227 Louisa Street
Kitchener, N2H 5M6
$1,325,000
- 2 bathrooms
Listed 12 days ago · MLS® X13875696
About this home
AUTO CAR & SALES DEALERSHIP FOR SALE! Excellent opportunity to own a UNIQUE MIXED-USE AUTOMOTIVE property in a central Kitchener location, just minutes from Highways 7, 8 and 401. Current uses include AUTOMOTIVE SALES, SERVICE, AUTOBODY AND REPAIRS, operating as a legal non-conforming use. An excellent opportunity for an AUTOMOTIVE OPERATOR, OWNER-USER or INVESTOR seeking an established property with significant improvements and additional rental income. The property offers approximately 3,400 sqf. of Commercial/Shop space plus an approximately 1,200 sq. ft. Upper-Level Unit, situated on a 7,610 sqf lot.The main level offers approx 2,200 sqf. including a Showroom with 2 Bay Doors and capacity for up to 4 vehicles, along with an office/customer seating/waiting area. The Rear Garage includes an additional Bay Door and hoist, with space for 2 additional vehicles. The property features a highly functional Automotive setup with a parking/display area accommodating approximately 20-25 vehicles. Extensively improved over the years, upgrades include a commercial electrical system and exterior meter, updated water and gas lines, new water meter and backflow prevention device, along with improvements to the rear shop ceiling completed in connection with fire inspection requirements. The approximately 1,200 sq. ft. Upper-Level Unit has been fully renovated, including updated electrical/ water lines, kitchen, bathroom, flooring, heating,doors, together with a water softener/filtration system.The commercial space and upper -unit is occupied by a long-standing tenant on a FLEXIBLE-TERM LEASE, providing FLEXIBILITY FOR CONTINUED RENTAL INCOME OR POTENTIAL FUTURE OWNER OCCUPANCY. A unique opportunity to acquire an established automotive property combining business functionality, excellent vehicle capacity, multiple income streams, substantial improvements and a convenient central Kitchener location.
Details
- Type
- Commercial Retail
- Lot
- 68.11 × 128.29 ft
- Garage
- Other
- Property tax
- $9,837 (2026)
- Municipality
- Kitchener
Interior
- Bathrooms
- 2 × bathroom
Heating, cooling and services
- Heating
- Gas Forced Air Open
- Utilities
- Available
Building and exterior
- Building area
- 3,400 Square Feet
More
- Possession
- FLEXIBLE
- Cross street
- WEBER ST W/VICTORIA ST N
- Business type
- Automotive Related
Location
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The neighbourhood
Getting around Very walkable
- 🚇 Central Station LRT10 min walk
- 🚇 Kitchener City Hall LRT11 min walk
Within a 10-minute walk: 2 grocery stores, 49 cafés and restaurants, 14 parks, 3 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Marché Leo's (700 m). Nearest park: George Lippert Park (100 m).
Schools nearby
Elementary
- King Edward Public School
EQAO: Gr 6 reading 77%, math 30%17 min walk - Suddaby Public School
EQAO: Gr 6 reading 90%, math 58%18 min walk - St. Teresa Catholic Elementary School Catholic
EQAO: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 45%19 min walk - Prueter Public School
EQAO: Gr 6 reading 62%, math 17%1.2 km
Secondary
- Margaret Avenue Public School7 min walk
- St. Louis Education Centre - Main Campus Catholic9 min walk
- St. Louis Education Centre - St. Mary's Campus Catholic10 min walk
EQAO: share of students meeting the provincial standard (2024–25). Ontario average: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 51%; Gr 9 math 55%; literacy test 83%.
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Who lives here postal area N2H
- Owners / renters
- 49% / 51%
- Median household income
- $73,500
- Average age
- 41
- Children under 15
- 13%
- Homes
- 43% detached, 22% high-rise
- Commute by transit
- 7%
- Population
- 22,456
Languages spoken most at home besides English: Arabic 0.9%, Spanish 0.7%, Tigrigna 0.5%, Portuguese 0.5%.
Safety
Crime Severity Index for Waterloo Region (Kitchener) police: 67 vs 57 for Ontario (2025).
Police-reported figures for the whole police service area, not this street. Rates use the area’s resident population.
Distances are approximate. Places © OpenStreetMap contributors. Neighbourhood figures: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census. School results: EQAO via Ontario Data Catalogue (Open Government Licence – Ontario). Crime Severity Index: Statistics Canada.
Living here
Commute
Noise 1 source nearby
- 🚆 Rail line (Waterloo Spur)50 m
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Internet High-speed
50/10 Mbps or faster available here by cable, fibre or DSL (the federal high-speed target).
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Listed by RE/MAX ICON REALTY.
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