Real Estate

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2M square feet of government buildings to be sold

Non-Residential

Public Works plans to dispose of 14 government-owned buildings in the National Capital Region in the coming years, according to an internal government report. That

Construction activity up 7.6%

Construction

The overall value of local construction permits increased by 7.6 per cent year-over-year in June, even though the number of permits was down by 13.4

Subcontractors steaming over Strandherd-Armstrong Bridge project

Construction

Incomplete construction projects across the country abandoned by ConCreate USL Ltd. Partnership following its bankruptcy protection filing have been handed to Horseshoe Hill Construction Inc.,

Construction permits jump 13% in May

Construction

Construction intentions took another year-over-year leap in May as the value of permits issued hit a five-year high for the month, according to municipal records.

Condos push housing starts up 4% in June

Residential

Growth in apartment-style housing starts pushed the overall Ottawa market up almost four per cent in June, according to recent numbers. The Canada Mortgage and

Housing resales down 3.4%

Residential

The number of resold homes decreased by 3.4 per cent year-over-year in June, according to numbers from the Ottawa Real Estate Board. Members of the

Richcraft remains Ottawa’s top residential landowner

Residential

Despite seeing its land supply drop by nearly 50 hectares, Richcraft continues to hold the largest supply of vacant urban property among Ottawa homebuilders, according

Canderel selling 12 acres of Kanata land to city

Non-Residential

A new transit park-and-ride is slated to be constructed on land once earmarked for a large office development in a Kanata technology campus. City staff

Public Works seeks 18,000 square feet of warehouse space

Non-Residential

Government department Public Works is looking for more warehouse space on the east side of Ottawa. A few days after putting out a tender for

Public Works seeks 16,000 square feet of warehouse space

Non-Residential

Public Works is on the hunt for a leaseable warehouse space on the east side of Ottawa, available for the next five years. The government