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Federal contracts: Heritage Grade lands $6.2M Confederation Building window rehabilitation job
An Ottawa contractor has won a three-year contract to repair the windows on a historic building within the parliamentary precinct. Federal records show Heritage Grade, a
Ottawa homes for sale spending shorter time on market
Ongoing strength in Ottawa’s condo market, combined with a sense of urgency among some buyers to get ahead of tightening mortgage rules, are contributing to
Kanata rental rates jump in Q3: Colliers
Ongoing strength in Ottawa’s high-tech sector is helping lower office vacancy rates while pushing up rental rates in Kanata, a recently released report says. Commercial
NORR, Provencher-Roy win $3.9M Terraces de la Chaudiere renovation contract in Gatineau
A global engineering firm and a Quebec architect are joining forces to renovate the exterior of one of the country’s largest federal office complexes. The
Ottawa business property taxes exceed national average: Altus Group
Despite trending downwards over the past decade, Ottawa’s commercial property tax rates remain among the highest in Canada, a recent report says. In its Canadian
Feds eye greater role for private landlords to meet office space needs
The federal government’s top real estate official says he wants to rely more heavily on the private sector to fulfil the bureaucracy’s office space requirements.
Ottawa’s Waterbridge Creative Media expands to Vancouver
Waterbridge Creative Media is heading west with the opening of a new office in Vancouver. The Ottawa-based digital media agency is dubbing its new production
Video: Ottawa’s sewer tunnel boring machine readied for big dig
A giant rock-carving machine will soon be rumbling beneath city streets as a massive sewage storage tunnel takes shape. The city said this week that
Trinity to break ground on $400M Albert Street skyscraper project in coming days
Preliminary work on constructing the tallest towers in Ottawa is slated to start by the end of the month, according to the lead developer behind
Ottawa ranks highly on housing affordability: Century 21 survey
House and condo buyers in Canada’s capital are getting more home for their real estate dollar, a new survey has found. Century 21 Canada recently
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