Claridge gets nod to build Ottawa’s tallest tower
A committee of city councillors has given Ottawa developer Claridge preliminary approval to construct the city’s tallest building in the south end of Little Italy.
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Claridge gets nod to build Ottawa’s tallest tower
A committee of city councillors has given Ottawa developer Claridge preliminary approval to construct the city’s tallest building in the south end of Little Italy.
Housing starts up 18% in March
The number of housing starts in Ottawa rose 18 per cent in March compared to the year previous, according to numbers released Tuesday by Canada’s
Construction permits down 29.4%
Construction intentions in Ottawa dipped sharply in February, with residential projects accounting for a large proportion of activity in the sector. A total of 420
Home sales down 15.9% in March
Local home sales in March fell to the lowest level since 2009, even as average prices closed in on an all-time high, according to statistics
Ogilvy building demolition to cost $2.7M
Tearing down the former Ogilvy’s department store will cost the owners of the Rideau Centre approximately $2.7 million, according to municipal records. By Kane Van
Minto, Urbandale re-enter crowded condo market
It’s been almost a decade since one of Ottawa’s largest homebuilders completed its last high-rise condo, the Metropole. By Mark Brownlee. For years after opening
InterRent purchases $24M Burlington property
An Ottawa-based real estate investment trust is continuing a streak of acquisitions with the purchase of a $24-million residential property in Burlington, Ont. InterRent REIT
Morrison Hershfield wins $1.3M Queensway contract
An international engineering firm with an Ottawa presence has landed a deal the province of Ontario to study the bridges that allow Highway 417 to
Hydro Ottawa planning $80M consolidation
The city’s public utility is spending $80 million to construct two new suburban facilities so it can consolidate the locations it has scattered throughout Ottawa
Minto gets nod for Beechwood development
Ottawa developer Minto received an endorsement Tuesday from a committee of city councillors to build an eight-storey condominium its proposed for a growing neighbourhood east
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