urban development

TORONTO — CBRE says Canada's national office vacancy rate hit an all-time high in the first quarter of the year. The real estate firm says the country's overall office vacancy rate amounted to 17.7 per cent, while downtown office…

TORONTO — Nordstrom's departure from Canada's retail landscape will leave significant holes in shopping malls, and some analysts say landlords will need to get creative to fill the space. If malls want to find similar tenants to…

TORONTO – The outlook for commercial real estate looks ``bumpy'' in the near term, but CBRE's 2023 forecast predicts a soft landing could still be in the cards. The Canada Real Estate Market Outlook report, released Tuesday, predicts…

BRAMPTON, Ont. – The Greenbelt is provincial jurisdiction, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Friday after the federal environment minister indicated he'd consider intervening in Ford's plans to develop parts of the protected lands. The…

Toronto city council has approved a sweeping housing plan that will significantly transform zoning bylaws in an effort to address the affordability crisis. A majority of councillors -- 23 out of 26 -- voted in favour of Toronto Mayor…

TORONTO — Waterfront Toronto says it has approved an agreement with two companies that will develop a swath of lakeside land a Google affiliate once hoped to turn into a high-tech neighbourhood. The organization overseeing the city's…

The mayor of Mississauga and other municipal leaders who have voiced opposition to a new provincial housing law need to ``get on board'' and ``stop whining,'' Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday in an unprompted burst of criticism.…

CLARINGTON, Ont. – Ontario has no plans to allow homes to be built on floodplains, Premier Doug Ford said Friday after the federal environment minister warned Ottawa would not provide disaster compensation where development is greenlit…