Real Estate

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Downtown Ottawa office vacancy rates inch up despite growing government

Non-Residential

An anticipated drop in office vacancy rates failed to materialize last year, despite a massive increase in government spending and the local hiring of thousands

Twelve-storey student residence proposed for Bronson and Carling

Residential

A student residence developer is proposing a 12-storey, 172-unit tower a kilometre north of Carleton University, near the intersection of Bronson and Carling avenues. If

Feds budget up to $5M for latest upgrade to Cliff heating plant in Ottawa

Construction

The federal government says it’s planning another major overhaul of the central heating and cooling plant that serves dozens of downtown Ottawa buildings. Public Works

Logistics firm Wills Transfer triples footprint of main Ottawa location

Non-Residential

Buoyed by a contract with the consortium constructing the city’s light-rail line, a transportation and warehousing firm is consolidating is local presence by dramatically increasing

Opinion: Coach houses open the door to better urban planning in Ottawa

Residential

As many of you probably know, the City of Ottawa recently changed its bylaws to permit construction of coach houses on many existing residential lots. The new

Roof Maintenance Solutions finds fallen stars atop Ottawa buildings

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Ernie Cecchetto was a teenager when he first learned how to catch fragments of a shooting star. Now, as an adult and president of Ottawa-based

Ottawa home prices to rise 1.7% in 2017: Royal LePage

Residential

After ending 2016 with a bang, Ottawa’s residential real estate market is poised for modest gains this year, according to one of the country’s largest

Claridge proposes 55-storey-tower, grocery store for East LeBreton Flats

Residential

Claridge Homes says it wants to turn a barren plot of land near the Canadian War Museum into a 1,600-unit, five-tower complex aimed at mixed-income

Ottawa housing starts jump 6.5% in 2016

Residential

Rising employment and earnings led to an uptick in new home construction last year, although housing starts remained below levels recorded over the past decade,

Feds readying $175M rehabilitation of Terrasses de la Chaudière in Gatineau

Construction

Public Works is looking to hire an architectural firm to help it draft plans for a major overhaul of the country’s single-largest federal office complex