Recent Lynx News and Blogs
Congratulations to Quadreal on their Digie Award. They truly are a company focused on digital transformation
Earlier this month, the Digie Awards took place at Realcomm’s 23rd annual #IBCon Conference in Scottsdale, AZ. Industry leaders from across North America gathered together to celebrate the digital transformation and innovation achievements made throughout the commercial real estate industry this year. We’re
Affordable housing is possible, even in Toronto’s downtown core
Alfredo Romano of Castlepoint Numa believes in mixing differing social, and demographic groups in its new development. He states that Toronto is so tightly woven that unless you integrate housing types, you end up with ghettos. His new project, 3C
Proptech hits the industry
The commercial real-estate industry is investing in technology in a big way with “proptech” investment expected to reach US$6.3-billion this year. This includes solutions “for creating, developing, renovating, buying, selling, marketing and managing real estate”. AI systems include everything from
Are floating cities the future?
Coastal cities in Asian are overflowing. Land reclamation has been the response to the demand for coastal land - dumping sand to create new land for malls and even new cities. This approach has proven to be lucrative, but it
Toronto leads the way in global urban mixed-use trend
The mixed-use trend is increasingly being seen in and around Toronto. Older, industrial and “tired” areas are being redeveloped to offer destination communities which provide residents with “eat, work, live and play” - all within walking distance. Some examples include
The end of the road for 1950s shopping malls
Changes in retail trends and rising land values has had a significant impact on the older malls throughout North America. According to Andrew Petrozzi of Avison Young, the future of the older malls is in mix uses. This trend is