Sandpiper pursues bold path with board shake-ups

Sandpiper pursues bold path with board shake-ups

In the less-than-two-years since Sandpiper Group launched, the Vancouver-based investment company has been forging a bold path initiating board shake-ups. Sandpiper is developing a portfolio built on shrewd public and private property investments, while also finding ways to influence and insert board members into investment partners which are not meeting Sandpiper’s expectations.

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Royal Vista centre enters suburban Calgary office market

The suburban Calgary office environment continues to face stiff vacancy challenges, but entrepreneurs are finding niches to bring new product to market. “There’s been a lot of re-shuffling in the market and that continues to be the trend,” said Chris Rundle of Barclay Street Real Estate. “We do see the northwest and projects like (Royal Vista Professional Centre II) in demand.”

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New Kubota HQ, office buildings anchor Pickering development

Kubota Canada Limited, Red Crest Developments and The Behar Group will develop about a million square feet of warehouse, office and hotel space to anchor the new Pickering Innovation Corridor, east of Toronto.. Kubota is the largest commitment, signing an agreement to build 565,000 square feet of industrial and commercial development as part of its first phase.

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Property technology experts offer guidance from experience

Property technology (PropTech) has had a growing impact on the real estate industry in recent years, and representatives from five companies addressed their experiences at a breakfast event presented by Real Property Association of Canada and MetaProp NYC.

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Choosing a CRE Tech Platform: Find a solution you’ll stick with

Today’s CRE Tech space hardly resembles the world in which my co-founders and I launched VTS in 2012. Back then, only a few startups were knocking on doors and begging people to look at mocked-up versions of their offerings. Today, thousands of tech solutions are on the market, and there’s a growing awareness of the benefits.

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Montreal, Vancouver enter Reinventing Cities competition

Montreal and Vancouver are among 16 cities participating in Reinventing Cities, a global competition aimed at transforming underused publicly owned sites into sustainable, carbon-neutral renewal projects. The competition is organized by the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, which connects 90 cities worldwide containing more than 650 million people.

Sustainable Biz Canada

Saskatoon retail market remains stable

ICR’s latest retail report has just been released, which reveals that despite a small increase in available space in 2017, we now show three consecutive quarters of stable vacancy in Saskatoon. It’s interesting, however, to note the vacancy numbers vary from 1.5 per cent to 18 per cent within the 12 districts we report on.

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Six months ago: Focus Equities’ Mariash sets sites on master plans

Ken Mariash started in the building business when he was in high school and — with 50 years of experience and architecture, business and other university degrees — the co-owner of Focus Equities is in a unique position when it comes to developing and investing in complex real estate projects.

Property Biz Canada

One year ago: New deals bring Toronto Bay Park Centre to life

The first stage of the 2.9-million-square-foot downtown Toronto Bay Park Centre office complex that will house CIBC’s headquarters and a new GO bus terminal is set to break ground in June. “The overall project value is projected to be a little under $2 billion,” said Jonathan Pearce, Ivanhoé Cambridge’s senior vice-president of North American office leasing.

Property Biz Canada

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