Parkside Urban Towns (née 83 Elmsdale Dr)

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RE: 83 Elmsdale Dr - KevinL - 10-08-2015

Hiked partway up the hill at McLennan today, and got some shots of the work underway (seems to be entirely soil remediation at the moment).

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RE: 83 Elmsdale Dr - ac3r - 10-28-2015

Those original concept designs were never going to turn out to look like that, as nice as they look. Whoever designed those was obviously just having fun. Outside of the cores in a region this size, all you'll ever see are generic apartment blocks and your usual big box stores, which is what they ended up going with. It's cheaper and guaranteed to sell quick.

RE: 83 Elmsdale Dr - PassTheBruce - 06-01-2016

"Laurentian Commons is a mixed-use master planned community with integrated residential and commercial uses. This assembly is on a major arterial road, Ottawa Street South. Laurentian Commons is in a central location that’s ideal for a wide variety of residential and commercial redevelopment opportunities."

More info here: http://laurentiancommons.com/

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RE: 83 Elmsdale Dr - MidTowner - 06-02-2016

It’s nice to see them highlighting the ability to commute using the Ottawa iXpress to Ion.

RE: 83 Elmsdale Dr - panamaniac - 06-02-2016

I wonder what the timeframe might be like on the two mid-rise apartments? The number of rental units built in Kitchener in recent years, or currently under construction, seems high to me, although I don't know what the annual numbers are like.

RE: 83 Elmsdale Dr - Viewfromthe42 - 06-02-2016

If only we had a better way to lay buildings out than to place them in asphalt parking lot oases. Curse the cost of any other form of car storage.

RE: 83 Elmsdale Dr - panamaniac - 06-02-2016

(06-02-2016, 09:42 AM)Viewfromthe42 Wrote: If only we had a better way to lay buildings out than to place them in asphalt parking lot oases. Curse the cost of any other form of car storage.

We have better ways. Developers choose not to use them. And cities allow it.

RE: 83 Elmsdale Dr - clasher - 06-02-2016

I guess commons means parking lot. Is that going to be a public road down the middle?

RE: 83 Elmsdale Dr - panamaniac - 06-02-2016

(06-02-2016, 03:55 PM)clasher Wrote: I guess commons means parking lot. Is that going to be a public road down the middle?

A private road seems more likely, although accessible to the public.

RE: 83 Elmsdale Dr - MacBerry - 06-03-2016

(06-02-2016, 05:57 PM)panamaniac Wrote:
(06-02-2016, 03:55 PM)clasher Wrote: I guess commons means parking lot. Is that going to be a public road down the middle?

A private road seems more likely, although accessible to the public.

"Private road" ... also likely required for fire route access with two 100+ rental units there.

RE: 83 Elmsdale Dr - kps - 06-04-2016

(06-03-2016, 11:03 PM)MacBerry Wrote:
(06-02-2016, 05:57 PM)panamaniac Wrote: A private road seems more likely, although accessible to the public.

"Private road" ... also likely required for fire route access with two 100+ rental units there.

I think naming something ‘Commons’ should have immediate legal effect.

RE: 83 Elmsdale Dr - rangersfan - 07-20-2016

Small update in the record, the property has been split into three parcels that the developer is trying to sell. One of the parcels has been sold.

http://m.therecord.com/news-story/6774406-developer-looks-for-buyers-as-cleanup-wraps-up-of-former-utilities-site

RE: 83 Elmsdale Dr - Spokes - 07-20-2016

So the plans aren't going forward as we last saw? That's a good thing IMO

RE: 83 Elmsdale Dr - rangersfan - 07-20-2016

I think that the plan seems the same.

RE: 83 Elmsdale Dr - panamaniac - 07-21-2016

Indeed, what's described in the Record article corresponds to the plan/concept, except for the mention that the site of the seniors residence could instead be given over to stacked townhouses.