(BGO) has acquired a data centre in downtown Montreal as part of the firm’s Canadian core real estate strategy.

BGO said the deal, which marks the second technology-driven real estate acquisition in six months for the strategy, follows the first data centre acquisition in Markham, Ontario.

Paul Mouchakkaa, managing partner and head of Canada for BentallGreenOak, said: “BGO is opening doors to new opportunities for institutional investors to access a unique, high-growth space in Canadian real estate whose fundamentals provide a compelling, long-term value proposition,�

“We are leveraging the full force of BGO’s global reach, research capacity, and commercial relationships to add well-positioned data centres to our portfolio of core, income-producing properties in Canada, and our investment management team is keen to intensify our efforts in this sector in the years ahead.�

The asset, located at 275 Viger Avenue East, comprises 5 stories and 199,000sqft on 1.4 acres of land.

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