• Airport land development set to take off

  April 4, 2012 - 14 h 24

  After scouring the city for a spot to construct Ottawa's new trade show centre, Shenkman Corp. president Kevin McCrann says no other area served its needs better than the land surrounding the airport.

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• Morguard expects to fully lease 150 Elgin by 2014

  April 4, 2012 - 9 h 51

  The developer behind a 21-storey office tower under construction in the downtown core says it expects the building to be fully leased when it’s completed in 2014, despite increased competition among local landlords and tepid demand from tenants.

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• Investments sales drop 11.4%

  March 27, 2012 - 9 h 00

  Ottawa was the only major Canadian city to see commercial real estate transaction volumes fall in 2011, a year marked by rising investor confidence and easy access to capital, according to a recent study.

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• Kimco buys $16.4M interest in Orleans shopping mall

  March 22, 2012 - 15 h 37

  Kimco Realty Corp. has purchased a 50-per-cent ownership interest in the Orleans Gardens Shopping Centre for $16.4 million.

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• Community housing group seeks mortgage refinancing

  March 22, 2012 - 9 h 50

  "A need for significant capital repair", coupled with a lack of money to deal with it, is prompting the Ottawa Community Housing Corp. to ask the city to approve a mortgage refinancing.

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• Public Works seeks 64,000 square feet of space

  March 19, 2012 - 8 h 40

  Public Works is looking for "contiguous warehouse and special-purpose space" in a building in Ottawa's east end.

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• What makes a mixed-use development work?

  March 16, 2012 - 8 h 41

  When Morguard Investments first presented plans in 2005 for its new tower at the corner of Elgin and Gloucester streets, the company proposed what would have been a first for Ottawa.

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• Association releases site plan for $25M office building

  March 14, 2012 - 13 h 30

  After being displaced from its property to make way for light-rail construction, a French-language association has submitted a site plan for the facility that will replace it on Montreal Road.

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• Les Promenades gets new owners

  March 9, 2012 - 11 h 05

  Gatineau's largest shopping mall, Les Promenades de L'Outaouais, has changed hands to a dual ownership by Oxford Properties Group and investment firm Montez Corp.

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• Morguard REIT Q4 net income drops to $48.6M

  February 28, 2012 - 8 h 59

  Morguard Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX:MRT.UN) has decided to increase its dividend even though the owner of various retail, office and mixed-use properties reported a drop in fourth-quarter net earnings Monday.

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Other news

• February 27, 2012 Downtown Islamic centre poised for redevelopment
• February 24, 2012 $18M overhaul slated for old EDC space
• February 22, 2012 Local retail vacancy falls
• February 8, 2012 New government builds to add pressure to class-B landlords
• January 31, 2012 Feds renew Centennial Towers lease with Morguard
• January 12, 2012 Competition heats up downtown as Morguard launches build
• January 4, 2012 Lowering Lorne
• December 14, 2011 Multi-residential assets, development land, drive investment market
• December 9, 2011 Allied close to finalizing $100M purchase of The Chambers
• December 2, 2011 Brookfield REIT buys nine office properties from parent
• November 30, 2011 Alterna's Albert Street property back in play
• November 29, 2011 Ikea: Ottawa's retail destination
• November 28, 2011 Feds keep snapping up space
• November 21, 2011 Outlet mall coming to Kanata
• November 14, 2011 Capital Music Hall hits high note with Shopify