197 Specialty results
- August 12, 2025 | 4:36 p.m.
NHL's Senators finalize purchase agreement for Ottawa site to house new hockey arena
The Ottawa Senators hockey team is set to become the new owner of a development site in LeBreton Flats, a downtown property the team has long sought as the site of a future arena and mixed-use development. 
August 10, 2025 | 11:46 p.m.Wave of stadium leases set to expire, spurring teams to threaten relocation
For the San Antonio Spurs, the Frost Bank Center, at least on paper, would appear to be a great home for the team. The Spurs have won four NBA titles in 22 years there, routinely selling out games with power players including Tim Duncan, Kawhi Leonard and Victor Wembanyama.
August 4, 2025 | 7:14 p.m.CBRE appoints North America advisory leaders; Cresa grabs Newmark data center team; JLL names executive to grow stadium business
CBRE appoints North America advisory heads
July 23, 2025 | 9:16 p.m.Canadian company buys self-storage portfolio in Atlanta and Nashville, Tennessee
Childress Klein sold a portfolio of seven self-storage properties in Atlanta and Nashville to the Canadian operator Mini Mall Storage, a sign of investors’ continued interested in the niche sector.
July 17, 2025 | 9:13 p.m.World's oldest surviving basketball court may give small town a shot at tourism
Canada’s obsession with ice hockey is well known, but a small town in the Maritime provinces wants the world to know that the country also has a deep history with basketball.
July 3, 2025 | 10:33 p.m.Arena southwest of Toronto gets new name in addition to $290 million refurbishment
Toronto-Dominion Bank has secured naming rights to the $290 million arena that's being refurbished and set to open late this year in Hamilton, about 90 kilometres southwest of Toronto.
July 2, 2025 | 8:05 p.m.Texas looks to film incentives to boost its star power against Hollywood, New York
Texas is muscling further into the filming business with the kind of bold bet usually reserved for a summer blockbuster.
June 17, 2025 | 9:43 p.m.LA's oldest film studio lot hits market in test of production space demand
It has no studio tour. And there's no gift shop. But for 112 years, a gated production enclave in Echo Park has been one of the most enduring places to make movie magic in Los Angeles.
June 5, 2025 | 6:58 p.m.Montreal's self-storage sector attracts new player
Montreal's self-storage sector has long flown under the radar of large owners of the specialized property type, as the Montreal market has been dominated by small and scrappy entrepreneurs. But that is changing as bigger competitors look to enter the market.
May 22, 2025 | 1:55 p.m.QuadReal buys Western Canada self-storage portfolio
The real estate arm of British Columbia's largest pension fund bought the Maple Leaf Self Storage chain and its 15 properties in what industry figures say is the nation’s largest deal on record in the sector.
May 21, 2025 | 10:20 p.m.Investor based in Canada buys four Chicago parking garages totaling over 3,000 spaces
At a time when many parking companies are struggling to stay profitable, a Canadian upstart has gobbled up garages totaling over 3,000 spaces combined in downtown Chicago to establish a sizable presence in the nation’s third-largest city.
May 6, 2025 | 11:02 p.m.Developers use branded condos to finance luxury hotels as some lenders back off
When it comes to real estate, luxury brands including Mercedes-Benz, Dolce & Gabbana and Baccarat are showing they have value beyond expensive cars and high-end accessories. The names, when attached to condominiums, draw steady enough demand to help fund development as some lenders balk at making hotel construction loans.
May 6, 2025 | 9:24 p.m.Hollywood hopes a federal lifeline can flip the script on declining movie production
The initial pitches for developing a national motion picture incentive program and a proposed U.S. tariff on foreign films are getting a red-carpet reception from some industry stakeholders who hope they could help reverse a yearslong decline in American entertainment production.
March 5, 2025 | 8:54 p.m.Welltower to buy Amica retirement home chain from Ontario Teachers' for $4.6 billion
Welltower, a publicly traded real estate investment trust based in the United States, agreed to buy the Amica Senior Lifestyles chain from the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan as demand rises across Canada for retirement homes.
February 11, 2025 | 11:24 p.m.Why California is losing movie and TV production to non-US rivals
Movie and television production firms are increasingly doing business outside the United States, prompting top entertainment hubs like Los Angeles to try to add high-tech soundstages and ramp up incentives to lure back studios.
December 12, 2024 | 10:56 p.m.Soccer's surging North American popularity creates boom in stadium development
Soccer is setting attendance records across North America, and that's helping to spur another boom: stadium design and construction.
December 12, 2024 | 7:41 p.m.Scientologists aim to rejuvenate long-empty Montreal building
A long-vacant office building in downtown Montreal that has belonged to the Church of Scientology International since 2007 is slated for renovation.
