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CMLC and Calgary Stampede announce BMO Convention Centre Hotel

By:Building .caPosted: Dec 8th, 2022In: ConstructionNews

Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC) and the Calgary Stampede have announced a joint partnership for the development of a new convention centre hotel that will complement the expansion of Calgary’s BMO Centre. The partnership, with[...]

Calgary home sales ease as detached and semi detached markets see pullback: board

By:Building .caPosted: Jul 5th, 2022In: ConstructionNews

CALGARY – The Calgary Real Estate Board says sales eased in June as the market experienced a pullback in the detached and semi-detached housing categories. The Alberta board says last month’s sales amounted to 2,842, down two[...]

Alberta housing starts rebound to 2015 levels as oil prices surge

By:Building .caPosted: Jun 21st, 2022In: ConstructionNews

CALGARY – Alberta’s cities are once again abuzz with the sound of hammers and saws as surging oil prices fuel a fresh building boom in the province. According to Statistics Canada, housing starts in Alberta,[...]

Calgary recruits commercial real estate expertise to revive new arena

By:Building .caPosted: May 27th, 2022In: ConstructionNews

CALGARY – The city of Calgary has recruited citizens from the commercial real-estate sector to help get a new event centre and home for the Calgary Flames back on track. When an agreement between the[...]

Calgary’s January housing inventory was down 35% from last year: real estate board

By:Building .caPosted: Feb 4th, 2022In: ConstructionNews

CALGARY – The Calgary Real Estate Board says housing inventory sank to its lowest level since 2006 last month as tight market conditions continued. The Alberta board says the number of homes for sale in[...]

Amazon cloud computing division to open second Canadian hub in Calgary region

By:Building .caPosted: Nov 9th, 2021In: ConstructionNews

CALGARY – Amazon says it plans to open a second cloud-computing server hub in Canada in late 2023 that will result in billions of dollars of investments in the coming years. Amazon Web Services, the[...]

Latest Crane Index sees Toronto increase, Calgary drop slighlty

By:Building .caPosted: Oct 13th, 2021In: ConstructionNews

International property and construction consultancy firm Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) has released its latest Crane Index and Quarterly Cost Report. Together, the two documents provide a perspective on the North American construction industry in 14[...]

Calgary’s first office-to-housing conversion to begin construction

By:Building .caPosted: Jul 22nd, 2021In: ConstructionNews

Two prominent non-profit organizations have joined forces to convert a vacant downtown office tower into homes for Calgarians in need. Inn from the Cold and HomeSpace Society are partnering on a first-of-its kind project that[...]

BMO Centre Expansion at Stampede Park breaks ground

By:Building .caPosted: May 6th, 2021In: ConstructionNews

The Calgary Stampede, together with Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC), is breaking ground on the new facility on Stampede Park—a $500M project in Calgary’s developing Culture + Entertainment District. Rendering courtesy of Stantec The Calgary[...]

How cities can unlock the potential of laneway housing

By:Building .caPosted: Feb 6th, 2021In: ConstructionNews

After an extensive renovation, an old house in a laneway in Toronto became a new two-bedroom home. (LGA Architectural Partners, Ben Rahn/A Frame), Author provided By Shelagh McCartney, Associate Professor, Urban and Regional Planning, Ryerson University;[...]