Commercial

​The First Canadian Centre at 350 7 Ave SW in Calgary.
Office

Armco Buys First Canadian Centre In Calgary For $46.5M, Planning Second Tower

​The First Canadian Centre sits at 350 7 Ave SW in Calgary and was acquired by G2S2 Capital Inc. through Armco Capital Inc.

Multifamily

Minto REIT Buys 50% Stake In Lonsdale Square, Entering Metro Vancouver Market

​Lonsdale Square is 113-unit rental building located at 126 E 21st Street in North Vancouver that Minto Apartments developed with Darwin Construction.

Commercial

The Top 10 Metro Vancouver Development Land Deals In 2024

This was a very challenging year for many, but some deals were still able to come together in part due to distressed sales.

Multifamily

Starlight Buys Victoria Property Under Receivership For $23.5M After Bidding War

​The 87-unit rental building at 4026 Quadra Street in Victoria was previously owned by Asfar Holdings Ltd. when it was placed under receivership in March.

Multifamily

RioCan & Allied Sell 8-Storey Strada In Toronto To CAPREIT For $48M

The 8-storey Strada at 555 College Street in Toronto was developed in 2021 by RioCan and Allied Properties REIT.

Retail

Tokyo Smoke Exits Creditor Protection, Most Locations Unaffected By Restructuring

“The majority of Tokyo Smoke's retail locations were unaffected by the restructuring, and there will be no disruption or change to the Company's online business.”

Industry

Thind Sells Hotel Component At 48-Storey Highline Metrotown For $47.2M

The hotel will be known as Hyatt Place Metrotown and be housed in the 10-storey building podium of Thind's Highline tower in Burnaby.

Policy

Regulatory Change That Could Speed Up Office Conversions Proposed After Ford Government Voted Bill Down

Bill 102, The Commercial to Residential Conversion Act, 2024, was tabled by Liberal MPP Karen McCrimmon in May in response to high office building vacancies in Ontario.

Office

City Of Burnaby Pays $65M For Metrotown Place Office Towers Under Receivership

​The Metrotown Place office towers at 4330 Kingsway and 5945 Kathleen Avenue in Burnaby were owned by Slate Asset Management when it was placed under receivership.

Office

Slate Office REIT Sells Stake In Woodbine & Steeles Corporate Centre For $39M

​The Woodbine & Steeles Corporate Centre sits at 7030-7100 Woodbine Avenue and 55, 85 Idema Road in Markham, Ontario.

Office

Oxford Properties & AIMCo Sell 4-Tower Bow Valley Square In Calgary For $140M

​The Bow Valley Square office complex was acquired by Armco Alberta, subsidiary of George Armoyan's G2S2 Capital Inc.

Multifamily

First Capital REIT Sells 50% Stake In North Vancouver Project For $29M

Victor, located at 65 Chesterfield Avenue in North Vancouver, was developed by Cressey Development and First Capital REIT.

Office

Cadillac Fairview Sells 26-Storey Calgary Office For $16.9M To Enright Capital

The office building sits at 635 8th Avenue SW in Calgary and was acquired by Calgary-based Enright Capital.