Residential building boom on Halifax Peninsula

Residential building boom on Halifax Peninsula

The Halifax Peninsula has seen plenty of multi-residential development in recent years, and there is no sign of any slowdown in the sector.“Over the past 24 months, we’ve seen real growth in people moving back on to the peninsula, and they need places to live,” said Gordon Laing, president and CEO of Southwest Properties Limited.

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Greybrook’s Politis still hitting homers, as real estate investor

When Peter Politis was growing up, he wanted to be either a Major League Baseball player or a real estate developer. “Unfortunately, I was not good enough to be a baseball player,” says Politis, who still plays the sport recreationally. “I’m not exactly a real estate developer, but close enough.” Close enough, indeed. Politis is CEO of Greybrook Realty Partners.

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U of T, Daniels build residential tower to ease housing crunch

The University of Toronto has reached an agreement with the City of Toronto to partner with The Daniels Corporation and build a 23-storey student residence at Spadina and Sussex avenues. “We came to a compromise that all parties can live with,” said Gilbert Delgado, U of T’s chief of university, planning, design and construction.

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The People Space: New faces at Colliers, CDPQ, CBRE

Colliers International has named 25-year industry veteran James MacQueen its new executive vice president of valuation and advisory services in Canada. MacQueen leads the Canadian valuations team, designing and implementing business strategies, recruiting, strengthening and forging client relationships, and developing business opportunities.

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Prime retail space remains elusive in Saskatoon

One of my biggest challenges is finding the right fit for tenants. In a commercial landscape which remains under-serviced for retail, that’s not exactly my fault. We did see some new construction of retail in 2018, so it’s probably time to re-evaluate where the inventory levels sit versus vacancy, midway to the end of the third quarter of 2018.

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Six months ago: Oxford reveals plan for 60-storey The HUB in Toronto

Oxford Properties has released the first details of its plans for its prime 30 Bay St., property in downtown Toronto. The HUB is proposed as a 1.4 million square foot office tower up to 60 storeys. UK-based Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners is designing the striking new structure, named for its proximity to the Toronto Harbour, Union Station and Bay St.

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One year ago: Milborne-led JV revives Port McNicoll resort

A partnership led by Milborne Group has purchased the Port McNicoll Resort Village property from Skyline Investments and is looking to revive the moribund project. What they’ve acquired is a massive, 1,126-acre track of prime central Ontario resort/vacation land with the potential for up to 1,800 homes and a 1,000-slip marina on Georgian Bay.

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