My first column in the Kitchener Post is published tomorrow, and you can read it online here: Kitchener’s warehouse district starting to develop King and Victoria was once the site of a footwear factory, with a leather tannery down the street. Today, it features trendy lofts, a medical school, the region’s future central transit hub, [...]
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Kitchener Waterloo & Cambridge vote YES to LRT !
Waterloo Regional Council is currently debating whether or not to approve Light Rapid Trainsit in the form of a Rail system running from North Waterloo to (eventually) Cambridge. Kitchener Mayor Carl Zehr is currently reading the motion, and it has been seconded by Sean Strickland. I am in support of LRT – rails specifically – [...]
More on Kitchener’s Mayfair Hotel at Andrin’s City Centre Condos
Mayfair Hotel Being Restored Last week we brought you renderings of what is planned for the Mayfair Hotel in Kitchener at Andrin’s City Centre Condo development (see: Mayfair Hotel at Andrin’s City Centre Condos to be Preserved) and today we have additional details. Local Group Collaborates with Andrin on Mayfair Hotel Restoration The Mayfair Hotel will [...]
Arrow Lofts in Kitchener Now On Sale
This week I had an opportunity to tour the new Arrow Lofts in Kitchener, Ontario, before the condos go on sale to the public. (edit: they are now available) Arrow Lofts in Kitchener The is a conversion of the historic Arrow Shirt factory by Auburn Homes, and the models & plans look terrific. Because we [...]
Mayfair Hotel at Andrin’s City Centre Condos to be Preserved
Great news for lovers of heritage buildings downtown. Restoration & expansion of the historic Mayfair Hotel at Andrin’s City Centre Condo development is moving forward. Updated: Check out this video report from the developer CTV News reports: Built around 1905 and converted to the Mayfair around 1929, it set to become a boutique hotel, spa [...]
144 Park Condos in Waterloo to Announce Second Tower?
There’s an interesting rumour that I’ve heard floating around recently that Mady Corp, the developer bringing the posh 144 Park Condominiums to Waterloo is building a second tower, just south of where tower one is proposed. Seeing how strong sales have been at tower one, slated to break ground this summer, I’m not surprised. Mady [...]
Target is coming to Waterloo’s Conestoga Mall
I wrote about this a while back, when covering the new Apple Store opening in Waterloo, but I can now officially announce what I told you: TARGET is coming to Conestoga Mall in Waterloo As anyone who follows Retail & Commercial Real Estate in Canada likely knows by now, Target bough Zellers for $1.82 billion, [...]
Proposed Waterloo Rental Licensing Bylaw Hurts Poor People Most
The City of Waterloo Proposed Rental Housing Licensing Bylaw Lots of real estate investors have been following Waterloo’s proposed Rental Housing by-law process with great interest – after all, it has the potential to have a massive impact on all tenants, landlords, investors and homeowners in Waterloo. Since the Municipal Act was passed in 2007, the [...]
The sweetest words I’ve read recently – licensed student rentals to be grandfathered
Some very good news out of City Hall this morning: The City of Waterloo released the revised draft of their proposed new residential rental by-law, and there is welcome relief for landlords of student properties! I’m still reading through the new draft proposed by-law, but this jumped out at me (in a very good way): [...]
RED Condominiums by Momentum moving ahead
Momentum Developments, the builder behind the42 and The BPR Lofts, recently announced their upcoming project RED Condominiums. The plans look great: This is being built at the corner of Allen and King Street in Waterloo, directly across from the Bauer Lofts. The plans aren’t fully approved yet; Momentum is asking the city to ammend the Official [...]
