
Capital’s office vacancy rate ticks up in Q2, but downtown on rebound: CBRE
Ottawa’s overall office vacancy rate stood at 9.8 per cent at the end of June, up two-tenths of a percentage point, but amount of empty
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Capital’s office vacancy rate ticks up in Q2, but downtown on rebound: CBRE
Ottawa’s overall office vacancy rate stood at 9.8 per cent at the end of June, up two-tenths of a percentage point, but amount of empty

Long-term care home proposes additional seven-storey apartment complex at south-end site
St. Patrick’s Home of Ottawa has outlined a conceptual plan for a new building just north of its current five-storey property at 2865 Riverside Dr.

Council green-lights plan for 27-storey tower at Metcalfe Street Medical Arts Building site
Wednesday’s decision marks the culmination of a development application process that’s stretched on for more than six years.

Upgrade your hybrid meeting experience
To help local executives plan for the return to the office, OBJ and Interactive Audio Visual teamed up to explore the tools every employer needs

Zibi ‘will be a place at the end of 2021,’ lead developer says
Theia Partners’ Jeff Westeinde sees the next few months as a watershed time for the development that straddles both sides of the Ottawa River.

An effective hybrid workforce demands the right leadership skills to support it
As the return to physical workspaces looms, this is a critical and transformational moment for collaboration among leaders to reimagine the future of work.

Quebec builder poised to enter Ottawa market with proposed 26-storey highrise on Montreal Road
Bertone Development Corp. says it wants to build a 26-storey tower with 243 rental apartment units and 8,300 square feet of retail space near the

Meet Ottawa’s 2021 Forty Under 40 recipients: Real estate and construction
Jonathan Atwill-Morin, Kevin Brennan, Sean Cochrane, Ken Jennings, Sarah Lynne Howard, Jordan Latimer, Sandro Ricci and Connor Shea are among this year’s recipients.

Wok on the wild side: Meal company ups its digital marketing game
Backcountry Wok expects to hit the U.S. market within the next month with direct-to-consumer shipping as it pursues distribution deals with American retailers.

Contracting business continued to expand its customer base Wednesday when it pulled the trigger on its second M&A transaction of 2021.
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