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.

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

Home resales down 14% in August

Residential

Ottawa home resales dropped 14 per cent year-over-year in August, the Ottawa Real Estate board said Friday. The 1,141 residential properties sold in August are

Tofcon nears completion of U of O sports stadium

Construction

The University of Ottawa expects to have its new sports stadium in place by Nov. 15, just in time for its teams to use a

Richmond’s Hyde Park funding fails

Construction

As the excavator on the Hyde Park Residences Inc. project being built in the village of Richmond, Kanata-based Primrose Cartage & Excavating Ltd. was one