OTTAWA AREA HOMES

Brigil Construction, which boasts some 2,000 rental units in the area, is finishing off its latest project at 460 St. Laurent Blvd. The 147-unit building is slated for occupancy in the summer of 2017. Errol McGihon / Postmedia There’s a new kid on Ottawa’s housing block – well, maybe a returning kid is more accurate. The purpose-built rental apartment — long supplanted by condos, many of which were purchased and rented out, is striding across town from Orleans to Kanata as

New research shows that for boomers, it's all about location, lifestyle and open space The morning sun fills your kitchen as you put on a pot of coffee. Over the counter, you ask some neighbor friends who stopped by if they’d like a cup without having to shout through walls. Despite your home’s abundance of storage, your tennis shoes never quite make it to their rightful place but rather stay by the front door, always ready to be laced up for the nearby walking trail. On your

A group of Italian scientists have unveiled CoeLux, a new lighting system that imitates natural sunlight more accurately than ever before. Unsurprisingly given the occupation of its creators, the product employs no small amount of scientific principles to achieve this effect: Light is passed through a filter consisting of nanoparticles closely correlating with the properties of Earth’s atmosphere. This phenomenon, we are reliably informed, utilizes the same scientific process

In my opinion, real estate is the best way to grow wealth. If you want to get super rich, get involved in real estate — but I'm not talking about just any real estate. I recently wrote an article that explained why buying a house is for suckers. A home is not an investment, because it doesn't pay you each month — you have to pay it. It's a liability to me, not an asset. Not only does a house leave you less mobile, it ties up your money so you can't use it for real assets. The

As part of the LRT Stage 2 project - which extends the O-Train Confederation Line east and west, and Trillium Line farther south – The City of Ottawa has undertaken a Stage 2 Station Connectivity Study to ensure that community connections are preserved and enhanced along the expanded O-Train system. The study outlines a series of mobility enhancements, including bicycle facilities, multi-use pathways and crosswalks. We invite you to give us your feedback on the study at a ser

The massive $360-million expansion of the CF Rideau Centre in downtown Ottawa officially opens to the public Thursday after 36 months of construction. The opening of the transformed iconic shopping mall from its once aged and dusty appearance reveals the vision of B+H Architects, who designed the new shopping centre and surrounds for Rideau Street. B+H has previously worked on the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House in Markham, Ont., northeast of Toronto, a