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Anthem Properties Sells Three Properties In BC, Alberta For $69.3M
The properties are the rental building at 315 Alderson in Coquitlam, Centre 77 at 4905 77th Ave SE in Calgary, and the Parks West Mall at 900 Carmichael Ln in Hinton.
Vancouver-based developer Anthem Properties has completed three notable...
Frameworks Strata Commercial Project In Vancouver Placed Under Receivership
Alliance Partners was planning an 85-unit strata office and industrial project at 1725 Clark Drive in Vancouver, with funding from Laurentian Bank and National Bank.
The Frameworks project in Vancouver is now under receivership, according...
Vancouver Real Estate Rundown: Sept 8 - Sept 13, 2026
The news you need to know, project updates, new CRE listings, and council meeting items. Here's what happened last week and your primer for this week.
[This Rundown is delivered to over 2,000 real estate professionals weekly. Interested in...
Kirpal Group Facing Receivership On High-Rise Development Near Metrotown Station
Kirpal Properties was planning a 29-storey tower and 6-storey building at 6540-6592 Telford Avenue in Burnaby, but two lenders have initiated insolvency proceedings.
Burnaby-based developer Kirpal Group is facing insolvency on a high-rise...
Westbank’s Joyce 2 In Vancouver To Go Through Court-Ordered Sales Process
Joyce (left) and Joyce II (right) by Westbank. (Siber Facades Group)
Several months after being placed under receivership, as first reported by The Realist, the court-appointed Receiver overseeing the Joyce 2 rental tower by Vancouver-base...
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I am a Vancouver-based reporter who covers the development industry, housing policy, and commercial real estate. I'm also an active freelance contributor at Storeys, Western Investor, RENX, The Tyee, and The Globe & Mail.
Co-Founder & Director of Development at Common Ground. Common Ground Consulting provides development management and owner representation services, guiding all types of development projects from municipal approvals through to occupancy.
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