Florida developer plans B.C. Interior’s tallest towers

Florida developer plans B.C. Interior’s tallest towers

Kelowna’s residents, government and stakeholders are scrutinizing a two-tower project that, if approved, would be the tallest buildings between Metro Vancouver and Calgary. One Water Street, is being co-developed by Florida-based North American Development Group (NADG) and Kerkhoff Construction of Chilliwack, B.C.

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Top execs offer insights on apartment developments

Apartment building developers and owners should focus as much on catering to their renters as on the actual properties, according to panelists at the North American New Apartment Construction and Mixed-Use Symposium and Expo in Toronto on June 5. “Investing in and spending on design and innovation is a necessity today if you want to achieve above-average returns,” said Oben Flats president Julian Battiston.

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Crown buys majority stake in North York Square

Crown Realty Partners has acquired majority ownership of North York Square, a two-tower site at 45-47 Sheppard Ave. E. in Toronto which it has managed for 15 years. The company has also taken over management of 115 Gordon Baker Rd. in Toronto, a 150,000 sq. ft. building near Highway 404.

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Minto Capital acquires Toronto high-rise

Minto Capital Management’s busy spring continued today with the announcement it has purchased an 18-storey highrise at 2777 Kipling Ave., in Toronto. The property, which contains 325 units in Etobicoke’s Mount Olive neighbourhood, was purchased by the Minto Canadian Real Estate ValueAdd Fund LP.

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CF Galeries d’Anjou fills gap left by Target departure

CF Galeries d’Anjou in Montreal will fill a significant gap in its retail space with the additions later this year of Old Navy, WINNERS and Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH. Shopping centre co-owners Cadillac Fairview and Ivanhoe Cambridge made the announcement this week. They will all open by the fall.

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Suburban development issues need serious solutions

Ottawa may have a reputation as a city that still thinks it’s a town, but as anyone who visits here soon realizes, it sprawls all over the place. That makes it an expensive construct for a municipal government to service and maintain.

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Vancouver’s Terrace House raises hybrid timber bar

Terrace House, a unique $100-million condominium building adjacent to Vancouver’s historic At 19 storeys, Terrace House in Vancouver is expected to be the world’s tallest hybrid timber structure when completed. 

Sustainable Biz Canada

Six months ago: Metro Vancouver’s Evergreen line boosts suburban choices

The opening of Metro Vancouver’s Evergreen Line SkyTrain extension last week will boost high-density development at the line’s suburban stations, making the Tri-Cities region more attractive to developers and new residents, say local experts and stakeholders.

Property Biz Canada

One Year Ago: 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.

Property Biz Canada

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