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.

Retaining staff a challenge for commercial property industry: survey

Non-Residential

Recruiting and retaining staff is a challenge for Ottawa’s commercial property industry, according to a new survey conducted by the Building Owners and Managers Association

Brigil buys Richmond Road retirement residence for $2.4M

Residential

Gatineau homebuilder Brigil Construction has decided to move into the full-service retirement home business with the purchase of a 1.23-acre property in Ottawa’s west end

Construction permit values up 50% in October

Construction

Major multimillion-dollar construction projects at shopping centres downtown and in Kanata helped push up the value of permits the City of Ottawa handed out in

Rio Vista pitches 31-storey apartment building for Sandy Hill

Residential

A Montreal-based developer is proposing to build a 31-storey apartment building at 400 Stewart St. in Sandy Hill. Rio Vista Apartments Ltd. has submitted planning

Ottawa home resales down 4% in November

Residential

The progress Ottawa’s resale market showed in the past few months came to a screeching halt in November, with the number of homes sold by

Construction industry backs plan to evaluate city contractors

Construction

Ottawa’s construction industry is largely supporting a city plan to implement a rating system to grade the work done by construction companies that receive contracts

Mystery builds surrounding Bona’s tenantless tower in Vanier

Non-Residential

A soon-to-be-completed but officially unleased office building in Vanier is sowing confusion among the city’s commercial real estate brokers about what’s driving the developer’s decision-making.

Claridge proposes three 28-storey towers on Rideau Street

Residential

Local developer Claridge is asking the city for permission to build three 28-storey mixed-use towers at 245 Rideau Street, according to documents issued by the

Developer proposes commercial condos for Prince of Wales Drive

Non-Residential

Ottawa may soon be getting another commercial condo development. Nepean-based developer Springcress Properties’ plans to build two commercial condo buildings on Prince of Wales Drive,

Developer proposes mixed-use high rise in Barrhaven

Residential

Ottawa-based developer Tega Homes is asking the city for a zoning change that would allow it to build two mixed-use high rises in Barrhaven. The