Real Estate

Coverage commercial, industrial and residential real estate, breaking news on land development, major projects, and trends impacting real estate in the Ottawa area.

Ottawa home resales fall several percentage points in 2013

Residential

A slow start to the year helped push the number of homes sold by Ottawa realtors down by 3.2 per cent in 2013, according to

Condo market players expect fewer new developments in 2014

Residential

That chill in the air Matthew Sachs felt in late December had nothing to do with the arctic-like temperatures gripping the capital. Instead, the general

Richmond Road condo development moving forward

Residential

A proposed nine-storey condo development in Westboro is moving closer to receiving city approval. On Dec. 10, the city’s planning committee voted to increase the

Tamarack cuts plans for Norman Street tower by half

Residential

A developer is asking the city for permission to build a nine-storey tower on Norman Street in Ottawa’s Little Italy. Tamarack Developments had originally proposed

Construction permit values receive slight bump in November

Construction

The value of construction permits the City of Ottawa handed out in November were up slightly from the year before, according to municipal records. Contractors

Condo ownership up in Ottawa but still below other Canadian cities

Residential

Condominiums accounted for 16.3 per cent of owner-occupied households in Ottawa in 2011, according to a new report from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.

High-end Toronto developer proposes 12-storey condo for Wellington

Residential

Toronto-based developer Mizrahi Developments is asking the city for permission to build a 12-storey mixed-use tower on Wellington Street West. The proposed building, located at

More than $1.2M in work still available for Lowertown housing project

Construction

More than a million dollars of construction work remains up for grabs as part of a recently-announced social housing project planned for Lowertown. The development,

With Shopify as a tenant, 150 Elgin now 82% leased

Non-Residential

Signing up Ottawa e-commerce provider Shopify to take over several floors at the Performance Court building has moved the city’s largest landlord into the last

Developer submits plans for a Target store on St. Laurent Blvd.

Non-Residential

A developer’s plan to build a new space for a Target store in the Ottawa’s east end is moving its way through the city’s planning