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HOTEL CONSTRUCTION · GTA

Hotel Construction in the GTA

Every room out of service is revenue lost. We build to protect both.

BuildwithMGI is a licensed Ontario general contractor building and renovating hotels for owners and investors across the GTA. Founded in 2014, the firm builds to franchise brand standards and the Ontario Building Code, including barrier-free suites and sound separation between rooms. Schedules are set around the brand's opening date and the lender's draw program.

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Est. 2014
Family-owned
Licensed Ontario builder
Tarion-registered
York Region · GTA
Hamilton · Barrie · Ottawa · Cornwall
An array of multi-unit projects
Delivered
Commercial store builds delivered.
Multi-unit, warehouse and auto shop garage builds since 2014.
Ottawa branch.
No remote-mobilization premiums in Eastern Ontario.

Owner risks

Three ways a hotel project erodes returns.

Rooms out of inventory

Every block of rooms offline costs nightly revenue. We phase by floor so most rooms keep selling.

Brand deadlines

A PIP or opening date missed can cost the flag. Schedules are built backward from the franchisor's dates.

Code upgrades found late

Barrier-free suites, sprinklers and sound separation triggered by renovation scope. We scope them before pricing.

Revenue-protection phasing

Renovated floor by floor. Trading throughout.

We take rooms out of inventory in blocks, seal work zones from guest corridors, run noisy work in daytime hours and keep life-safety systems in service. You see rooms offline per week in the schedule before work starts.

Phase 1
Floor 5 in works
Phase 2
Floor 4 in works
Phase 3
Floor 3 in works
In works
Selling

Regulatory path

Five approvals from design to first check-in.

Step
Authority
What BuildwithMGI delivers
1. Use and site plan
Municipal zoning and site plan control
Hotel use confirmed; site plan drawings coordinated for new builds and additions
2. Brand approval
Franchisor design and construction review
Drawings to the brand prototype or PIP, submitted for brand sign-off
3. Building permit
Municipal building department
Sprinkler, fire alarm, barrier-free suites and suite sound separation coordinated and filed
4. Specialty approvals
TSSA (elevators); public health (pools and hot tubs)
Elevator installation and inspection; pool room built for public health inspection
5. Occupancy and opening
Building inspector; brand opening inspection
Occupancy closed; brand punch list cleared before the first guest

Technical scope

What's inside a BuildwithMGI hotel contract.

Guestroom and bathroom fit-out to brand prototype, repeated room by room to one standard.

Sound-rated walls and floor-ceilings between suites and at corridors.

Barrier-free suites to the Building Code minimum or the brand standard, whichever is higher, with power door operators at suite entrances.

Sprinkler and fire alarm systems designed for the full occupancy.

Guestroom HVAC (PTAC, VRF or four-pipe) and corridor make-up air.

Central domestic hot water sized for the morning peak.

Elevators installed and inspected under TSSA.

Pool rooms with dehumidification and corrosion-resistant finishes, built for public health inspection.

Back-of-house laundry, housekeeping and service areas.

Process

From PIP to first guest.

01

PIP or feasibility review.

02

Design and brand approval.

03

Permits and specialty approvals.

04

Phased construction, rooms returned weekly.

05

Occupancy and brand opening inspection.

Our crews do the work, each carrying its own insurance and WSIB coverage.

FAQ

Questions owners ask.

Do hotel suites need to be barrier-free in Ontario?

The Ontario Building Code requires a minimum share of a hotel's suites to be barrier-free, with power door operators at their entrances. Many franchise brands require more, so we design to whichever standard is higher.

What does a franchise property improvement plan involve?

A property improvement plan is the brand's list of upgrades required to keep or gain its flag, from guestroom furniture and bathrooms to corridors, lobby and life-safety systems. We price it line by line and phase it floor by floor so most rooms keep earning.

Can a hotel stay open during a renovation?

Yes. Rooms come out of inventory in blocks by floor or wing, noisy work runs in daytime hours, and fire alarm and sprinkler systems stay in service or are covered by a fire watch under the building's fire safety plan.

What makes hotel construction technically different?

Repetitive guestrooms demand tight sound separation between suites and consistent finishes across hundreds of identical rooms. Domestic hot water is sized for the morning peak, elevators are installed and inspected under TSSA, and laundry and back-of-house areas are planned for continuous operation.

Does a hotel pool need special approval?

Yes. A hotel pool or hot tub is a public pool under Ontario's public pools regulation and is inspected by public health before opening. We build pool rooms with dehumidification, corrosion-resistant finishes and the barrier-free access the Building Code requires.

Send us the PIP. We'll send back the phasing and the number.

Share the brand's property improvement plan or your development drawings. A family owner reviews it and replies with a preliminary budget and room-out schedule within one business day.

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