Ottawa

As Ottawa’s premiere occupier-exclusive real estate firm, we take pride in providing unbiased, conflict free commercial real estate services that consistently adhere to our clients’ best interests.

At Cresa we strictly represent occupiers, providing them with an unbiased view of a market that tends to favour landlords. Our range of services includes long-term strategic planning, lease negotiation and project management. We ensure our clients receive the best-in-class advice to meet their overall occupancy objectives.

Latest Insights

Market-Research

May 30, 2023

2023 Industrial Sublease Report

After consumer demand triggered warehouse/ distribution space needs to skyrocket, lease rates and vacancy have hit historic levels. Download the report to see how industrial sublease space has changed over the past 12 months.

Blog

May 17, 2023

2022 Cresa Awards: Beyond the Transaction

Our annual awards honor the team members forging the way, not only in terms of production but by going beyond the transaction, working together to provide the best solutions for our clients and company.

Market-Research

February 2, 2021

Q4 2020 Ottawa Insight Report

Office rents decreased most within the Downtown Class A submarket, having dropped by $1.08 per square foot this past quarter. Although base rents increased amongst class A buildings in Ottawa West, East, and South submarkets, the overall all class all market average rent decreased.

Market-Research

October 30, 2020

Q3 2020 Ottawa Insight Report

With over 300,000 square feet of current and upcoming availabilities, downtown tenants will have options to develop long term real estate strategies; this is the equivalent of three new class B office towers.

Market-Research

July 31, 2020

Q2 2020 Ottawa Insight Report

The office market in Ottawa closed out Q2 having seen limited change despite the longest lockdown in modern history. We have yet to see the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic disrupt KPIs as the commercial real estate market lags behind the general capital markets by at least six months.

Market-Research

April 24, 2020

Q1 2020 Ottawa Occupiers Guide

2020 was shaping up to be a strong year with vacancy rates, either holding the line or experience further downward compression.

News

April 3, 2020

Coping with COVID-19: Ottawa's tenants, landlords need to come through pandemic together

Martin Aass, Managing Principal in Cresa's Ottawa office, sits with Ottawa Business Journal to discuss how an unprecedented disruption in regular business activity will severely impact the city’s real estate sector, especially retail and office leases.

Blog

March 18, 2020

Cresa COVID-19 Response: Our Commitment to Supporting Your Organization

Like you, we at Cresa have spent the past weeks assessing the quickly evolving situation around COVID-19 and actively planning how best to support our employees and clients during this taxing time.