Saint John has a wide range of real estate options to meet your needs.
Whether you are looking for general office space, industrial real estate, retail opportunities or green development sites; we have something to accommodate your needs.
Our economic development team regularly works with clients to identify potential real estate solutions to meet their needs. By maintaining close relationships with commercial realtors, private developers and Saint John Industrial Parks Ltd; our staff can provide potential real estate solutions in a timely manner.
Our team would be pleased to organize your exploratory visit to Saint John. Your exploratory visit would include a community overview presentation, a real estate tour of potential options and meetings with selected government officials or other organizations as requested.
Office Space
There are various office space leasing opportunities available in Saint John in Class A, B & C spaces.
The Average Gross Rents are approximately:
Class A -
Space has a “presence” by virtue of distinctive design and most amenities $27.24/SF (Including Common Area Maintenance and Taxes)
Class B -
“No-frills”, modern, air conditioned space $20.23/SF
Class C -
Includes all space not classified as A or B $15.21/SF
(Source: Turner Drake Office Market Surveys – December 2009)
For more information about office space availability and for direct contacts for various properties in the Saint John please contact info@enterprisesj.com
Industrial Real Estate
Saint John is home to three major Industrial Parks (McAllister, Spruce Lake and Grandview), two of which have a variety of excellent industrial development sites ranging from 1 to 500+ acres.
The industrial parks in Saint John are owned and managed by Saint John Industrial Parks Ltd. They facilitate the land sales; work on infrastructure development and improvements in the parks and enhancements to existing and undeveloped properties in the parks by pursuing innovative programs aimed at making businesses in the parks successful.
The Grandview Industrial Park was the first industrial park in Saint John. Its tenants include a broad mix of industrial operations including manufacturing, transportation, service, and large industry. Only secondary transactions occur in this park today.
The McAllister and Spruce Lake Industrial Park’s are designed to accommodate virtually any type of light or heavy industrial operation.
All of Saint John’s industrial parks are fully serviced (power, water and sewage) and are easily accessible from Highway 1, the Port of Saint John, and two strategic North American rail links (Canadian National and the NB Southern Railway). The McAllister and Spruce Lake Industrial Park’s are also serviced with natural gas through Enbridge Gas New Brunswick.
The Saint John region has three large development opportunities that could accommodate a variety of new commercial developments ranging from highway commercial, warehousing and light industrial to Greenfield office development pads.
Somerset Technology Park Somerset Technology Park is centrally located in the Millidgeville area, just north of Uptown Saint John. The TransCanada Highway and the Central Business District are simply a few minutes drive away. Situated next to a walking trail, this park is within walking distance of amenities like the Atlantic Superstore, Subway, Robins Donut’s and Lansdowne Place, which is a large shopping centre featuring tenants such as Sobey’s, Shopper’s Drug Mart, Tim Horton’s, Pizza Delight, RBC Royal Bank and more.
With its’ campus-like setting and landscaped grounds spreading over 65 acres, the Somerset Technology Park is an ideal location for prospective tenants. The lots have beautiful views of Uptown Saint John as well as the Kennebecasis and St. John Rivers. Free parking and large floor plates make this site flexible for a variety of needs. The park is easily accessible, with City Transit bus service running directly through the park for convenient transport. All lots are serviced underground with redundant fibre optic entrances, providing the infrastructure support for almost immediate construction starts.
The area also prides itself on being in close proximity to the University of New Brunswick, the Saint John Regional Hospital and Rockwood Park, “the heart of nature in the heart of the city”. This park provides an array of activities for individuals, families and businesses alike. For example, the Interpretation Centre and Lily Lake Pavilion are excellent venues for companies to host meetings or workshops. With over 220 acres in the middle of the city, you’ll also find basketball courts, playgrounds, beaches, 26 kilometers of trails for walking, hiking and cycling, picnic sites, horseback riding, a superb golf course, camping, the Cherry Brook Zoo and much more!
For more information on this exciting new development opportunity please contact Paul Moore, CB Richard Ellis at 506 648-3422 or paul.moore@cbre.com
Colonel Nase Boulevard in Grand Bay-Westfield Colonel Nase Boulevard is a new collector road linking the potential commercial activity around the Route 7 Interchange to the Town of Grand Bay-Westfield’s central commercial zone.
The boulevard:
Opens up 400 acres of available land
Is the main arterial link between Routes 7 and 177
Represents an additional access to the road to Frederictonand Saint John
Offers links to the Trans Canada Highway and the northeastern US
Features a wide corridor with bike lanes, sidewalks and designated activity areas
Provides commercial development opportunities along roadside
Offers residential development opportunities along a 50 m setback
Has highway showcase opportunities next to ramp access points
Provides mixed-use zoning opportunities
In the spring of 2011, over 50 interested community members, property owners, land developers, entrepreneurs, Town officials and the media gathered for a Colonel Nase Boulevard Public Meeting. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss and explore opportunities for commercial and residential development along Colonel Nase Boulevard. A copy of that report can be viewed here.
Kennebecasis Business Park Fully serviced with municipal water and sewer on a phased in basis, the Kennebecasis Business Park runs the full 4 km length of Millennium Drive. It spans both the Town of Quispamsis and the Town of Rothesay. With 100 acres for potential highway commercial, warehousing and light industrial development. It has excellent visibility and access to the major four lane Highway 1, which provides non-stop access to Moncton and Halifax, and is only 10 minutes from downtown Saint John and the Saint John Airport.
The Kennebecasis Business Park is located close to growing residential areas with high disposable incomes. It is situated in an exclusive Business Park setting with attractive landscaping standards and development controls. It has access to high speed internet and three phase power. The `Business Park`, (BPC) zoning positions the Kennebecasis Business Park with quality `development ready sites`, offering a prestige business location that can accommodate high density `business park` development with vast infrastructure available, i.e. highway, power, water, sewer, fiber optics, signage, landscaping and aesthetics.
For more information on this exciting new development opportunity please contact: Gary Losier, Town of Quispamsis at 506 849-5749 glosier@quispamsis.ca Gay Drescher, Town of Rothesay at 506 849-600 or gaydrescher@rothesay.ca
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