Scientologists vow to rejuvenate long-empty Montreal building
Church plans refurbishment of office property early next year
A long-vacant office building in downtown Montreal that has belonged to the Church of Scientology International since 2007 is slated for renovation.
Builders set to pop the top on $2.5 billion Molson Brewery redevelopment
Montoni, FTQ ready to add 5,000 residential units, green space to Montreal site where beer was brewed for 240 years
A large Montreal industrial area where beer was brewed for over 240 years is set to be repurposed into 5,000 residential units as part of a yearslong construction undertaking to be...
Montreal health science facility under construction wins global design competition
Jadco, NEUF given Future Office award at World Architecture Festival for remake of abandoned hospital
Far before the final gyprock is fastened and the last wire connected, a space for biotechnology work that aims to breathe new life into the former home of the Montreal Chest Instit...
FTQ sells Galeries Laval shopping centre
Construction pension fund parts ways with property bought 13 years ago
The Fonds de Solidarité FTQ, a Quebec pension fund that manages about $20 billion in assets for 785,000 construction industry employees, has sold its Galeries Laval shopping centre...
Dollarama to spend $450 million on Alberta warehouse project
Montreal-based discount store spends $46.7 million on property near Calgary
The discount chain Dollarama aims to stash more of its low-cost consumer items in Western Canada at a $450 million warehouse project within the High Plains Industrial Park, north o...
Calgary office tower opts to go all in on residential conversion
Owners unveil project to transform entire building instead of just half
The owners of a downtown Calgary office tower are doubling down on the residential conversion of Palliser One, as they now aim to transform the entire 27-floor downtown office buil...
Westcliff buys another shopping mall from Cadillac Fairview
Rapid population growth inspired Fairview Park Mall acquisition, new owner says
A company once known for building malls and shopping centers has continued its return to prominence with its second recent retail purchase from Cadillac Fairview.
Nation's largest residential real estate trust targets Toronto, Montreal
Canadian Apartment Properties buys multiple buildings
Canadian Apartment Properties is embarking on a four-building investment in Toronto and Montreal as the country's largest residential real estate investment trust focuses on its be...
Co-owners Ivanhoé Cambridge and Hines sign five leases at Texas Tower
Tower now 94% occupied, in contrast to Houston's near 27% office vacancy rate
Co-owners Ivanhoé Cambridge and Hines have nearly filled their Texas Tower, after the two real estate giants inked leases with five firms to occupy 182,600 square feet of the more ...
Landmark Montreal office structure to become student housing
Alternative Capital buys vacant Willis Piano office building
A century-old downtown office structure originally built as home for a piano company will be playing a new tune, as its purchaser has launched a project to convert the eight-floor ...
George Armoyan's Armco buys 41-floor First Canadian Centre office tower in Calgary
Montreal-based real estate investor purchases second Calgary building in a month
Ownership of downtown Calgary’s First Canadian Centre has returned to Montreal, as Armco, a subsidiary of George Armoyan's G2S2 Capital Inc., has purchased a 41-floor downtown offi...
Cominar sells half-empty Montreal office building for one-third its assessed value
New owner says bargain purchase could lead to lower lease costs, helping attract new tenants
A veteran real estate investor is betting he has the formula to turn a profit on the half-empty office building he recently acquired.
Conservative Party wins second straight majority in Nova Scotia election
Reelected Premier Tim Houston pledges to allow people to buy homes with 2% down
Nova Scotians have reelected the Progressive Conservative Party with a large majority in a victory for a political platform that includes trying to make home buying easier for some...
Landmark Sun Life Building, once the British Empire's largest edifice, gets $20 million facelift
Cafe, gym, lounge added to downtown Montreal office tower that once was Canada's largest office building
The Sun Life Building, once the largest edifice in the British Empire, has undergone $20 million in upgrades to its ground floor in hopes of attracting new office tenants to replac...
Montoni embarks on projects in Mascouche, Laval, Saint-Bruno
Developer's work includes industrial buildings at CentrOparc, warehouse for Master Group in Ecoparc
Montoni Real Estate, founded by Dario Montoni 29 years ago, has been busy on multiple builds as it creates industrial spaces both north and south of Montreal.
Northvolt's bankruptcy filing involves large battery factory underway in Quebec
Swedish company says government-backed project still on track
The government investment in Quebec's electric vehicle battery industry and future of Northvolt's facility underway near Montreal has hit a wrinkle as the Swedish company has filed...
Voters head to polls in Nova Scotia, with housing a major issue
Tories seek second term, opposition focuses on renter protections during nationwide debate on affordability
Voters head to the polls Tuesday in Nova Scotia, where housing remains a top issue. The governing Tories are promising provincial residents that they would be able to buy a home wi...
Development firm buys land to build 1,900 homes across Montreal
Sami Hajjar's Plan A launches residential projects on land purchased from Brivia, Iberville
Sami Hajjar has ambitious plans for two vacant lots his company purchased from a pair of high-profile companies in greater Montreal.
New incentives encourage Dream Unlimited to start building residential projects in Toronto
President Michael Cooper says affordable housing requires government support to be profitable
Michael Cooper, the president of a Canadian real estate empire that controls more than $26 billion in assets, says the city of Toronto may be on to something with its latest policy...
Patrick Morin hardware chain continues growth with four-store acquisition
Quebec-based company says recent warehouse expansion enables it to nearly double number of outlets
The Patrick Morin hardware chain is taking over four local stores from P. Bonhomme Enterprises, a family-run chain that has been in operation since 1898.