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SAINT JOHN. A $6.5-million deal involving the purchase of 20 apartment buildings has been inked between Historica Developments and Hazen Investments. Historica CEO Keith Brideau said 19 of those apartment buildings are in the uptown area and one is on the west side. The buildings will add 150 former Hazen apartment units to Historica’s portfolio.…

SAINT JOHN – Saint John’s Historica Developments has a reputation for renovating and managing high-end apartments in the city, but president and CEO Keith Brideau says the company will be entering a more affordable market with its latest acquisition. Historica Developments has purchased the uptown portfolio of Hazen Investments, a property management company that’s been…

The latest artist at work in Uptown Saint John is Allan Ryan from Cape Breton, NS, who is also known as Uber5000. He joins artists such as the Kapu Collective’s Hula, Dodo Ese and Gabrielle Brown who have created artwork for the city centre. Ryan has painted his eye-catching murals all over Canada in the…

Debbie Murphy Eden, who transformed Saint John’s Horsfield Street in the 1980s with her late husband, Dominic Eden, has sold four of the rental buildings to Historica Developments. Eden says she’s “a little bit sad” to let go of the lovingly restored old brick buildings on the unique uptown street, but the timing is right.…

Saint John – Walking into the newest units of Historica Development’s Parrtown Place, you wouldn’t know that the now exposed brick walls and wood-beamed ceilings were home to dated office spaces less than two years ago. “When we first went in, there were a few offices in the building…the building was deserted,”said Operations Manager Tiffany…

he company, which has made its name renovating old historic properties in the Saint John city centre, is now looking for tenants to live in Parrtown Place, a building with 25 one- and two-bedroom units. “A lot of work goes into these buildings and not everybody gets to see the effort and time and investment…

Saint John – Keith Brideau was sitting of his rooftop patio five years ago when he spotted his dream building. The Saint John developer was already well know in the city, slowly transforming neglected brick and stone buildings into residential and commercial hubs in the Uptown. His firm, Historica Developments, had been running for five…

The 16-storey building has been purchased by Saint John developer Keith Brideau, Alex Elias and Dr. David Elias for $3-million. The building is located at 15 Market Square and consists of 180,000 square feet of office space, the City of Saint John council chambers, and retail shops and bars on the pedway level, which connects…

Renovations are expected to start within a number of weeks at the Saint John City Hall building, as new local owners step in to take over the major uptown office tower. Developer Keith Brideau and Dr. David Elias, a physician and businessman, took possession of the 48-year-old building Thursday through their company, 703732 N.B. Ltd.…

Standing by a picture window half way up the city hall office tower, Keith Brideau marvels at the uninterrupted views of Saint John’s harbour and central peninsula. “I’ve been dreaming about this for over five years,” he says. “I just live down the street on Water Street and every once in a while I’ll go…

Uptown Saint John, N.B., is getting a renovation, starting a new chapter for Canada’s oldest incorporated city. Several of the city’s long-abandoned heritage buildings, some of which are more than 140 years old, are being given a new lease on life, as developers work to turn them into condos, offices and shops. “That’s our target,…

SAINT JOHN – HOMESTAR INC AND INTELISYS AVIATION SYSTEMS INC. SHARED THE SAINT JOHN REGION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE’S BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARD, ONE OF MANY AWARDS HANDED OUT AT THE ORGANIZATION’S OUTSTANDING BUSINESS AWARDS (OBA) GALA THURSDAY NIGHT AT THE DELTA HOTEL. Homstar Inc. began as a lawn-mowing and snow-plowing company serving the Kennebecasis Valley. The…

In a surprise result, two development projects shortlisted for the inaugural 2018 Developer Award ended in a tie. The City of Saint John and Develop Saint John will co-present the Award, originally planned as one, to two deserving local projects at the upcoming Outstanding Business Awards (OBAs) hosted by The Saint John Region Chamber of…

SAINT JOHN – IN 2008, THE CITY WAS EXCITED BY THE PROSPECT THAT IRVING OIL WOULD BE BUILDING A SECOND OIL REFINERY IN SAINT JOHN AND THAT THE PROVINCE WOULD BE CONSTRUCTING A SECOND NUCLEAR REACTOR. FOR KEITH BRIDEAU, THIS KIND OF NEWS MEANT BIG OPPORTUNITIES IN PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT. “I knew real estate would get…

Keith Brideau has plans to breathe new life into two prominent historic buildings on King Street. The president and CEO of Historica Developments Inc. recently closed a deal on the buildings known as Parrtown Place. In addition to ground floor restaurants, there is also office space on the second floors of the buildings where a…

With the opening of Picaroons last week, a block of Canterbury St. that for years stood empty has radically transformed. The brewtique joins the Real Food Connections grocery store and Buckland Merrifield Gallery on the gound floor of an old parking garage on Canterbruy Street. The building is owned by Historica Developments, which announced plans…