
Barrie Power Centre
Barrie, Ontario
This portfolio comprises five buildings,
including a state-of-the-art, 12-screen Galaxy
Cineplex Theatre on six acres of land facing the
very busy Highway 400, the main road from Toronto
to Cottage Country. A newly constructed office
building anchored by Sunlife Insurance Company,
an indoor Putting Edge with children’s golf
and party room and an adjoining restaurant. Purchased
March 8th, 2007 for $21,550,000 on behalf of Churchill
IV Real Estate Limited Partnership.
Also purchased in this portfolio
were two multi-tenant industrial buildings on
the north side of Barrie with good visibility
to Highway 400, close to Georgian College and
the Royal Victoria Hospital. These industrial
buildings have been built out to an average of
75% offices. In July 2007, the 2006 Canadian Census
reported Barrie, Ontario as the fastest growing
city in Canada with a population of more than
100,000 people. The five year growth was 19.2%,
by way of comparison Calgary, Alberta was 13.4%.
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