Office Vacancy Rates Drop In Saint John, Fredericton
An analyst Turner Drake & Partners says that even though vacancy rates are starting to turn around, things could change in the year ahead as the region feels the full impact of the pandemic.
An analyst Turner Drake & Partners says that even though vacancy rates are starting to turn around, things could change in the year ahead as the region feels the full impact of the pandemic.
After moving into a bigger uptown location earlier this year, My City Life has opened a second store in McAllister Place.
Grand Bay artist Ashley Misener is starting up her Art Party service again next month and incorporating social distancing measures to protect against COVID-19.
But the whole business isn’t going under. The Uptowner café and taproom will be staying open along with owner Ingrid Woodhouse’s new secret project.
Though the full impact of Covid-19 on the region’s rental office market has yet to be seen, there are some early indicators that recent downward trends in vacancy are starting to reverse.
The city’s rental market struggles with a near-zero vacancy rate, as well as long wait-lists to access affordable housing.
The new system, rolled out this summer, allows contactless ordering during the Covid-19 pandemic and utilizes vacant patio space on the boardwalk that had been left vacant.
Previously, organizers faced possible months-long waits for approval from various city departments. Now, the city is considering a motion that would create a special events task force and a one-stop-shop for event approvals.
After moving his restaurant, Let’s Hummus, to uptown Saint John, owner Alex Haram has converted its former Main Street location to become The Lebanese Baker.
J’s Asian Kitchen in downtown Fredericton will open a second location on the Northside, which will allow it to have a social distance-friendly dining room.