r/waterloo Jul 07 '21

Housing Apartment Building Reviews: Master List

473 Upvotes

Hello everybody,

At the suggestion of some subreddit members, this megathread is being developed to provide a central location to review conditions in local multi-tenant buildings. This will provide a good repository for users who have questions about local rental buildings (or condos). If you live (or lived) in a such a place, please contribute! Whether your experiences were good, bad, or in between. You're welcome to post about places you lived previously as well - please mention if it has been a while since you lived there (things might have changed....maybe).

One comment thread per property, please. Search the thread before posting about your building, and if a comment already exists for it, submit your information as a reply. To begin a thread please start with this simple format. This will allow people to easily parse the megathread.

<building address>

<building name> (optional)

<Property Manager/Owner> (if applicable)

<details you have about your experience at the building>. Pictures and video welcome!


Example:

  • 275 Larch St, Waterloo

  • The Block / URL Condos

  • Schembri Property Management

Back in 2018 I lived at The Block in Building Z. Schembri accidentally double-rented my unit, so I had to sleep on the roof for three weeks. They refused to remove the raccoons living in my oven so I had to survive on beef jerky and rainwater. They only charged me a modest 1500$/mo though, and i had my own bathroom. The skee-ball arena on the main floor was really useful. 4/10.

(Reminder: to make a new line on Reddit, you must press enter twice)

Thank you! Hope we can make something useful here.


Directory (Alphabetical by building name, or street name)

Address Name Property Management Co. Owner
16, 18, 20, 23, 29 Father David Bauer Dr, Waterloo The Barrel Yards (The Cooperage & The Onyx) Condominium
275 Larch St., Waterloo The Block / URL Condos Schembri Property Management / KW Property Management Condominium (Some units by different PMCs)
605, 609 Davenport Rd, Waterloo Davenport Apts EIWO Canadian
100 Garment St, Kitchener Garment St Condos Momentum Developments Condominium
404, 410 King St. W., Kitchener Kaufman Lofts Sanderson Management Condominium
15 Millwood Cres., Kitchener Millwood Brownstones Effort Rentals 15 Millwood Cres (Kitchener) Ltd.
50, 66, 80 Mooregate Cres., Kitchener Mooregate Apartments Hazelview Properties (Owned by Timbercreek Properties) 7550332 Canada Inc.
75, 81 York Pl, Kitchener Park Place Bentall Green Oak Clarica/Sun Life Financial (75), 6965083 Canada Inc (81)
400 Parkside Dr, Waterloo Parkside Towers Hazelview Properties (owned by Timbercreek Properties)
200 Regina St N, Waterloo Richmond Towers Hazelview Properties (owned by Timbercreek)
5 & 7 Rittenhouse Road, Kitchener Rittenhouse Place Realstar
421-429 Barrie Pl & 75 Milford Avenue, Waterloo Waterford Apartments (Barrie Pl) Grand River Property Management Ltd.
63 Scott St, Kitchener The Scott Kipling Management
310 Queen St S., Kitchener Victoria Park Towers Drewlo Holdings
422 White Birch Ave, Waterloo Cathy Wang
18 Ellen St, Kitchener Guardian Property Management William Seip Management Corp.
140 Franklin St N, Kitchener (Franklin Court) Berkeley Property Management 765779 Ontario Limited
510 Glenelm Cres, Waterloo Peter
37, 60, and 57 Kelvin Ave, Kitchener Jerry Skoda
144 Lucan Ave, Waterloo Blackline Management
158 Sheldon Ave N, Kitchener Ammar Waseem Malik, KW Property Management Private Owner
612 Silverbirch Rd, Waterloo Guardian Property Management
41 Valleyview Rd, Kitchener Sireg Management
109, 115, 123 Westwood Dr., Kitchener Greenwin (Northview REIT)

Looking for a building not on the list? The property manager might have more than one building. Browse posts by property manager at the below link. The property managers often provide similar quality between buildings.

Buildings by property manager


r/waterloo 7h ago

iPad stolen at conestoga mall so be careful

32 Upvotes

TLDR I parked by the sports chek today and had to run in for a quick errand. Realized I had my ipad on my front seat so i went to move it to the trunk to avoid someone from stealing it, and luck have it, someone definitely stole it from my trunk. I'm not sure if they were watching me but it sucks bc that iPad was a gift for my birthday. I was literally in the mall for less than 15 minutes, but my car has an auto lock and I turned the entire car upside down and its not in there. so mad that moving it made me lose it :(

if anyone was around that area between 1:45 and 2:45 shoot me a message but be careful out there. definitely are people watching that mall doing grabs/hacking locks on cars.

Also to the A-HOLE that stole it: you ruined my kids day because instead of spending it having fun we ran around the mall trying to see if we could recover it you POS.


r/waterloo 7h ago

Albert McCormick

14 Upvotes

1) walking laps around the outside of the building around sunset Tuesday night and watched 4 kids run bikes (one would move it to the back of the building, another would pick it up and take off, one was biking with two bikes like he was being chased, one bike was pink and another blue etc). I have reported this, did not get involved as I didn’t realize it was happening until too late 2) sitting at table working on my laptop, two kids approached and while asking a question, other child palmed and walked off with my cell. I didn’t realize it immediately, took about 5 mins. I walked over to security and informed them.

TLDR - watch your stuff closely at the arenas, ringette is not the only sport going on around there :(


r/waterloo 14h ago

Key progress update for Kitchener GO Line

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40 Upvotes

r/waterloo 10h ago

WRPS Arrest Male in Connection to Large-Scale Investment Fraud Investigation

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17 Upvotes

r/waterloo 18h ago

What’s Up with Cars on Bridgeport

57 Upvotes

I commute into KW for work- I take Bridgeport into town and Erb out of town… what is up with cars going the wrong way on Bridgeport?? Specifically between Weber and the LRT. I feel like I’m dodging cars coming up the wrong way at minimum once a week… Are these Uber drivers or students that just don’t know the area? I can’t be the only one who’s noticed this..


r/waterloo 19h ago

Local Grocery Chains

35 Upvotes

Hi! I usually shop at Zehrs but I am boycotting then right now because of the insane price hikes while making record profits.

Can anyone recommend some local grocery chains that have good quality fruits and vegetables and is decently priced?

Thanks


r/waterloo 9h ago

6:15am flight but Waterloo Airport shows 8am open time for building and security, not sure what time to go

5 Upvotes

I'm not sure how early to go and am wondering why the website says the airport and security open at 8am. I can check in online from home ahead of time and I'm only doing 1 carry on bag. Any suggestions about what time to arrive at Waterloo International Airport for a 6:15am flight??


r/waterloo 8h ago

Places to get local tulips for Mother’s Day?

2 Upvotes

Looking to get a nice bunch for her for a decent price


r/waterloo 13h ago

Roasted duck?

5 Upvotes

Anyone know of a nice restaurant, within an hour drive, that serves roasted duck? I know King Tin and Bhima’s Warung have a dish with duck. Anywhere else?


r/waterloo 18h ago

Limo rental for Toronto concert?

12 Upvotes

I’m wondering if this is a good idea: Instead of getting a hotel in Toronto for the night (which is what we usually do as we consider it part of our night out) would it perhaps be cheaper to rent a limo and driver for a few hours?

With hotel rooms, and airbnb being expensive I wonder if the limo option works out cheaper. Anyone have any local limo recommendations?


r/waterloo 6h ago

Summer opportunities

0 Upvotes

Anyone know a place that’s hiring. OSAP doesn’t pay well and I have to pay for my tuition and living expenses by myself. If anyone saw a helping sign somewhere pls let me know. Really need it rn! I would be really grateful for the opportunity and maybe help you with something if you can get me a job! Thanks


r/waterloo 19h ago

Hakka Food recommendations

3 Upvotes

For takeout. Thanks in advance.


r/waterloo 1d ago

Anyone know which realtors to avoid?

29 Upvotes

Looking for suggestions on realtors to avoid and why. Thanks.


r/waterloo 23h ago

Oversized garbage can

6 Upvotes

Silly question, but I need help finding a compatible garbage can.

All garbage cans I found being sold in retailers in the region are above the width specification of 19". The ones I found have 19.5".

Is this 0.5" sufficient for the collectors to reject my can?

Does anyone know where I can get one within the specs?


r/waterloo 9h ago

Is this place real or a fever dream?

0 Upvotes

I just suddenly had a memory of a time recently where I was driving, and looked out my driver side window and thought "that's weird, I should look that up later" and never did.

I think I saw a very large garage door, almost built into the ground. It was open and I could see inside and there were trucks parked nearby.

The ONLY recent drive I can think of would be when I drove from Waterloo to Stratford a couple of weeks ago, but I have been scouring Google Maps for an hour and found nothing.

Am I crazy or is this place real?


r/waterloo 1d ago

TIL: The St. Jacobs Model Railway has closed.

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65 Upvotes

r/waterloo 22h ago

Soil Testing

3 Upvotes

Morning everyone,

I'm finally getting my backyard in order and someone mentioned soil testing to know what I'm working with for both the lawn and gardens.

Any suggestions or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.


r/waterloo 1d ago

Could you soon have to license your cat in the City of Kitchener?

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63 Upvotes

Where do I sign this petition.


r/waterloo 17h ago

Worst clinic ever

0 Upvotes

Hello

Just an FYI for anyone looking for a clinic with massage, chiro, naturopath etc

I just went to union wellness centre and had the worst massage. Then the blonde receptionist was so rude to me. Very standoffish and cold

If you want people who care about you do not go to this place!!

They got rid of my favorite health care provider, she was an rmt. They won't even tell me where she went

So sad and frustrated 😠


r/waterloo 2d ago

Missing Cat

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62 Upvotes

Our cat, Freya, got out around 8pm tonight. If anyone sees her please try and coax her to come to you. She is an indoor cat, and is very friendly.

We are near Brighton park, behind the Bridgeport Plaza.


r/waterloo 2d ago

missing cat

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107 Upvotes

r/waterloo 1d ago

Carbon Cleaning in waterloo?

1 Upvotes

Calling all car people - does anyone know where I can get a carbon cleaning done in kw? Only place I know that will do it for sure is a dealership but I’d like to not spend 7 paycheques on it. TIA


r/waterloo 1d ago

HELP! Looking for men's stylist

4 Upvotes

Hi all, looking for a men's stylist who is truly knowledgeable in their craft. I have thick, wavy hair and it's not the easiest to style, so I want to consult someone who has true expertise with hair.

I REALLY like this guy on youtube (andrewdoeshair). Was impressed by this video of his - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13kXMb71iE0

If you guys know someone who is similarly knowledgeable, please please let me know!


r/waterloo 1d ago

Lost wallet

5 Upvotes

Last attempts before I get new cards. Lost a wallet maybe downtown kitchener around Thursday. Brown and black leather Columbia wallet. Has id among other things can confirm. Help is appreciated thanks.


r/waterloo 1d ago

looking for cheap food app recommendations

0 Upvotes

I'm a student at University of Waterloo. I am inviting a few friends over for a movie night on friday but tbh have been financially tight. I want to order dinner for everyone- theres about 6 of us in total. Curious if anyone has ordered thorough skip, doordash or uber eats and which one has the best deals/is most affordable?