The Jake Condominiums Summary
At The Jake you’re connected to two worlds in minutes. Waterloo’s bustling downtown to the south, and the quiet St. Jacobs and Laurel Creek Conservation Area to the north and west. Putting you at the centre of nature, shopping, schools and everything that fulfills your everyday wants and needs.
Location & Neighbourhood
The Jake Condos is located in a prime location with several amenities around. The neighbourhood features a plethora of shopping, dining and entertainment options along with green spaces that are easily accessible on foot.
The Conestoga Parkway is also located just a few minutes away, providing easy and convenient connectivity to motorists to commute seamlessly throughout the region.
Reasons to Invest:
- Perfectly located just a 5 minute drive from the University of Waterloo which has ranked number one for the most innovative university in Canada for the past 27 years! The university’s new 230,000 sq ft engineering building will add approximately 1,500 undergraduates and 500 graduates to the university’s current population of 40,000 students
- Residents will also be just a 7 minute drive from Wilfrid Laurier University which is home to over 20,000 full and part time students! Wilfrid Laurier University was ranked number 6 in top Canadian universities by Macleans Magazine in 2018. The school’s new 200,000 sq ft Lazaridis School of Business & Economics will attract thousands of students, researchers and collaborators. Ranked second for growth in research funding the school is reputed for brilliance in research
- Only a 2 minute drive (or 11 minute walk) from the Northfield ION LRT Station where in just 1 stop passengers will arrive at Conestoga Mall, 2 stops from the University of Waterloo, and 6 stops from Grand River Hospital! Not only that, but the ION LRT seamlessly connects passengers through Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge making commuting throughout the Tri-Cities incredibly convenient
- Conveniently located just a quick 5 minute commute from Conestoga Mall! Future residents at The Jake can easily enjoy a premier shopping experience with a great selection of retailers, restaurants, Galaxy Movie Cinemas and one-of-a-kind specialty stores just moments away
- Population of 568,500 and one of Canada’s fastest growing communities, expected to reach 742,000 people by 2031. The KW region has the 4th largest population in Ontario
- Kitchener-Waterloo has earned the reputation of being Canada’s fastest growing tech talent market, increasing its talent pool by nearly 66% in the last five years adding 8,400 tech jobs attracting young talent while offering a lower cost of living than Toronto! The growth rate of tech jobs makes it the second fastest in NORTH AMERICA outpacing even Silicon Valley. Google, Microsoft, Shopify, Blackberry, Desire2Learn, Communitech all call Kitchener home
- Tech companies attracted more than $291 Million Dollars in Venture Capital in 2017
- The Jake is being developed by a highly reputable developer, VanMar Developments, who possesses over 40 years of building experience!