Commercial Real Estate Magazine
N°6 - novembre 2023
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INFLUENCERS AND A WEALTH OF INFORMATION
Mike Jager and Sam Tsoumas, who appear on the front cover of this issue, have a look that reflects the company they founded four years ago. Unconventional, they push the boundaries and do things...
WORD FROM THE PUBLISHER
INFLUENCERS AND A WEALTH OF INFORMATION
Mike Jager and Sam Tsoumas, who appear on the front cover of this issue, have a look that reflects the company they founded four years ago. Unconventional, they push the boundaries and do things...
INTERVIEW
DOING THINGS DIFFERENTLY
Stepping outside the norm in its field to rewrite the rules and push back the boundaries of innovation and excellence – that's the mission set by the real estate development firm ROSEFELLOW. And it's...
RETURN-TO-OFFICE REPORT
AN UNPRECEDENTED, BUT NOT ALARMING SITUATION
As Québec's main economic and financial hub, the city is home to some 110 million sq. ft. of office space across the Greater Montréal area, including 22 million sq. ft. in the downtown core. The...
REINVENTING OFFICE SPACES
Remote work is not the only change that the Covid-19 pandemic helped bring about. The pandemic also accentuated the need for flexibility, as well as the appeal of collaborative working, which is...
A FALSE GOOD IDEA?
With the vacancy rate of office towers in downtown Montréal rising steadily, building owners and managers are faced with a number of different scenarios. Conversion to other uses is one such option....
VIEWPOINT OF OWNERS AND MANAGERS
While the hybrid work week seems to be the norm now, where do we stand today as regards remote work (teleworking)? While situations vary according to companies, the nature of their activities and...
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
ECOSYSTEM PERFORMANCE THE NEW ESG CHALLENGE
The consolidation of ESG standards and reference frameworks aims to simplify and frame corporate reporting documents, so that companies can determine their risks and opportunities as regards...
FRESH TAKE
2023 IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES ENERGIZING RETAIL SECTOR
You enter an eyewear store. An impressively tall robotic head turns towards you, its astonishingly realistic eyes following your every move. You're plunged into a world of intense colours and metallic...
DID YOU KNOW?
NEW MIXED-USE URBAN CAMPUS
On October 4 the Jesta Group inaugurated Place Gare Viger, an iconic real estate project in many ways. The brand-new facility forms a veritable showcase for Montréal's architectural jewel, the former...
DATA + FACTS = SMART INVESTING
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT OUTLOOK FOR MONTRÉAL AND QUÉBEC CITY RESIDENTIAL MARKETS
In the space of just two years, the real estate market has changed dramatically. Here we take a look at the main investment trends and analyze the outlook for the residential sector. Charles-André...
ATYPICAL CAREER
THE ATYPICAL CAREER OF MIGUEL ESCOBAR
With a multidisciplinary profile, Miguel Escobar is not only an architect but also an urban planner, interior designer, consultant lobbyist and broker. In addition to a real estate brokerage agency,...
COMMON AREAS
VERT ET VERRE
The canopy may be shrinking in urban environments, but trees are still very much a part of cities large and small, and form a veritable (urban) forest that can be fully appreciated from the air but...
PROPERTY LAW
RACE AGAINST TIME TO SAFEGUARD THE RIGHT TO BUILD
The Anjou Metropolitan Golf Club (Golf Club) owns near 4 million square feet of land located in the Anjou borough in the City of Montréal (City), a place where the City had oil refining facilities...
WORD FROM THE IDU
2023, A DIFFICULT YEAR FOR REAL ESTATE WHAT'S IN STORE FOR 2024?
Aew weeks ago the annual Real Estate Trends in the Montréal Market event organized by the Québec Institute for Urban Development (IDU) took place. For the occasion, experts from Mouvement Desjardins,...
VIBRANT PAINTINGS OF MONTRÉAL’S ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE
DREAMING THE CITY ICONS OF MONTRÉAL
Celebrated for its impressive architecture, frescoes, sculptures and dome, the basilica known as Mary Queen of the World Cathedral was built in the 19th century and inaugurated in 1894. Home to the...
KEEPING AN EYE ON NEW TRENDS
INNOVATING TO BUILD NON-PROFIT STUDENT HOUSING
At a time when the housing crisis is worsening in Québec and across the rest of Canada, students find themselves in a very vulnerable situation. On August 16, 2023, the Unité de travail pour...
INTERVIEW
JOIN US AS PART OF THE GREATER MONTRÉAL DELEGATION!
The MIPIM (Marché international des professionnels de l’immobilier) real estate trade fair will take place in Cannes from March 12 to 15, 2024. Firms interested in taking part are invited to register...
WOMEN WITH EXPERTISE AND INFLUENCE
REMINDER BYLAW ON DISCLOSURE AND ASSESSMENT OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IN LARGE BUILDINGS
Faced with the urgency of the global climate crisis, The City of Montréal (City) has set an ambitious goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. The key element of the project is to reduce the...
REAL ESTATE ANALYSES
QUÉBEC’S DECELERATING ECONOMY POINTS TO HEADWINDS FOR REAL ESTATE SECTOR
The Institut de la Statistique du Québec, or ISQ, released data at the end of September 2023 that showed the province’s economy shrunk by -0.5% in the second quarter compared to the previous quarter,...
GALA EXCELLENCE CREW M 2023
OUR CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS!
The CREW M 2023 Excellence Gala took place on November 23, paying tribute to the contributions of exceptional women and men in commercial real estate. This year CREW M innovated by offering awards in...
INDUSTRY INFO
INDUSTRY INFO JLL EXPANDS ITS NATIONAL CAPITAL MARKETS PLATFORM WITH THE HIRING OF TWO SENIOR MANAGERS
JLL recently announced the expansion of its national Capital Markets platform with the hiring of two new members: Jacob Hayon, executive vice-president, and Bruno Brami, senior vice-president....
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