03-22-2019, 08:44 AM
Starbucks set to pour into old public utilities building in downtown Kitchener
Quote:This scuffed 87-year-old downtown gem of fine-cut stonework was once an energetic three-storey house of hydro and natural gas.https://www.therecord.com/news-story/923...kitchener/
It's the weary old public utilities building across from Kitchener City Hall.
Now, coffee-giant Starbucks is poised to caffeine-jolt the decades-empty bottom levels of the 1932-built joint back to life with daily cup-and-saucer doses of espresso, caramel frappuccinos and cinnamon lattes.
Yes, a Starbucks restaurant is coming to King and Gaukel streets.
"The permit was just issued recently," city spokesperson Nicole Amaral said in an email on Thursday. "They can now proceed with construction."
About $400,000 worth of interior renovations is about to begin on the privately-owned heritage building, according to a permit application submitted by Les Carney of Starbucks Coffee Canada to the city Feb. 7.