The Breithaupt Block is centrally located in Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada’s Technology Triangle. Conveniently situated on King Street, just North of Victoria Street and Waterloo Region’s future public transportation hub, The Breithaupt Block is easily accessible by car, bike or public transit.

Located Right in the Heart of the Region

Below is a site map of the Breithaupt Block’s location and relation to public transit routes, future light-rail transit as well as proximity to the expressway. Also pictured are architect renderings of the Breithaupt Block upon completion with the soon to be completed light-rail transit and Go Trains imagined.

Transportation

For drivers we provide free parking and will offer incentives to tenants that choose alternate modes of transportation. Hybrid, scooter and carpool drivers will all receive preferred parking spaces and other perks. The Breithaupt Block is located just steps away from several condo developments and existing residential neighbourhoods, which makes walking to work a reality.

Canada’s Technology Triangle

With companies like Research in Motion (makers of BlackBerry), Google, Desire2Learn, Open Text, IMS, Dalsa and Christie Digital all choosing to operate in Waterloo Region, the technology sector makes up a significant portion of the area’s economy.

The information below is provided by Canada’s Technology Triangle, a not-for-profit, public-private regional economic development partnership that markets the competitive advantages of the Waterloo Region to the world, and works to attract new businesses, investment and talent to the Region.

  • $19.5 billion GDP, with a 5.8% increase from 2009 to 2010 (2010)
  • 150 research institutes and more than triple the provincial and national number of patents per million (2006)
  • Canada’s 10th and Ontario’s 4th largest urban population (2010)
  • One of Canada’s fastest growing communities, with a population of 543,700 people that is expected to reach 729,000 people by 2031
  • Skilled and talented workforce of 282,300 (2010)
  • 74,000 full-time post-secondary students, including 15,000 co-operative education students
  • University of Waterloo: consistently leads Maclean‚Äôs Canadian university reputational rankings, has the largest concentration of math and computer science talent in the world
  • Wilfrid Laurier University: top ranking undergraduate university in Ontario (Maclean’s 2011), known for business, entrepreneurship, music, and political and applied science
  • Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning: ranked Ontario’s number one college nine of the last eleven years; one of Canada’s premier polytechnic institutes
  • Home to leading global think tanks: Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Centre for International Governance Innovation, Academic Council on the United Nations System and the University of Waterloo’s Institute for Nanotechnology and Institute for Quantum Computing
  • Ranked first overall in FDI magazine’s Top 10 American Micro Cities of the Future (2011/2012)
  • The Real Estate Investment Network, Top Ontario Investment Town 2009-2014
  • Home to Region of Waterloo International Airport with daily service to Montreal, Ottawa and Calgary
  • An attractive cost of living index: 78 in Waterloo compared to 100 in Toronto (2008)