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Build, Rebuild or Restore?
420 seconds is not a lot of time to prepare for disaster, but that’s all Delbert Shewfelt got. On August 21, 2011 at 3:48 pm he and the other 7,500 residents of Goderich, Ont. were issued a warning of dangerous weather brewing over…
Sam Kolias: Success means a commitment to quality
Boardwalk REIT is focused on the multi-family sector of the market. For Sam Kolias, chairman and CEO, his brother Van, and their team of associates, the guiding principles behind their execution are summed up in the company’s mission…
Surrey tops the list of B.C.’s best investment towns for real estate (Vancouver nowhere to be…
The Real Estate Investment Network (REIN) released the 2013 edition of its Top British Columbia Investment Towns report, analyzing the current and future prospects for real estate investment in the province over the next decade. The…
Canadian hotels market remains strong in Q2
In its recently released quarterly report, CBRE Hotels predicts hotel investment activity will remain strong for the balance of 2013, following activity levels during the first half of the year, including a continued trend towards larger…
WEB EXCLUSIVE: From brownfield to Pan Am athletes’ village: Reclaiming Toronto’s West…
When the Pan American / Parapan Games open in Toronto in 2015, athletes may not suspect they’re being housed on what was once a sprawling industrial wasteland, littered with toxins. Yet the site, at the mouth of the Don River, is a…
Part the waters — TELUS is coming to Calgary
Nothing draws attention away from flood damage better than declaring a major new architectural landmark development, as it was announced that Calgary will be the proud new recipient of a TELUS tower.The telecommunications giant, in joint…
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Why can’t the Green Municipal Fund get rid of its cash?
The federal Green Municipal Fund (GMF) has $20 million ear-marked for grants and loans for brownfield development this year, but so far, only a fraction of that cash has been committed, says Stephanie Bohdanow, a program officer for the…
Developers remain committed, tenants take pause
Two new reports from CBRE Limited are telling in terms of where the Canadian commercial real estate market has been and how the future is shaping up. The recently released Global Prime Office Occupancy Report compared markets across the…
Manulife Real Estate picks up five commercial properties in Quebec
Manulife Real Estate has acquired a portfolio of five commercial real estate properties, totaling 440,297 square feet and located primarily in the greater Montreal region, for $75.9 million from the Redbourne Realty Fund. The portfolio,…
Next major step in Toronto’s waterfront rehab unveiled
A 13-acre parcel of land west of the Parliament Slip on Toronto’s waterfront -- what has been for a long time an empty space home to seagulls and squatters – has a detailed plan and a new face to anchor its long…