Floorspace Blog news, insights and featured spacesAugust 17, 2022First Movers Vancouver Summer Update – 9 Notable Office LeasesFloorspace is proud to present our summer 2022 update on notable office leasing activity in Vancouver, we’ve highlighted First Movers over the past quarter – companies who have made a commitment to move, sublease, expand their footprint or renew their leases. Q2 2022 showed more activity in the Vancouver market, as companies continue to plan […] June 6, 2022T3 Mount Pleasant – Timber, Transit and TechnologyThe proposed mass-timber 12-storey mixed-use project in Mount Pleasant (named T3 Mount Pleasant), recently received support from the City Design Panel following support from the Heritage Commission – another step closer to Development Permit approval. Developed by the global real estate investment firm Hines alongside local developer PC Urban, once complete, the project will bring […] May 5, 2022Trulioo – 7 Questions with Shradha Mittal, SVP of People & CultureMatt Carlson sat down for an interview with Trulioo’s Shradha Mittal to discuss how the company is building a world-class product, by building a world-class team. For many of us in Canada, gaining access to financial services is a simple and basic daily process. But for millions around the world, this is far from the […] April 27, 2022First Movers Vancouver – 10 Notable Office Leases in Q1 2022Floorspace is proud to present the first instalment of our 2022 quarterly update on notable office leasing activity in Vancouver, we’ve highlighted First Movers over the past quarter – companies who have made a commitment to move, sublease, expand their footprint or renew their leases. Q1 2022 showed slightly less activity than the final quarter […] March 18, 2022Return to Office – A Beautiful MessAs society begins to adapt and normalize alongside the COVID virus, the repercussions for office space – and the way we work – will be fascinating and complex. Derek Thompson of The Atlantic recently drew attention to the stark disparity between the return to normalcy in leisure activities and the reality that many Americans simply […] March 7, 2022Google, Twitter, Apple…Who’s next?It was a big week for return to office announcements, with tech giants Google, Twitter and Apple updating their plans. Announcements are being made in quick succession with company leaders organizing their strategy around who makes the first move. Here’s what happened last week: [March 2nd] Google‘s Bay Area employees will return by April 4th […] February 27, 2022The Bay Building at 674 Granville ReimaginedHBC releases preview of plans to add 1 million square feet of office space to downtown Vancouver, targeting major tech sector tenants. Streetworks Development, the property development division of HBC, has released initial plans to redevelop The Bay store building in downtown Vancouver at 674 Granville St. Information available to date regarding the redevelopment has […] February 23, 202210 Questions about Building a Unicorn in Canada: Martin Basiri, CEO & Co-Founder at ApplyBoardMatt Carlson sat down for an interview with ApplyBoard’s Martin Basiri, to talk about the challenges and wins of launching a start-up in a new country. University is a rite of passage for many young Canadians. Typically, starting that journey is a straightforward process of picking a school and applying. But for foreign students looking […] February 4, 2022First Movers Toronto – 7 Notable Office Leases in Q4 2021In the final installment of our 2021 quarterly updates on notable office leasing activity in Toronto, we’ve highlighted First Movers over the past quarter – companies who made a commitment to move, sublease, expand their footprint or renew their leases. Q4 2021 was a busy quarter in the greater Toronto area with leasing activity (absorption) […] Show More
