Ottawa Business Journal

Construction permit values up 50% in October

Major multimillion-dollar construction projects at shopping centres downtown and in Kanata helped push up the value of permits the City of Ottawa handed out in

Rio Vista pitches 31-storey apartment building for Sandy Hill

Residential

A Montreal-based developer is proposing to build a 31-storey apartment building at 400 Stewart St. in Sandy Hill. Rio Vista Apartments Ltd. has submitted planning

Ottawa home resales down 4% in November

Residential

The progress Ottawa’s resale market showed in the past few months came to a screeching halt in November, with the number of homes sold by

Opinion: Matthews’ lobbying a much-needed lifeline for high-tech

Techopia

Canadian high-tech has always struck me as politically naïve and immature. By Paul Slaby. This is partly due to the nature of the work: The

Construction industry backs plan to evaluate city contractors

Construction

Ottawa’s construction industry is largely supporting a city plan to implement a rating system to grade the work done by construction companies that receive contracts

The Cost of Capital

Canada & World, Expert Blogs, OBJ360 Sponsored, Sponsored

Most of the commentary we hear about the capital markets these days is based around some type of forecasting. The way it usually goes is,

Mystery builds surrounding Bona’s tenantless tower in Vanier

Non-Residential

A soon-to-be-completed but officially unleased office building in Vanier is sowing confusion among the city’s commercial real estate brokers about what’s driving the developer’s decision-making.

Opinion: Cross-border shopping deals remain elusive

Retail

WATERTOWN, N.Y. – For anyone planning to do some cross-border shopping for the holidays, here’s a tip: Do your homework first! By that I mean

Claridge proposes three 28-storey towers on Rideau Street

Residential

Local developer Claridge is asking the city for permission to build three 28-storey mixed-use towers at 245 Rideau Street, according to documents issued by the

Federal government satellite systems contract to last up to four years

Defence and Security