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The fortunes of the commercial real estate market in the time of COVID-19 are largely dependent on pre-pandemic fundamentals. No, the sky hasn’t fallen.  It did look quite dark and stormy there for a spell, but generally speaking, whether we are looking at the residential markets or the commercial, the pandemic didn’t lead to any […]

A 1-million-square-foot Amazon fulfillment centre, known as YOW1, opened last year in Ottawa. Another Amazon centre, which will be almost triple the size, will be constructed in the capital’s CitiGate Business Park. Ottawa’s location is fast becoming recognized as an asset for distribution, with the 2019 opening of a massive Amazon fulfilment centre – the […]

Less than a year after opening a one-million-square-foot warehouse in southeast Ottawa, e-commerce giant Amazon said Tuesday it’s planning a second fulfilment centre in the National Capital Region at a new development in Barrhaven. Amazon said the 450,000-square-foot facility in the Citigate Business Park, which is expected to be completed next year, will create more […]

The fortunes of the commercial real estate market in the time of COVID-19 are largely dependent on pre-pandemic fundamentals. No, the sky hasn’t fallen.  It did look quite dark and stormy there for a spell, but generally speaking, whether we are looking at the residential markets or the commercial, the pandemic didn’t lead to any […]

Where do we go from here? There are two primary forces at play right now: the social, as we face winter with an ongoing pandemic and a vaccine unlikely before spring thaw; and the economic, where opportunity goes in hand with hardship. First, and very important, is to get the human population through this viral […]

I spend a lot of time at home with a favourite coffee mug these days. It’s easy to get attached to little things, like a favourite mug. But, when it slips off the counter and smashes on the floor, there’s no point crying over it. Just sweep up the mess, say “I’m gonna miss that […]

A video presented at the Ottawa Real Estate Forum about the history and future of Ottawa’s new LRT. Told from the viewpoint of the Ottawa real estate industry, and featuring Ottawa’s Mayor, Jim Watson, the video speaks to the evolution of the LRT and the pivotal role it will play in the transformation and growth […]

Are your clients leaving money on the table?   OTTAWA – Property tax is one of those topics that has most people’s eyes glazing over in a matter of seconds. But it is an area where Canadian accountants can deliver added value to their firm’s clients by asking a few specific questions. I always say […]

Greystone Village’s River Terraces Ground Breaking Oct 3, 2017. From left to right: David Kardish, Josh Kardish, Mayor Jim Watson.   I vividly remember the Greystone Village Grand Opening, way back in September of 2015.  It was an eagerly anticipated event — a “plum” parcel of historic Ottawa was going to change shape. What exactly was […]