downtown landlord is raising questions about why federal

Jackson Building on feds’ redevelopment radar

Non-Residential

Public Works says it is considering various redevelopment options for a storied downtown office building currently in “critical” physical condition. The government-owned Jackson Building is

Feds eye 4.9M square feet of new office space for Tunney’s Pasture

Non-Residential

Public Works officials provided the first in-depth glimpse of its redevelopment plans for Tunney’s Pasture on Monday evening, offering two options that would both add

Feds returning to real estate forum

Non-Residential

There appears to be a change of heart among top Public Works officials about discussing the federal government’s office space needs in public. A department

106-year-old retailer returns to Bank Street

Non-Residential

Higher-margin McIntosh-brand ‘saved’ family business A century ago, McIntosh & Watts delivered coffee, tea and spices to its customers by horse and buggy. Today, ships

Huntington buys Bells Corners building

Non-Residential

An Ottawa-based asset management firm is adding a single-storey suburban office building to its growing portfolio. Huntington Properties purchased the property at 2175 Robertson Rd.