Ottawa
Canadian Property Management
Office conversion eases Ottawa’s Class B woes
More than 300,000 square feet of Class B office space has been withdrawn from Ottawa's downtown inventory as two separate commercial landlords pursue plans to replace it with rental housing.
Canadian Property Management
Canada boasts resilient bases for CRE value
Abundant water resources and a low-carbon electricity grid are two key attributes earning Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and Winnipeg favourable ranking as resilient bases for commercial real estate.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Elevating the rental experience
Hazelview’s new “Story of Home” collection includes several well-appointed rental communities opening soon in key Canadian markets.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
271-unit housing community coming to Ottawa
The federal government announced it is investing over $78 million in the construction of 271-unit rental housing community in Vanier.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
New three-tower rental development underway in Vanier
A new three-tower, purpose-built rental development recently broke ground in the Vanier neighbourhood of Ottawa.
REMI Network
Nokia Canada to create sustainable R&D hub
Nokia Canada is transforming its 26-acre campus at the Kanata North Business Park in Ottawa into a sustainable research and development hub.
REMI Network
Solid job growth for mechanical contractors in Ottawa
According to BuildForce Canada, 11,330 new workers will be needed to replace retiring workers in the next decade.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ottawa sees revived proposal for downtown arena
In keeping with the team’s rebuild, the Ottawa Senators are bringing a new roster of development players to this revived proposal for a major downtown sports facility.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Ottawa protests stripping janitors of work and pay
"Be good corporate citizens; show you respect Ottawa’s janitors and pay lost wages," pleads a union and advocacy statement.
Canadian Property Management
Deal includes Ottawa’s tallest office tower
Crown Realty Partners and Crestpoint Real Estate Management have jointly acquired Place de Ville, a four-building Class A office complex in Ottawa's Parliamentary district.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
New aid bolsters Ottawa convention facility
Ottawa’s Shaw Centre, a 192,000-square-foot convention facility in the city’s parliamentary district, has received $2 million from the Ontario government to help cover operational and maintenance costs.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
COVID-19 resilience funds disbursed to Ottawa
$11.2 million will be allocated throughout Ottawa’s 23 city wards and put toward outdoor recreational facilities, pedestrian safety measures, and HVAC and digital connectivity upgrades in community centres and other municipal buildings.
Canadian Property Management
Repositioning specialist tackles Ottawa market
Marlin Spring and Colonnade BridgePort have partnered in the acquisition of a 12-storey office building at a prominent intersection of Ottawa’s central business district.
REMI Network
Q2 leaves most downtown office markets unscathed
Second quarter vacancy rates and rent trends provide a first look at Canadian commercial real estate markets during widespread COVID-19-triggered business shutdowns.
REMI Network
Climate projections show Ottawa will get warmer, wetter
Ottawa will continue to get warmer and wetter year-round, with a greater chance of extreme weather, according to recent climate projections.
REMI Network
Ottawa an outlier in housing market slowdown
Ottawa is enduring through the nation’s current housing slump, while other real estate markets in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario are on a steady decline.
REMI Network
Spaces to open two co-working facilities at Zibi
Spaces is opening two new co-working facilities next year in the Zibi development, located in the downtown cores of Ottawa and Gatineau.
