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W i , I It! ‘ “Al UtLtM MJIBONILLI; - Wednesday. June 8,20“) ”W i ran newcar... e BIS p O I C U C U I i Waterloo Nissan is pulling up stakes and moving to the Laurel Sprzngs building BY Grim MDOMLD - a Part of that process is engaging With the Chronicle Staff x public, ' * " “You have to be immersed iii the com he makeover is beginning for the lau- "\ a . * ' T . munity,” Murdoch said, I rel Springs building on Northfield .7, " J.» a; king’s: Waterloo Nissan has gained a good repur Drive. The large industrial complex W .;_;T"~_ "a tation in its 22 years of business, Murdoch ' will get the first phase of a planned facelift ”’1’???“ . said. l starting this summer. 3532: . _ A , “- I it has been repeatedly named the No, l i Waterloo Nissan is planning to build a fit? “at“? H E" "‘ >1 . 7 new-car dealership in Southwestern Ontario 20,000-square foot dealership at the Corner . .-?».1t§‘3§“ 3‘ '31 . by the Canadian Automobile Association. i of Northfield and Parkside Drive. as: 2;??‘9 _ I“; ' . I Demolition has begun on the west side of fig“ '3." 7 g! i a - the building to make way for the dealership, .1. 3612â€"" K ' ' 1 The promise I made which is set to open in early spring 201 1, ”5:55.. a 3,; f“ 3 i - to myself was to Hie decision to move was made because V :3??? “ '7 if}. u, there is no room to grow at the current loca- ' ($313: ’ i E “ reward a loyal tion. said Waterloo Nissan president lan « - f2; Custonler base Murdoch. l'he dealership is currently locatâ€" f‘ a» 61; 0 ed at the southwest corner of Bridgeport Egg?” . 2.7;): r and e'nployees Road andWeberStreet. $7.1“: i .g for their “We’re landlocked here." Murdoch said 55?”: ’ “I ’ - " [his building has less than 7,000 square fifitcfifrsif fig _3.'; ,. loyalty Ol’fir c feet of space. We wanted something bigger £;g‘:€ r 3 . 3 20 years to better serve our clients " “‘é’fiuiljj .. "7? ‘ . ‘ The bigger dealership will allow Murdoch my»; \,- ' ’ 7 la" Mum‘th it) bring in more “(Mk gig; â€"_« ‘ . . Hil‘nt’l iifllurt‘rloo \l\\(lH L‘We'll have more used. more new. more #9719. . . ”'fi . ' \.» '1 parts," he said, ”More everything." “2‘ a, : M if." " '. .3 Murdoch is in\oltt-d Willi groups siit h as Andthelocationwas hard iopass tip. L"... E? Lfl‘ t ‘ " the (.rand River conservation r\\\(l(‘ld[l()ll "We looked at the location in north ":1.“ -39. K, 3 ’ and believes his volunteer work feeds into Waterloo because that‘s where the growth 3;.; t w“ " . , 2 X. Waterloo Nissan's reputation. is," he said. "it's also easil) accessible and 5» . 3' a h ‘i 1 3,3 :55 find though there were econotnit reasons closerto the parkway." {‘34- 'm: 4'; ‘ ":1 to make the mow to Vorthiii-ld, \1iirdot h Nissan's move also cotnCides with a plan r 2r - z 7 . 3’. ' also sees it as a sort of reward for everyone _ , ii ”a, t ' ,2 ._ met. m . to mate an automall district around North» g 3;: .- ' I involved With the dealership. field Drive. Mazda and Toyota run dealer: 3 ' - w ' ‘- , “'l he promise I made to myself was to ships on Northfield. while Volkswagen has ‘ , e . .1 reward a loyal customer base and t’ttlpitnt‘t“ on at the t lll’ttt‘l oi Parksidt' and Weber W x I 1?. tor their loyaln iivt'rJiJ years." hesaid. Street. .1 .p 3:}. ‘ ‘, 3;. ( tlll\lrllt’ilitli work at the site is slated to ()n tit-ail“ Ling Street. illt’lt' is a cluster v' I: 5‘ fag; 4". mow ahead this summer. pending approtai oi auto dealers including Honda. Volvo. 3" w 9 - "1,5: I from lilt‘( in it\i\\"and lord _$L""3‘ 95;!" . V if » \itit‘h oi the earh work will lll\()l\t'(i sci Some oi those dealers are going to pool ‘13,»: ii ‘ ’ ‘ ‘:- . if: t-ring $0.000 square it'et oi spat t‘ for \issan resources to advertise a Northih‘ld Antonia“. " . . 2_ iroiii lllt' Misting strut tiiri- \itirdoch said '~’ lht'l’t' is also approximately 100.000 ‘ “it goes batk to the dais oi latons and . square feet left in the large industrial build \iinpsons." Murdoch said oi the collective ' -_ mg. said Don /vhr oi the /t-lirgrotip. “ho is marketing llioiigh the stores were t‘ttnlpclk _ ‘ . , V v iatilitating the salt- and toiistrtiiiion oi the tors. locations of both ihriwd when the) sitt' wt‘reclost- together. he said, ' ; ' ‘ [hat portion of the building is currenth That's the hasit print iplt- behind the . a” 1:1; '6 being marketed he said atitomall toiii em 2 to attratt the consumer . ”av‘ $‘3. V‘ "construction will take about four and a to a general area - 5’ fr 7‘51”; 3‘5 hall months." lt-hr said lrotn the": it “ill be up to llll' individual ' ”I ‘ r m ' " After that, the site Will be handed over to dealers to set themselves apart. 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