Big news for the Retail market in Waterloo Region: Target Opening in Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph That’s right – Target is coming to South Western Ontario in a BIG way! There are five stores opening within a quick drive of Waterloo Region: Conestoga Mall Cambridge Centre 175 Stone Road West, Guelph Gates of Fergus Stratford Mall [...]
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Apple Store in Waterloo: Effects on Commercial Real Estate
Apple Store Coming to Conestoga Mall The latest commercial real estate news is the soon-to-be Apple Store in Conestoga Mall. Benefit for Area Businesses What are the implications for businesses in the area? Yesterday we noted the positive effect that Apple in Conestoga Mall will have on adjacent businesses: Having Apple as a destination tenant [...]
Sale of Realex Kitchener Waterloo Office & Retail Assets
Dundee REIT has announced it’s intention to acquire the rest of REALEX properties, owners of several prominent Kitchener Waterloo commercial real estate properties. From BenjaminBach.com: [The REALEX portfolio] includes several commercial real estate properties in Kitchener Waterloo including: Market Square – 239,689 sq ft (shown above) Galleria – 237,146 sq ft 50 Queen – 169,616 [...]
Commercial Development Schedueld for North Waterloo
Over at BenjaminBach.com, we’re discussing some intensification projects scheduled for North Waterloo Look Smart By Investing Where The Jobs Are How do you buy Real Estate? Location, location, location. Buy Property Near The Jobs! Are you looking to invest in an area where the employment capacity is increasing? Take a look at residential investment properties [...]
Kitchener Waterloo Commercial Real Estate roundup
Some recent Commercial Real Estate news from around Kitchener Waterloo Residential development: Downtown Kitchener Swaps Car Lot for Highrise Towers A builder from Guelph has bought a 2.4 acre block of downtown Kitchener – bordered by Madison, King, Cameron and Charles – for $3.6 million, or $1,500,000 per acre. Fusion Homes bought the property and [...]
Investment Property in Cambridge Ontario Sells for BIG Bucks
Interested in Commercial Real Estate? Find out what two apartment buildings in Kitchener Waterloo area (Cambridge, Ontario) sold for, why they sold for a premium, and how you can make money selling an Apartment Building or other investment property. Contact Benjamin@BenjaminBach.com for more info
Two Apartment Buildings in Waterloo Region Sell For $45+ million
(…and we have many clients looking to buy big Kitchener Waterloo apartment buildings – contact us today if you have one!) Two Waterloo Region Apartment Buildings Sell For $45+ million… …$46,710,000 to be exact Killam Properties has announced the purchase of 225 recently built residential units in Cambridge, in two river front apartment buildings. This [...]
Commercial Real Estate Market Update in Kitchener Waterloo – Multi Family
What are apartment buildings in Kitchener Waterloo selling for? originally posted at: http://www.benjaminbach.com/?p=771 Multi-Family Housing in Waterloo Region One of things I find myself talk to real estate investors about these days is the price of apartment buildings. Seems there are lots of people looking to acquire high quality investment property, but there is not [...]
New Waterloo Student Housing Investment Property under construction
A few weeks ago we looked at some student housing under development in Waterloo on King Street (Update on Waterloo Student Housing Under Construction) as well as some recent sales of Waterloo investment properties (Recent Investment Property Sales in Waterloo Region). I want to give you a quick update. So, last time we looked at [...]
Commercial Real Estate news in Canada
Canadian Commercial Real Estate news Some interesting Commercial Real Estate news recently – we’re seeing investors from both within Canada and internationally looking to place equity in the secure and stable Canadian economy; for many, their preferred vehicle is tangible real estate investment properties. Homburg Invest plans Canadian REIT spinoff Homburg Invest (HIIa.TO), which owns [...]
Kitchener Waterloo Real Estate Investments
- Allied REIT buys The Tannery District in Kitchener’s Warehouse / Innovation DistrictBig news today in Kitchener Commercial Real Estate, Allied REIT has purchased The Tannery District, the jewel of Kitchener’s Warehouse / Innovation District for $61.75 million. The Tannery District is a 340,150 square foot property redeveloped by Cadan Properties. It was the Lang Tannery, the largest tannery in the British Commonwealth at one point. With [. […]
- Why Canada is a top choice for global Real Estate InvestorsMy friends over at BuzzBuzzHome have put out a terrific infographic about why global Real Estate Investors look at Canada as a safe haven for their investment capital. Click for full size image Via BuzzBuzzHome, The most complete listing of new construction homes in Toronto and other major centres. Related posts: Investing in New Construction [...] Related p […]
- Morty’s owners purchase Forwell Variety on King Street in WaterlooBreaking news, the owner of Waterloo’s popular Morty’s pub has purchased the Forwell Super Variety store on King Street just south of University Ave in Waterloo. This is a high profile retail location, across the street from Wiflrid Laurier University, and just south of one of the busiest corners in Waterloo Region. Note: Morty’s Pub [...] Related posts: Mor […]
- Waterloo’s The Record Talks to Benjamin Bach about WLU’s $60 mil PurchaseStudent Housing Portfolio Sale One of Waterloo Region’s Largest Commercial Sales Last night I spoke with Brent Davis from The Record about WLU’s recent acquisition of the student housing portfolio on Bricker, Ezra and Hickory. The entire article can be found at this link. Below are some excerpts of my comments: “They ask for [...] Related posts: WLU drop […]
- WLU drops $58.9 mil on Student Housing Investment Portfolio in WaterlooBig news today, Wilfrid Laurier University has closed on their acquisition of the 765 bed Student Housing portfolio near WLU campus. This will be one of the largest commercial real estate transaction in Kitchener Waterloo this year. Laurier acquires apartment buildings adjacent to Waterloo campus WATERLOO – Wilfrid Laurier University has purchased 12 studen […]
