Halifax
REMI Network
Low-carbon industrial centre nears completion in Halifax
The Bayers Lake Industrial Centre is targeting the CAGBC's Zero Carbon Building Design Standard.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
New short-term rental regulations coming to Nova Scotia
Taking effect on September 30th, Nova Scotia's new short-term rental regulations are intended to help make more long-term housing available.
REMI Network
Reno set for Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame
The Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame will undergo significant upgrades to its facility
Canadian Facility Management & Design
A first Passive House retrofit in Halifax
Once complete, it will serve as an inspiration for others pursuing deep retrofits of existing buildings, an endeavour that offers the most hope for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Halifax.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Halifax boosts storm damage cleanup capacity
Halifax Regional Municipality is opening eight temporary debris depots and doubling the allowable limit for yard waste disposal in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona.
Canadian Property Management
Atlantic Canada markets reflect national trends
Atlantic Canada markets were in sync with nationwide trends during the first half of 2022 with a tightening supply of warehouse space and loosening office vacancies.
REMI Network
Halifax approves 1000-plus homes across two sites
Development agreements for two sites designated as special planning areas under the Housing in the Halifax Regional Municipality Act have been approved.
Canadian Property Management
Halifax records positive absorption downtown
As of December 2020, Turner, Drake and Partners Ltd. pegs the vacancy rate at 14 per cent across 12.2 million square feet of office space in eight submarkets.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Killam turns to AI for HVAC energy savings
Killam’s Quinpool Tower in Halifax recently went live with Ecopilot, an Artificial Intelligence solution for real-time HVAC energy savings.
Canadian Property Management
Challenger rising among Halifax office nodes
The downtown office vacancy rate surpassed 20 per cent, while Dartmouth Crossing enjoyed a 768 basis point drop in vacancy, pushing the rate below 12 per cent.
REMI Network
Design competition opens for new Halifax art gallery
Architectural teams from around the world are invited to participate in a design competition for a brand new art gallery on Halifax’s waterfront.
Canadian Property Management
Halifax office vacancy dips for second year in a row
This drop came despite an uptick in the vacancy rate in the downtown Central Business District (CBD), which saw a modest increase.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Canada invests $4.5 mil in Link Performing Arts Society
The government of Canada is investing $4.5 million in a project by the Link Performing Arts Society, granted through the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund.
CondoBusiness
National housing market remains highly vulnerable: CMHC
Canada’s overall housing market remains highly vulnerable, mostly due to evidence of overvaluation and price acceleration, finds CMHC.
Canadian Property Management
Halifax office vacancy rate dips modestly
The Atlantic Canada real estate advisory firm, Turner Drake & Partners, reports a region-wide office vacancy rate of 15.25 per cent, representing a drop of more than 170 basis points since June 2017.
REMI Network
Sutton Place Hotels opening first property in Atlantic Canada
The Sutton Place Hotels is opening its first property in Atlantic Canada at Halifax’s Nova Centre.
REMI Network
Halifax tech hub expands office in Maritime Centre
Slate Office REIT has completed a 60,000 square foot lease for tech hub Volta Labs in the Maritime Centre in downtown Halifax.
