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PC Urban, Fiera Fund JV to Build Esquimalt Rental Buildings
By: Mario Toneguzzi February 23, 2023 Vancouver-based developer PC Urban Properties, in partnership with the Fiera Real Estate CORE Fund, is continuing to expand its purpose-built rental portfolio in British Columbia with a new mixed-used project in Esquimalt which includes…
Esquimalt Rental Project Brings New Supply to a Tight Market
By: Peter Mitham February 9, 2023 Rents rose by more than 10 per cent in Greater Victoria’s rental market last year, meaning tough times for tenants despite an increase in vacancies to 1.5 per cent last year from one per…
PC Urban Properties Corp and Fiera Real Estate Break Ground on New Multi-Use Development in Esquimalt
Esquimalt, BC, February 9, 2023 PC Urban Properties and partner Fiera Real Estate CORE Fund (the “Fund”) have broken ground on a new, mixed-used development in Esquimalt. Located at 858 Esquimalt Road at the former “Cask and Keg” liquor store…
Meet PC Urban’s Newest Team Members
January 23, 2023 How do you make an already great team better? Add even more knowledge and experience of course! PC Urban is pleased to present the newest members of our team. Everyone is hard at work throughout our portfolio, full steam ahead, bringing out the best…
Council Approves Multi-Unit Commercial Buildings
By: J.P. Squire January 17, 2023 Two new industrial buildings approved by Kelowna city council on Monday might raise a few eyebrows in Lake Country. PC Urban Properties Corp. plans to construct two-storey buildings containing 37 commercial units with a…
The real source of the B.C. housing crisis: governments, taxes and bureaucracy
By: Brent Sawchyn November 24, 2022 Brent Sawchyn is chief executive officer of PC Urban Properties, a real estate development company based in Vancouver. Housing supply and affordability is one of the leading issues across Canada, and the situation is…
“It’s The Next Evolution”: Why Stacked Industrial is on the Rise in Vancouver
By: Howard Chai November 23, 2022 It’s often said that a certain amount of constraints can spur one’s creativity, and that’s exactly what has happened with the industrial real estate market in Vancouver and the advent of “stacked” industrial spaces.…
Coquitlam Industrial Strata Project Bucks Headwinds as buyers line up
By: Peter Mitham November 10, 2022 Strong pre-construction demand is buoying hopes for PC Urban’s planned strata industrial project on Barnet Highway in Coquitlam, though the official marketing launch remains months away. “We have received a handful of unsolicited [letters…
Vacant homes welcome Ukrainian refugees as developers open doors
By: Peter Mitham October 3, 2022 A pilot project in Vancouver is pointing the way towards using vacant housing awaiting demolition to meet pressing needs. Three vacant homes at Nanaimo Street and East 10th Avenue in Vancouver are the first…
Development JVs offer local knowledge, funding, share risk: Execs
By Kerry Gold April 25, 2022 Institutional investors are increasingly moving into the development space in the Vancouver region and are partnering with local developers to make it happen. A panel discussion at the Vancouver Real Estate Forum on April 12 provided…