Setting the Bar
In Kitchener Condo Living

Fitness room

Enjoy exclusive use of the resident-only amenities within Barra Condos.

Guest Suite

Ground Level Entry and Building Amenities

Condominium Lifestyle
as it should be

Social and Lifestyle Amenities Include:

  • Stylish and contemporary lobby with visitor seating lounge
  • Multi-purpose event room complete with TV, seating, kitchenette, and private bathroom
  • Exterior patio with BBQ area and seating
  • Fully appointed hotel-style guest suite for condo owners’ guests
  • Gym with equipment, TV’s and access to a private terrace for an outdoor exercise area
  • Optional personal storage locker
  • Separate secured bicycle storage room in the building
  • 2 car share spaces
  • Dog washing station
  • Optional charging station for plug-in vehicles. Prices to be specified per spot

Building Features:

  • Hambro concrete floor superstructure with steel stud walls.
  • Professionally landscaped exterior
  • Centralized building water softening system
  • On-site management office with dedicated building services
  • Two elevators with moving service feature
  • High speed Gigabit internet through Bell and/or Rogers
  • Submetered gas (for BBQ), hydro, water, heating/cooling in each unit

Barra is positioned to
be the crown of quintessential
condominium living on Queen
Street in Downtown Kitchener.

Suite Finishes:

  • 9’ ceilings on all floors
  • Prefinished aluminum windows
  • Secure, solid core entry door with peephole, deadbolt and designer hardware
  • 4” painted white wood trim
  • Individually controlled and programmable centralized comfort system for heating and cooling
  • Private balcony or terrace on all units (except the Regal)
  • Distinctive sliding glass door or swinging french door to balcony or terrace
  • BBQ hookups on the terraces on the 1st and 6th floor
  • Low VOC premium washable paint
  • Flat painted ceiling
  • Generous size windows with transoms
  • All suites feature in-suite laundry
  • Optional tech package including Nest camera, Nest thermostat and optional Hue lights

Kitchens:

  • Custom designed kitchen cabinetry featuring full-height doors, with at least one full bank of drawers and regular height uppers
  • Quartz surface countertops with backsplash
  • Stainless steel undermount sink with chrome faucet
  • Optional upgraded fridge, range, dishwasher and over-the-range microwave

Bathrooms and Ensuites:

  • Granite countertops
  • Undermount sink with chrome faucet
  • Full vanity-width wall-mounted mirror
  • Ceramic wall tile surround with drop in bathtub
  • White drop-in alcove bathtub in secondary washroom. Optional corner shower base with framed glass.
  • Chrome single-lever, pressure-balanced, temperature-regulated bathtub/shower control
  • Bathtub/shower walls finished with ceramic tile to full wall height
  • Exhaust fan vented to exterior
  • Convenient privacy locks on all bathroom doors

Flooring:

  • High grade laminate flooring in the living room and bedrooms
  • Ceramic tile flooring in kitchen, bathrooms, and storage space

Lighting, Electrical and Communications:

  • Individual service panel and circuit breakers
  • Rough-ins for phone, cable and data in pre-selected locations
  • White Decora® designer series receptacles and switches throughout
  • Capped ceiling outlet in dining room
  • Switched ceiling light fixtures in kitchen, hallways, bedrooms and walk-in closets
  • Switched wall-mounted light fixture in bathrooms
  • Individually metered suites for personal control of in-suite hydro, water and gas (only on the 1st floor and 6th floor) consumption

Safety and Security:

  • 24-hour secure entry doors with in-suite keyed locks
  • Controlled access to the multi-purpose event room, guest suite and gym
  • Garage door operated by RF controller
  • Well-lit parking garage and exit stairwells
  • Sprinkler system and full ventilation throughout the underground parking garage
  • Sprinkler system throughout building and suites
  • Each suite equipped with smoke and carbon monoxide detectors

Energy Efficiency:

  • Carbon dioxide-based garage ventilation (eliminating the need for 24-hour operation)
  • Timed lights in stairwells/corridors
  • High-efficiency LED lighting fixtures
  • Energy Star® qualified appliances (where available)
  • Low-E Argon thermally broke high-efficiency windows.
  • In-suite heating/cooling units
  • High efficiency condensing gas boilers to supply the buildings heating system and an efficient air-cooled central chiller for the buildings cooling system