Brookfield Office Properties says it will soon begin construction of Calgary’s tallest office tower, a 56-storey high-rise that will anchor a block-big, 2.8 million-square-foot downtown development.
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First signs go up for Edmonton’s downtown arena
EDMONTON – Edmonton’s new arena could kick off such a massive downtown building boom that one business leader is already looking for ways to quell public concerns about looming construction congestion.
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Calgary region building permits drop sharply in May
CALGARY — The total value of building permits in the Calgary region in May dropped sharply from the previous month, according to Statistics Canada.
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Building work back on track
Construction work on St. Albert Crossing is expected to resume next month and finish this year.
The three-storey building, located next to Socrates Restaurant on St. Albert Trail, was planned as a medical professional centre. Development stalled after the former general partner, Paramount Group of Companies, was asked to step down from the project.
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Condo building pushes housing starts higher
Condo construction in big cities pushed Canada’s rate of housing starts up by almost 25,000 units in May to 200,178, Canada’s housing agency said Monday.
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation said the figure was up from 175,922 in April. Urban starts were up by 14.6 per cent, led by a 22.2 per cent rise in multiple urban starts such as condos to 114,346 units.
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Apartment construction could add 157 units to market by 2014
A pair of apartment buildings proposed for Red Deer’s Lancaster East neighbourhood could add 157 new suites to the rental market by next summer.
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Outlook for permits appears optimistic
Central Alberta’s development officers won’t be able to tally their municipalities’ 2013 building permit values for seven months.
But a quarter of the way through the year, some had reason for optimism.
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Planners approve 24-unit residential building for South Hill near school
Red Deer’s municipal planning commission has approved the development of a 24-unit residential building on the city’s South Hill, despite the fact its site falls 46 per cent short of the minimum area required under the land use bylaw.
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Development and Building Activity on the Rise
Applications for New Multi-Family Development Permits in the City of Edmonton in the first quarter of 2013 are up 92% from the same period last year, a new report says.
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City staff settle into new building
Chris Jardine knows what the city’s newest building is going to be named, but he isn’t sharing it yet.
“Something,” the general manager of community and protective services replies when asked what the name will be. “Tied to the history of St. Albert.”
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