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Minto Communities Ottawa is happy to announce the winner of the 2021 Minto Dream Home Naming Contest. This year, Minto Communities reached out to people across Ottawa to participate in a contest for the naming of the Minto Dream Home coming this fall. Almost 1,500 unique name ideas were submitted that included everything from the Nova to the Lingonberry.
Ottawa, ON (Feb. 17, 2021) - /CNW/ - Minto Commercial is proud to announce that three of its Ottawa office towers have received the Building Owners and Managers Association of Canada (BOMA) BEST® Platinum certification. Recognized for energy management, 180 Kent Street, 344 Slater Street (Canada building) and 427 Laurier Avenue (Enterprise building) are among only five commercial real estate office towers in Ottawa to be recognized with this distinction. Aerial view of 427 Laurier...
OTTAWA, ON (December 4, 2020) /CNW/ - Minto Apartments was honoured with awards for Environmental Excellence and Certified Rental Building Program Award of Excellence last evening at the Federation of Rental-housing Providers of Ontario (FRPO) Marketing, Achievement and Construction (MAC) Awards. These awards celebrate business leadership and excellence in the residential housing industry. Joanna Jackson, Senior Building Performance Specialist, monitors utility consumption at a Minto...
Minto Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust ("the REIT") (TSX: MI.UN) today announced an agreement to provide $11.9 million in financing (the "Financing") to a 50-50 joint venture between Minto Properties Inc. ("MPI") and a subsidiary of Darwin Properties Ltd. to develop Phase I of Lonsdale Square (the "Building"), a large master-planned community on a pre-paid 99-year land lease with the City of North Vancouver.
Minto Communities GTA, one of Ontario’s leading real estate development companies, was recognized with a series of wins at the Ontario Home Builders’ Association (OHBA) awards, including the coveted Prestige Award for Low-Rise Project of the Year for Markham master-planned community Union Village, created in collaboration with Metropia.
Minto’s Air Tightness Testing Pilot Project, completed at their 88 Cumberland property, sets a new standard for sustainability in Ontario Toronto, ON (October 7, 2020) – Adding to an already successful awards season, Minto Communities GTA has been recognized with a 2020 EnerQuality Award in the Building Innovation category for a forward-thinking Air Tightness Testing Pilot project at their Yorkville high-rise Minto Yorkville Park. Undertaking this pilot project, Minto Communities...
OTTAWA, ON (September 22, 2020) – Minto Communities Ottawa is proud to reveal the 20th Minto Dream Home for the CHEO Dream of a Lifetime Lottery in partnership with the CHEO Foundation, to support the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO). Exterior rendering of the Minto Dream Home (The Bohemian) “This year’s Minto Dream Home is our 20th for the CHEO Dream of a Lifetime Lottery – and our first that features virtual tours only in the interest...
Minto Group commemorates over 50 years of investing in sustainability with the release of its 2019 Sustainability Report and the announcement of the development of a comprehensive Environmental Social Governance (“ESG”) strategy to be shared in 2021. This year marks the 11th annual Sustainability Report to be released by the company, demonstrating its ongoing commitment to people, the planet and to corporate governance.
Minto Group announced the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors this month. Floriana Cipollone, Gabriel Greenberg and Rachel Greenberg have joined the Board, bringing a depth of experience, leadership and perspective in finance, auditing, directorship, governance and philanthropy.
Toronto, ON (August 11, 2020) - /CNW/ - Minto Apartments is proud to announce that its purpose-built rental tower, 1235 Marlborough in Oakville, Ontario has been awarded LEED® certification by the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC). This achievement brings the company's LEED certified residential units to more than 6,500 in Ontario. Open-concept kitchen at 1235 Marlborough in Oakville, Ontario (CNW Group/The Minto Group) The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating...
