Wit Ventures: Developers Putting $4 Million into Old Drawbridge Inn.

Wednesday 13 September 2017

Developers Putting $4 Million into Old Drawbridge Inn.

From Cathy Dobson, The Sarnia Journal.

Two Oakville developers are investing $4 million to gut the former Drawbridge Inn and open a four-star boutique hotel on Christina Street.

One of the principals, Gord Laschinger, was involved in a defunct deal to redevelop downtown’s Bayside Centre last year. He is no longer involved in the mall but said he is only months away from opening the new hotel venture with business partner Malvinder Singh.

The 54-year-old building requires a complete overhaul because it was somewhat neglected over the past decade and regularly ran at only 20 to 25% occupancy, Laschinger said.

“Half the population has fond memories of The Drawbridge when it was a very good hotel, but the other half may not. It had gone downhill in the last 10 years,” he said.

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