Shopify rocks the Ottawa market: tracing its big splash
Shopify announced in March 2017 that it will be expanding its Ottawa headquarters by leasing new accommodations at 234 Laurier Avenue West […]
The oncoming Prop Tech disruption
The thing that stood out for me at the Toronto Real Estate Forum this past December was when one of the panelists […]
Making sense of those pesky red dots that DND uses to show what it will vacate in Ottawa
I am reminded of an old Mork and Mindy episode. Robin Williams as Mork, the alien from Ork, has a policy of […]
Making economic sense of leasehold improvements in office buildings
Originally posted December 2015 I have been having an internal debate about what I am missing in the economics of leasehold […]
Fighting the inevitable decline over time for best in breed tenants
Originally posted 29 October 2015 I always find it interesting to tour new buildings, whether office or industrial or retail facilities, […]
Intensification – What is it, and who thrives as a result?
It seems that how tenants use office space is undergoing a dramatic change and this is having an effect on all parts […]
Checking in on that PWGSC game plan for Ottawa
It was about eight years ago that PWGSC began to talk about its plans for office accommodations in the National Capital Area […]
Sorting out opaque office market moves in the capital
Originally published in the Ottawa Business Journal 26 February 2014. The year 2013 may be remembered as the year in which […]
Recent real estate transactions send confusing signals
Originally published in the Ottawa Business Journal 01 March 2012. I am still struggling with what to do in a “balance […]