Besides building a lot of rental units around the Rogers Arena, the Aquilini empire is also being required to put in 200,000 square feet of office space as part of the city’s drive to create new “job space” downtown.
Nearby Canadian Metropolitan Properties is also going to have to build a whack of office if it wants to get its condos. My story today looks at the ups and downs of creating a new office precinct in an area relatively distant from the central business district.