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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 [...]
March 2010 Update: Kitchener Waterloo Commercial Real Estate Market
One our other blogs we’ve looked at the red hot performance of the residentla Kitchener Waterloo real estate market. How has the Kitchener Waterloo commercial real estate fared? In March 2010 there were 8 sales on the MLS, and these sold properties were listed between $39,899 and $3,300,000 and represented a mixture of multi tenant [...]
Canadian Bank Looking to Lend More for Real Estate
The local Kitchener Waterloo newspaper, The Record, had an interesting article this morning on one of Canada’s lenders, Laurentian Bank. Locally, Laurentian has been involved in financing many large student rental apartment buildings in Waterloo, especially the newer ones that have been developed in the last few years. Laurentian Bank looks at real estate financing [...]
Construction of 144 Park in Waterloo estimated at $21 million
144 Park is a new luxury condo building going up in Waterloo, Ontario at the corner of Park and Allen in Uptown Waterloo. It has units going over $1 million, making it the most luxurious development in the region. I was researching the condo, and I found this interesting report from Daily Commercial News and Construction [...]
1,000,000 sq ft MegalMall in Kitchener Waterloo to be named The Boardwalk
The largest shopping area in the Southwestern Ontario – One million square feet – is being built in Kitchener Waterloo, at the corner of Ira Needles Blvd and University Ave West. This is a project that Paul Dietrich and Voisin Developments are undertaking; Paul started assembling the land in 1985. From The Record: When completed [...]
Understanding Commercial Real Estate Terms pt1
Two calculations many of our client’s use when evaluating income producing real estate are Cap Rate, and Cash on Cash return. Let’s take a closer look at those two terms in this video: Over at BenjaminBach.com there is a very good explanation of these two terms: Cap Rate, or capitalization, expresses the ratio between the [...]
Tannery district in Kitchener becoming vibrant commercial hub
The Record, Kitchener Waterloo’s local paper, had an article yesterday about progress at the Tannery District, which is the new development around the old Lang Tannery building in downtown Kitchener. The Tannery used to be a factory where animal hides went through the tanning process to become leather, and is now being converted into live/work [...]
Multi Family Transaction Volume in Canada Should Increase in 2010
Last night I was reading a research paper put out by CBRE about the commercial & multi-family apartment market in Canada, and they’re pretty bullish on what’s going to happen this year. They also attributed a contraction of sales in 2009 to a lack of quality product. From the Canadian Multi-Housing Marketview (PDF): There was [...]
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- Works Burger opening on King in Uptown WaterlooThe Works Burger has signed a deal to move into the former Janet Lynn’s space at 92 King Street South in Uptown Waterloo. View Larger Map New Kitchener Waterloo Restaurants This is the latest restaurant chain to come to Kitchener Waterloo; the Honest Lawyer recently announced plans to move into the main floor of 305 [...] Related posts: Kitchener Waterloo Co […]
- Sage Condos | Pre-Construction Condos in WaterlooSage Condos Sales Update Sales launched today in Waterloo, and the building already has a majority of the units sold. There is an extremely limited supply of 3 bedroom condos, and a decent selection of 5 bedroom condos. Contact us immediately to reserve the condo of your choice. Sage Condos is sold out, save for 3 penthouses which have not [...] Related p […]
- Kitchener Waterloo Commercial Real Estate is HOTIt’s getting cold out, but the commercial real estate market in Kitchener Waterloo is still HOT. The last couple of years have seen some huge brands set up shop in Waterloo Region, with others announcing plans to open in 2012 and 2013. Brands such as Google, Apple, Coach and Marshall’s have come into Kitchener Waterloo [...] Related posts: Facebook taking o […]
- Is Facebook *actually* coming to Kitchener? Update on the rumoursEver since DCN ran a story about Facebook potentially setting up offices in Kitchener’s Breithaupt Block development (link) people all over Waterloo Region have been talking about it. 570 News is running a story (below) in which they say they’ve confirmed that Facebook is coming to town. At the moment, the only source for this [...] Related posts: Facebook […]
- [Rumour] Whole Foods moving into Kitchener ?Rumour on the street is that Whole Foods has purchased a site in Kitchener – not Waterloo - and will be coming to the region shortly. Harp Arora on Facebook asked about a location in Kitchener vs Waterloo. From what I’ve heard, Whole Foods wants a site that has at least 40,000 square feet of [...] Related posts: Kitchener Waterloo Commercial Real Estate is […]
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