Real Estate

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Construction permits up 54%

Construction

The high volume and value of construction permits continued last month with the strongest August in at least three years, according to municipal records. With

Ottawa’s hottest housing markets

Residential

Suburbs stuck with higher tax bills as assessment increases phased in Many Ottawa residents living inside the Greenbelt face a significant hike in property taxes

Jackson Building on feds’ redevelopment radar

Non-Residential

Public Works says it is considering various redevelopment options for a storied downtown office building currently in “critical” physical condition. The government-owned Jackson Building is

Target fit up to cost $4.6M

Construction

Kanata’s Hazeldean Mall is making way for a Target Corp. store to open in August 2013, but first will come millions of dollars worth of

Minto expands rental footprint outside Ontario

Residential

Ottawa-based Minto Properties Inc. says it has acquired its first residential rental property outside its home province with the purchase of a 752-unit Calgary portfolio.

Mobile property protection

Non-Residential

Ottawa-based firm sees new markets with automated inspection tool A small square QR code is stuck to the inside of a red fire hose cabinet

Feds eye 4.9M square feet of new office space for Tunney’s Pasture

Non-Residential

Public Works officials provided the first in-depth glimpse of its redevelopment plans for Tunney’s Pasture on Monday evening, offering two options that would both add

Condo plunge leads drop in Ottawa housing starts

Residential

Housing starts in the Ottawa area fell by more than 42 per cent year-over-year in August as activity in every major market segment dropped. The

$6.3M in construction needed for main library

Construction

A structural assessment of Ottawa’s main library by Morrison-Hershfield shows the building requires $6.25 million in repairs and upgrades over the next decade. The 38-year-old building

Bidding adieu to industry pricing norms

Construction

Although public procurements typically favour the lowest offered price, heads nevertheless turned when Ottawa-based HP Engineering Inc.’s bid came in 66 per cent lower than