Another Kitchener office building transforming into rental apartments [Video]

A former office space in downtown Kitchener has become a place for people to call home.

Developer Denny Cybalski has been working with a team to transform the building at 30 Duke Street West into 128 apartments.

“We are 50 per cent completed, with tenants moving in already,” Cybalski told CTV News.

When the project is complete, eight of the floors will house one-bedroom units.

“They’re designed for the working professional or someone that can utilize the LRT transit system,” Cybalski explained.

The developer said the building will also include 24 accessible units.

Although the practice is still fairly uncommon in Waterloo Region, the transformation is not a new concept. In 2023, a former office building at 22 Fredrick Street was converted into 91 rental units.

Neo Architecture Inc. helmed the project that included a mix of one and two-bedroom units.

“When you actually repurpose an existing building and preserve …