Andrin to Restore Mayfair Hotel At City Centre

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.

CTV News reports:

Built around 1905 and converted to the Mayfair around 1929, it set to become a boutique hotel, spa and restaurant.

Brampton-based developer Andrin Homes will reportedly maintain the historic exterior while renovating the interior. Additional levels will be added to make it a nine story building.

The Record adds more details:

“Glass and steel additions will be built on top of the existing buildings, bringing the height to nine floors. The inside of both buildings will be completely rebuilt. Three floors will be added to the Mayfair Hotel at 11 Young St. Six floors to the building next door at 156-158 King St. west.

The proposed redevelopment plan calls for a speakeasy club in the basement and:

First floor — a restaurant, whisky bar, hotel lobby and pool.

Second floor — 13 suites plus a gym and yoga studio.

Third floor — 13 suites and the spa’s reception.

Fourth floor — 14 suites and the spa.

I had the opportunity to tour it this week, before it is opened to the public & the general Real Estate agent population.

The model suites & plans look terrific, and I’m excited to see them open.

Occupancy is expected by the end of this year for the first floor, and soon after that for the next three, with the top few floors being the last to be finished (that part of the building is brand new construction, whereas the rest is the original factory)

Arrow Lofts Now On Sale

Because we work with lots of real estate investors, the developer has allowed us to offer purchasers discounts and incentives that are (according to the developer) not available through most real estate agents.

If you’d like to pick up a unit here, email me right now.  The best units will be gone by next week (and they’re available for you now)

We can send you the full price list and floorplans, just email us.

Among others, City Centre by Andrin has units starting under $200,000 – and so does their last project, the Kaufman Lofts, a conversion of the historic Kaufman factory up the street.

These are both in booming downtown Kitchener; the Kaufman Lofts are across the street from land the Region recently purchased to use as a transit hub (see: Waterloo Region Buys Kitchener Land to Redevelop for Transit Hub), and it’s kitty corner to the University Health Sciences Campus.

For a complete list of condos under $200,000 in Kitchener Waterloo (and Cambridge or Guelph too!) email me, click the link on the sidebar up top or call 519 772 4377

One of the most anticipated pre-construction condo projects in Kitchener Waterloo, City Centre has recently started selling units.

There will be two towers, 17 and 14 floors, that will  house about 380 units.  In addition, the site plan calls for retail, underground parking, and a boutique hotel and spa where the Mayfair currently stands.

I have floorplans for the units, but can’t post them online.  If you’re interested in more information, email me by clicking here

From 570 News

Ground has been broken on a sales office that will drive growth in downtown Kitchener. Representatives from Andrin Homes, the City of Kitchener and the Downtown BIA were on-hand at a ceremony Tuesday morning that marked the beginning of construction on what will become a dedicated, 3,500-square-foot sales pavilion.

“The sales centre itself will have two, fully furnished model suites,” says Anne Marchildon, vice-president, Sales and Marketing with Andrin Homes. “The exterior of the sales centre (will also be) representative of what the building will look like, (from the) brick colour, the panel colours, the window details, all of that sort of thing.”

The sales centre will also include a 2,000-square-foot presentation area with multimedia capabilities to allow potential buyers to go through the project step-by-step.

Marchildon calls Kitchener a “very good” municipality to work with.

“They’re very forward-thinking, they do their homework, everybody is looking to the same objective,” she says.

Kitchener’s Director of Economic Development, Rod Regier, is admittedly excited by this next step in the project.

“It’s coming at the right time,” he says. “We’ve had some great announcements in the downtown recently with The Tannery and The Communitech Hub developed there, followed by the Google move. So we’re very excited about where this fits into the overall constellation.”

Regier says the next step is to get more people living in the downtown and he believes Tuesday’s announcement is a positive move in that direction.

Centre Block has sat dormant for almost a decade after the city learned of plans for a pornographic movie theatre and began buying up property. To date, Kitchener has spent about $9-million acquiring lands in the area bounded by King, Young, Duke and Ontario streets. Previous efforts to develop the property, including a potential relocation of the Main Branch of the Kitchener Public Library, have failed.

City gives nod to developer for Centre Block

KITCHENER — City councillors reached an important milestone Monday in their decade-long effort to redevelop a strategic parcel of land next to City Hall.

During a closed-door meeting councillors gave their final authorization to staff for an agreement between the City of Kitchener and Brampton-based Andrin Homes for the redevelopment of Centre Block with 385 condominiums, four new buildings, underground parking, a boutique hotel-spa and a parkette.

“It has been a long time coming, obviously,” Mayor Carl Zehr said.

By 2000 the city had purchased almost all of the properties and buildings that wrapped around the western half of the block, which is bounded by King, Young, Duke and Ontario streets. So far the city has spent about $13 million on all of the costs associated with buying the land, buildings and businesses.

Andrin gets the 2.6 acre site and two heritage buildings for $3.1 million

For more information on the Centre Block and other condos in Kitchener, contact Benjamin Bach @ Benjamin@BenjaminBach.com, or call me at 519-772-4376

Kitchener Condo Prices - Kaufman Lofts

For more information on Kaufman Lofts and other condos in Kitchener, contact Benjamin Bach @ Benjamin@BenjaminBach.com, or call me at 519-772-4376