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Reliance begins construction of new 1166 West Pender office tower

Reliance begins construction of new 1166 West Pender office tower

New triple-A office tower will be 344,000 square feet, more than twice the size of the existing Canada Revenue building, and feature private air circulation for each floor
Beedie unveils plans for Kelowna airport industrial site

Beedie unveils plans for Kelowna airport industrial site

Burnaby developer has closed on the 14.7-acre former gravel pit and expects to attract Metro Vancouver buyers to 144,000 square feet of strata space
Housing boom exposes black market in Fraser Valley

Housing boom exposes black market in Fraser Valley

Surrey, Abbotsford double fines as municipalities battle illegal construction projects
Commercial real estate sales topped $14 billion in 2021

Commercial real estate sales topped $14 billion in 2021

Lower Mainland transactions reached the second-highest level in history – and land buys accounted for nearly half the sales volume
Best Buy’s new HQ looks to the future of remote work

Best Buy’s new HQ looks to the future of remote work

Tech retailer to begin relocation from Burnaby in May 2022
Amazon takes final piece of big Burnaby industrial park

Amazon takes final piece of big Burnaby industrial park

Retail giant leases entire last building at Riverbend Business Park, the largest speculative build in Metro Vancouver’s history
Investors buy and build hotels as B.C.’s COVID-19 restrictions lift

Investors buy and build hotels as B.C.’s COVID-19 restrictions lift

Province had more hotel transactions in 2021 than any other year in the past decade, with 39 deals valued at more than $1 million each
No arrests weeks after armed attack on pipeline crew

No arrests weeks after armed attack on pipeline crew

An axe-wielding mob did millions of dollars in damage February 17 during a terrifying midnight attack – and then apparently vanished
Not the Roaring 20s yet, but nightclubs, bars cheer end of B.C. mandates

Not the Roaring 20s yet, but nightclubs, bars cheer end of B.C. mandates

Some young Vancouverites ready to experience full-on, mask-off nightlife for the first time
Victoria shopping centre sold to U.S. firm prior to redevelopment

Victoria shopping centre sold to U.S. firm prior to redevelopment

B.C. acquisition marks South Carolina-based Greystar's first purchase in Canada