Ottawa Business Journal

Developer proposes nine-storey Westboro condo

Residential

A Toronto developer is asking the city for permission to build a nine-storey condominium building on the site of an old service station on Richmond Road in

Ottawa’s top landlord: Bernie Myers takes the reins of Morguard in the capital

Non-Residential

Not much seems to faze Bernie Myers. The new top executive responsible for Morguard’s vast Ottawa real estate holdings is just as comfortable discussing his firm’s

Conference Centre upgrades to cost $91M

Construction

Public Works is soliciting bids for an estimated $91 million rehabilitation of the Government Conference Centre in the city’s former downtown train station on Rideau

Industrial vacancy rate to decrease: brokerage firm

Non-Residential

With minimal space expected to come onto the market in the next six months, Ottawa’s industrial vacancy rate is likely to trend downwards over the

Opinion: What the cabinet shuffle means for Ottawa

Ottawa

With Prime Minister Stephen Harper undertaking the most significant shuffle since his first election in 2006, several key appointments are relevant for the National Capital

Starwood still seeking 36-storey Little Italy condo

Residential

After two years of wrangling over the height of a proposed tower on Preston Street, just north of Carling Avenue, city officials and the developer

Greely firm wins $16M Lansdowne contract

Construction

Ottawa firm D&G Landscaping has beat out three other qualified bidders to win the right to build the urban park that’s part of the City of Ottawa’s

Price-sensitive tenants sticking to suburbs: Colliers

Non-Residential

Ottawa’s suburbs were “abuzz” with office leasing activity in the second quarter, in contrast with a slowing downtown market, according to local brokerage firm Colliers

Carling building finally coming down

Construction

After sitting empty for four years, a decrepit federal office building near Dow’s Lake is finally being dismantled, according to Public Works. The demolition of

Ottawa home prices inch up: Royal LePage

Residential

Ottawa homeowners saw a modest increase in the price of their properties over the last year, according to a new survey from Royal LePage. The