Leasing
Canadian Property Management
Clinically fit space on the leasing agenda
A small but noteworthy cohort of tenants will be leasing specialized space as the Ontario government moves toward granting licences for new independently operated surgical and diagnostic clinics.
Canadian Property Management
Grocery store lease clauses under scrutiny
Canada’s Competition Bureau is investigating whether dominant grocery retailers are using exclusivity clauses and restrictive covenants to improperly curtail rival businesses.
Canadian Property Management
Green leases go platinum for Canadian companies
Canadian companies are well represented in this year’s inaugural platinum tier of the Green Lease Leaders program, achieving recognition as landlords, tenants and deal-makers.
Canadian Property Management
Commercial leases attract political attention
Both the NDP and Green parties float concepts for standardized lease agreements and rent control guidelines in their recently released platforms for the June 2 Ontario election..
Canadian Property Management
Updated model green lease attuned to the 2020s
REALPAC’s newly updated model green lease for Canadian office buildings introduces measures aligned with the broadening demand for ESG reporting and performance outcomes.
Canadian Property Management
Office markets recover lost ground
After six consecutive quarters of declining occupancy, some of Canada’s office markets began to recover lost ground in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Innovative workspaces reinvent Royal Bank Plaza
The Royal Bank Plaza is now looking to entice a new generation of tenants—small- to medium-sized tech companies.
Canadian Property Management
Commercial office watchwords attuned to COVID
Market analysts typify a second quarter uptick in downtown sublet activity as a spurt, not a glut. However, they project the trend is likely to continue.
Canadian Property Management
Vague or cumbersome details flagged in OCECRA
Commercial leasing specialists suggest landlords may prefer to stick with rent deferral agreements they have already negotiated.
Canadian Property Management
COVID-19 ripples through to commercial leasing
Landlords and tenants are continuing to move lease transactions forward in anticipation of a return to business as usual in the near future.
REMI Network
Co-working to see higher demand in Halifax
A recent CBRE forecast for Atlantic Canada’s commercial real estate industry predicts an increasing need for flexible space.
Canadian Property Management
The Value of As-Built Plans
It's not uncommon for building measurements to stray from initial blueprints. These changes may not always seem to be significant, but accurate numbers count.
Canadian Property Management
How technology is leveraging asset management
A panel discussion at the Real Estate Strategy & Leasing Conference in Toronto this year examined how technology is changing asset management.
REMI Network
Toronto North and East office markets see healthy gains in Q3
The Toronto North and East office markets finished Q3 on a positive note, with healthy gains in occupied office area.
Canadian Property Management
Office buildings urged to be facilitators of change
Creative programming can add value to office buildings in an increasingly competitive leasing environment.
REMI Network
SNC-Lavalin sells Montreal headquarters to GWL Realty Advisors
SNC-Lavalin has sold its Montreal head office building and the adjacent empty lot of land for approximately $170 million to GWL Realty Advisors.
REMI Network
Tenant demand jolts new office development in Vancouver
Tenant activity in the downtown Vancouver market is sparking interest in bringing new office development to market.
