Showing posts with label record. Show all posts
Showing posts with label record. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

City Resients Flock to Suburban Walmarts in Record Numbers

A Walmart store Despite political opposition to Walmart, many New Yorkers are growing more willing to welcome the store into their city. New figures reported by Crain's show local politicians may have 7.7 million reasons to follow suit. Sales to New York City residents in suburban stores are up 10 percent from a year ago, and city dwellers are on pace to spend $215 million at the area's stores this year. That would translate to at least $7.7 million in sales tax revenue alone, experts said.

http://therealdeal.com/newyork/articles

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Calgary's downtown office market experienced record leasing activity in 2010

CALGARY - Record leasing activity in the downtown office market in 2010 means job growth isn't far behind, says a commercial real estate expert.
Calgary's downtown office vacancy rate dipped to a low of 0.5 per cent in 2006 but then climbed to 15.7 per cent in 2009, said Savard. It ended 2010 at 14.4 per cent.
CITI is projecting the downtown vacancy rate to be 14 per cent this year and 12 per cent in 2012 despite the addition of the massive Bow tower project, and its 1.7 million square feet, and Eighth Avenue Place, and its one million square feet, to the office inventory.

Read more: http://www.calgaryherald.com