The foundation of your property, from day one to done.
We started managing buildings because we could not find anyone we trusted with our own. Today we look after condominium corporations and owners across Southwestern Ontario, and we build as well.
"We approach management differently than what a typical board of directors and community members have become accustomed to — and we love sharing how." Angel-Marie Reiner, President, OCLM
Eric Reiner spent years investing in real estate before he built a low-rise apartment of his own, running the general contractor and the financing himself. When it was finished he went looking for a management company. He could not find one that did the job properly.
So he and Angel-Marie, his wife, managed it themselves. That building was the first one Onyx ever took on. Between them they now have more than 20 years in real estate, development and property management.
The condominium side began in November 2019 with a single community and grew 3,000% in the years that followed. The pandemic arrived a few months in. We kept going.
What you get with Onyx.
We do what we say
When we tell a board we are going to do something, we do it. Boards notice quickly when a manager does not.
Managers who aren't burnt out
Our property managers are not on call after hours, on weekends or on holidays. A manager who gets a real weekend does better work on Monday.
A licensed agent's eye on your investment
Eric Reiner is a licensed real estate agent. Land often reaches us before it reaches the open market.
Financing for capital projects
Onyx can lend to condo corporations that need to fund capital work. Most managers can only tell you to raise the fees.
We handle both halves of the job.
Most boards keep a management company for the day-to-day and hire a contractor for anything bigger. We do both, so nothing has to be handed between two firms.
Property Management
Full-service management for condominium corporations and multi-residential, commercial and industrial properties across Southwestern Ontario.
- Condominium management
- Full-service management for condo corporations. We also advise boards that self-manage and want a second opinion without handing over the keys.
- Residential
- Purpose-built rentals and single-family homes. We screen tenants properly, which is why they stay.
- Commercial
- Plazas and retail tenants, from restaurants to professional offices, with positive cash flow front of mind.
- Specialty
- Industrial and production facilities, where an hour of downtime costs a tenant more than a month of rent.
Real Estate & Development
À la carte consulting and full-service development, built on 15+ years of partnerships across Southwestern Ontario.
- Development consulting
- Feasibility studies, market research, site review and due diligence, tailored to the project.
- Property development
- Wood-frame walk-ups through to high-rise mixed use. Permits, contracts, tendering, and dealing with the lender.
- Developer services
- Alongside a developer from the planning stages through to ongoing support once the community is built and occupied.
- Real estate & corporation loans
- Licensed real estate consulting, plus lending options for condo corporation capital projects.
We also build.
Feasibility studies, site review, municipal approvals, tendering, financing and construction management. When the building opens, you are still calling this office.
What we look after today.
Where we work Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge and New Hamburg, and the wider Southwestern Ontario region. If your building sits near one we already run, the manager who looks after it can usually take yours on too.
Blaze Properties
Seven buildings, run end to end. One team handles the day-to-day operations and the capital planning, so the owner has a single number to call.
Ten condominium corporations
Onyx Condo Management took on its first community in November 2019. Every corporation added since is run by the same people to the same standard. There is no junior desk for the smaller boards.
What can we help you with?
Most of what people need from us starts on one of these forms. They reach a person here, and someone answers.
Report a maintenance issue
Something in your unit or the building needs attention.
Open the form →Request a status certificate
For owners, buyers and their lawyers. Ten-day statutory turnaround.
Open the form →Ask about a rental
See what is available in the buildings we manage.
Open the form →Work with us as a trade
Register your company for the jobs we place across the region.
Open the form →Join the team
Property managers and administrators. No after-hours on-call.
Open the form →Something else
Board enquiries, management proposals, or anything not listed.
Contact us →Led by the people who answer the phone.
Eric Reiner
Licensed real estate agent with 20+ years of investment, development and property management experience. He was general contractor and financier on Onyx's own first development, the project that started the company.
Angel-Marie Reiner
Built Onyx Condo Management from one community in November 2019 into a portfolio that grew 3,000%, most of that during the pandemic. Federal grant recipient, "Woman to Watch," and "Small Business of the Year."
Talk to us about your building.
Whether it's day-to-day management or planning a major project, we'll walk you through how Onyx works with your board or your team.
Kitchener, ON N2K 3S2