(04-19-2021, 04:44 PM)ktmbtsmrt Wrote:

(04-19-2021, 08:16 AM)mastermind Wrote: The owner of the Pho Dau Bo building should buy it, along with the skinny lot on the other side (297?), then knock the Pho Dau Bo building down and put a big building up all the way from Charles to King.

I would be down for some kind of gallery so it's multiple small units with a central covered walkway - a modern take on something like that in Brussels (Royal Gallery) or Milan (Galleria Vittorio).

I personally don't like buildings that take large footprints like that, but I can see why it would be easier to redevelop a site like that

(04-19-2021, 05:04 PM)ac3r Wrote: The Pho Dau Bo building is still perfectly good, so I wouldn't agree with razing it for something new. It's in a great location right across the street from the market. Give it some technical upgrades (insulation, solar, rainwater reclamation, better lighting on the stairs etc), a refreshing of the façade and it would still be perfectly useful. As for the rest of the block, the parking lot and empty lots could easily be redeveloped into some missing middle structures holding some retail/residential - precisely like in the image DK519 posted. Personally, I'd love to see the Market District (or whatever it's called) evolve into some sort of Kensington Market kind of area: a market, bakeries, restaurants, art galleries, music stores and venues etc. Something really vibrant with an interesting vibe you can feel as you walk around.

It's important to remember just how much of an environmental impact the demolition of an entire building and then construction of a new one costs in an era of drastic climate change. If a building already exists and it's perfectly useful, use it.

(04-19-2021, 08:37 PM)BruceAshe Wrote: Is 325 King St E the development that was proposed last year(?) or was that one on the small lot on the other side of the Pho Dau Bo building?

(04-19-2021, 08:51 PM)DK519 Wrote:

(04-19-2021, 08:37 PM)BruceAshe Wrote: Is 325 King St E the development that was proposed last year(?) or was that one on the small lot on the other side of the Pho Dau Bo building?

The one last year is on the other side next to the pizza place. It still has a for-sale sign up as well.

(04-21-2021, 11:22 AM)TMKM94 Wrote: I noticed 160 Strange St. and either 291 Park St. or 295 Park St. are both demolished. I can't find any information on Google or the Kitchener Website.

(04-21-2021, 12:00 PM)tomh009 Wrote:

(04-21-2021, 11:22 AM)TMKM94 Wrote: I noticed 160 Strange St. and either 291 Park St. or 295 Park St. are both demolished. I can't find any information on Google or the Kitchener Website.

160 Strange St has a building permit for the construction of a new single-family dwelling.

(04-26-2021, 09:59 AM)ac3r Wrote: I haven't heard anything and I don't see any building applications on the City of Kitchener website for those streets. Maybe someone else knows. I wouldn't be surprised if something goes up here - particularly in that old car sales lot - since they want to heavily redevelop around Borden Station.