TD Centre floor rated for ‘well-being’ of people

TD Centre floor rated for ‘well-being’ of people

TD Bank Group’s 23rd floor at its downtown Toronto TD Centre headquarters became the world’s first project certified under v1 of the WELL Building Standard last month.

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CBRE office revamp best-in-class, targets WELL

At face value, it seems obvious: if you are in the commercial real estate business, shouldn’t you operate out of the best-in-class office space that you try to line up for your clients? That’s part of the thinking behind CBRE’s current program to upgrade its offices nationwide.

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Expect REITs to face pressure to sell, analyst

In the U.S., activist investors are increasingly taking aim at REITs, pressuring them to dispose of assets to boost unit values, dump management or even sell everything and close up shop. Canadian REITs find themselves facing most of the same underlying issues as their American corporate cousins.

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RYU flagship named best store at WGSN Awards

Vancouver fitness clothing and bag designer and retailer RYU Apparel Inc.’s flagship store on West 4th Avenue was named best store in the WGSN Futures Awards in London, England on May 26.

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Mixed use addition for Montreal’s Quartier DIX30

Canada’s second largest shopping and lifestyle centre, Quartier DIX30 in Brossard, Que., is about to get bigger. Construction has just begun on Quartier DIX30 co-owned by Oxford Properties Group and Carbonleo located on Montreal’s suburban south shore.

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The greenbelt’s collateral damage

The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing announced in May that Ontario is proposing to grow the Greenbelt. Ontario’s Greenbelt is an area of green space, farmland, forests, and watersheds, and is one of the largest bands of permanently protected land in the world.

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Buying your own office – Why it’s worth it now more than ever

In Vancouver, there’s a lot of talk about our dwindling industrial land supply. Hemmed in by mountains, ocean, the Agricultural Land Reserve and growing residential demands, the city is struggling to provide enough office and warehouse space for new and existing businesses.

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Six months ago: CT REIT becoming a blue-chip trust

Born after the 2013 “taper tantrum” stock and bond selloff  Canadian Tire’s real estate trust, CT REIT (CRT.UN-T), has proven a model retail property trust – a steady player in a sector known for volatility. CT REIT’s president and CEO Ken Silver attributes much of that stability to the trust’s early development.

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One year ago: Dilawri Group creating Automotive Properties REIT

Dilawri Group of Companies, Canada’s largest car dealership group, is creating the Automotive Properties REIT (APR.UN-T) to own and acquire Canadian auto dealership properties. “We want to take advantage of the consolidation that’s going to take place within the auto dealership world,” said president and chief executive officer Milton Lamb.

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	REITs & REOCs – First-quarter 2016 report
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