Tag Archives: financial district

Canada’s 1 per cent: How to know if you’re one of them

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Administrator

[written by Dana Flavelle, courtesy of TorontoStar.com] Heads up Occupy Toronto: Forget about protesting Canada’s growing income inequality on Bay Street. Most of Canada’s richest 1 per cent doesn’t even work in the financial district. Instead, many of Canada’s highest … Continue reading →

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Scotiabank sells downtown Toronto HQ for $1.27B

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Administrator

[courtesy of TheCanadianPress.com] Scotiabank has signed a deal to sell its landmark red skyscraper in downtown Toronto to a pair of real estate investment trusts for $1.27 billion. The bank said Tuesday that Dundee REIT and H&R REIT have agreed … Continue reading →

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“Canada’s
 first‐ever
 virtual 
store” pops up in Toronto, a QR Code lovers dream come true

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Administrator

[written by Ian Hardy, courtesy of mobilesyrup.com] If you’re in Toronto and take a trip to the lower level of Brookfield Place (corner of Front and Bay Street) you’ll see what new online retailer Well.ca has dreamed up. They’ve dished out … Continue reading →

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It’s a man’s world

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Administrator

[written by Ryan Star, courtesy of thestar.com] Considering that Indx Condos will be the first purely residential tower built in the Financial District, its developers didn’t have to spend too long determining the project’s target market. Indx, a 54-storey glass tower … Continue reading →

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Canada Pension considering bid for Scotia Plaza tower

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Administrator

[Bloomberg News, courtesy of financialpost.com] Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, the country’s second-biggest pension fund, may consider bidding for Bank of Nova Scotia’s Scotia Plaza office tower in Toronto, chief executive officer David Denison said. “We obviously will look at … Continue reading →

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