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.

Apartment hotel proposed for King Edward

Residential

A new development application proposes to transform a gravelled parking lot at King Edward Avenue and St. Patrick Street into a nine-storey mixed-use building to

Feds look to outsource more office leasing work

Non-Residential

Ottawa’s largest office tenant is looking to contract out more of its leasing services as it prepares to renew a pilot project started three and

Ottawa architect prepares Chaudiere Island redevelopment vision

Non-Residential

Imagine letting the Crown Jewels gather dust in an attic. As far as Mark Brandt is concerned, that’s pretty much what’s happened to Chaudiere Island.

NCC seeks office space bids

Non-Residential

The National Capital Commission is asking local landlords for proposals to provide office space for the Crown corporation’s headquarters. Buildings must be within the City

Construction intentions flat in June

Construction

Pouring the foundation of a new building at Lansdowne Park was the largest construction project initiated last month, according to municipal records. The combined value

Developer proposes nine-storey Westboro condo

Residential

A Toronto developer is asking the city for permission to build a nine-storey condominium building on the site of an old service station on Richmond Road in

Ottawa’s top landlord: Bernie Myers takes the reins of Morguard in the capital

Non-Residential

Not much seems to faze Bernie Myers. The new top executive responsible for Morguard’s vast Ottawa real estate holdings is just as comfortable discussing his firm’s

Conference Centre upgrades to cost $91M

Construction

Public Works is soliciting bids for an estimated $91 million rehabilitation of the Government Conference Centre in the city’s former downtown train station on Rideau

Industrial vacancy rate to decrease: brokerage firm

Non-Residential

With minimal space expected to come onto the market in the next six months, Ottawa’s industrial vacancy rate is likely to trend downwards over the

Starwood still seeking 36-storey Little Italy condo

Residential

After two years of wrangling over the height of a proposed tower on Preston Street, just north of Carling Avenue, city officials and the developer