Real Estate

Downtown office vacancy rate could soar to nearly 14% in 2023: CBRE

The firm expects more tenants will look to downsize this year as they rethink their office requirements, resulting in more sublease space coming on the market. 

CAPREIT buys Kanata apartment complex for $61M

Constructed in 2021, Eagle Pointe is a “high-quality asset” that fits the company’s long-term strategy to upgrade its holdings by selling older buildings and acquiring new builds, CAPREIT president and CEO Mark Kenney told OBJ on Tuesday.

Rental property owners ‘happy’ that legislation requiring generators defeated in provincial legislature

Local property owners with residential rental properties say they are relieved that legislation that would have required them to purchase power generators has failed in the provincial legislature.

Multimodal logistics village taking shape near Cornwall could be first of many, Avenue 31 CEO says

Avenue 31 is launching a new project dubbed Camino-Long Sault, a proposed multimodal logistics village near Cornwall.

Feds cancel plans to build mixed-use complex near St. Laurent Shopping Centre

Public Services and Procurement Canada recently confirmed it cancelled the bidding process to select a private-sector contractor to redevelop a 26-acre site at 599 Tremblay Rd. near St. Laurent Boulevard.

Provincial authority freezes assets of Highbridge Construction, suspends licence

The Orléans company suddenly shuttered Feb. 3, leaving numerous clients, employees and contractors in the lurch.

Home sales in Canada post worst start to the year since 2009: CREA

The drop came as January sales also fell on a month-over-month basis as they dropped three per cent compared with December.

Region’s annual rate of housing starts fell 58% in January: CMHC

The six-month rolling average – designed to smooth out monthly fluctuations – was 1,735 units, compared with 4,095 units in December.

H&R REIT selling One60 Elgin office tower in $277M deal

At one million square feet, One60 Elgin – which opened in 1971 and was formerly known as Place Bell – is the fourth-largest office building in Ottawa and one of the city’s most widely recognized downtown landmarks.

‘It felt very dramatic’: Two Highbridge Construction employees share their experiences and next steps

Former employees at local firm Highbridge Construction are once again on the job search after the sudden shuttering of the business just over a week ago. 

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