Real Estate

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Councillor confirms Strandherd-Armstrong Bridge welding issues

Construction

Welding problems on a major bridge under construction in south Ottawa have city officials revisiting the expected completion date for the project, which is already

Ottawa home prices down in February: report

Residential

Ottawa home prices fell in February when compared to the month before, according to new figures released this week. The Teranet-National Bank Composite House price

Gatineau puts vacant lot north of downtown up for sale

Non-Residential

The City of Gatineau has issued a public tender for empty land it plans to sell north of downtown. The 177,688-square-foot site is located at

Construction restarts on Hyde Park Richmond project

Construction

Subcontractors are back to work in Richmond on a residential development that had ground to a halt last September after the project’s funding failed and left

Opposition mounts to new College of Trades

Construction

The electricians at Kanata-based Power-Tek Electrical Services don’t have formal training in carpentry, but that doesn’t stop them from cutting the odd piece of plywood

Hume looks at development charge hike to pay for light rail

Construction

The head of the city’s planning committee is warning developers that he wants to make them pay for a larger portion of the city’s $2.1-billion

UPDATED: ‘Unique’ tenant needed for Rideau Centre theatre space: broker

Non-Residential

The unconventional layout and orientation of the soon-to-be vacated movie theatres on the top floor of the Rideau Centre mean the mall’s owners may look

Empire Theatres to close Rideau Centre location, reopen at Lansdowne

Non-Residential

There will soon be a vacancy at one of Ottawa’s largest shopping centres as Empire Theatres announced Monday it will be leaving its space at

Ottawa housing starts down 14% in February

Residential

Ottawa’s new home construction sector slowed in February as the number of housing starts fell by 14 per cent, according to Canada’s national housing agency.

Construction permit values drop 42% in January

Construction

Construction intentions in the region slowed significantly last month, despite a high number of permits issued by the City of Ottawa, according to municipal records.