Kitchener’s Catalyst137 hardware tech hub world’s largest

Kitchener’s Catalyst137 hardware tech hub world’s largest

Catalyst137, a light industrial and office building in downtown Kitchener, Ont., will be the world’s largest hardware technology hub when it opens this fall. “We used the term Catalyst because we’re catalyzing the hardware aspect of our local ecosystem,” said Frank Voisin, the president of real estate investment firm Voisin Capital, who co-founded Catalyst137 with Miovision CEO Kurtis McBride.

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Mega Parc makeover in Quebec City shopping centre

Canada’s second-largest indoor amusement park in a shopping mall is getting a $52-million makeover. Built in 1988, the Mega Parc in Quebec City’s Les Galeries de la Capitale needs an update, says Jean Pelletier, manager of the Mega Parc. It’s second in size in Canada to the West Edmonton Mall and is marketed as the largest mall amusement park in Eastern Canada.

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Ecommerce, tech revolution transforming CRE: AY

Electronic commerce tools continue to transform how people shop and how goods are stored, marketed and shipped, while demand for logistics space has never been stronger in Metro Vancouver, experts say. Emerging tech such as big data, automation and artificial intelligence are changing where and how we work, while also reformulating business models, said Amy Erixon, a principal and managing director, investments, with Avison Young.

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Shopify expands lease at Toronto’s King Portland Centre

Canadian ecommerce giant Shopify is expanding again, this time adding more than 46,000 square feet to its leasing commitment at the King Portland Centre currently under development in Toronto. King Portland co-owners Allied Properties REIT (AP.UN-T) and RioCan REIT (REI.UN-T) announced the Ottawa-based tech firm will expand its previously announced lease by 46,234 square feet to a total of 158,520 square feet.

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Cost and energy savings for Edmonton’s large buildings

SPONSORED CONTENT: Large building owners and managers in Edmonton are invited to register for the City of Edmonton’s Large Building Energy Reporting and Disclosure (LBERD) pilot program. The program will give participants important building energy performance information to help reduce operating costs and improve energy efficiency.

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Bentall Kennedy honoured for sustainability focus

Bentall Kennedy has been ranked by the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) as among the top firms around the globe for its commitment to sustainable investing for six straight years.   Its new “Invest Soundly + Sustainably” report demonstrates why.

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Will the commercial real estate broker become extinct?

With the pace of technological change accelerating, it is not reasonably possible for businesses to plan further than five years into the future. I see three evolving trends which will translate into opportunities for the savvy commercial real estate broker. They revolve around accountability and transparency of conduct, creating the deal, and diversity of knowledge.

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Six months ago: Gupta Group launching ICONA condos in Vaughan

Sales will begin for The Gupta Group’s ICONA Condominiums, near the heart of the evolving Vaughan Metropolitan Centre in Vaughan, Ont., on Jan. 25. “There will be two towers, 51 storeys and 53 storeys, with a large three-storey podium facing Highway 7,” said Steve Gupta, chairman and chief executive officer of The Gupta Group and president and CEO of the Easton’s Group of Hotels.

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One year ago: Converting existing buildings, Part I

With land in urban areas becoming harder to come by and municipal development charges driving up new construction costs, converting existing buildings is destined to become more prominent. Seven people with experience in the field discussed such projects at the North American New Apartment Construction and Mixed-Use Symposium and Expo.

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