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RE: Manulife Development Project - Lens - 05-16-2019
Rumour is a post secondary education organization is thinking about setting up in the old Manulife space.
RE: Manulife Development Project - panamaniac - 05-16-2019
(05-16-2019, 09:48 PM)Lens Wrote: Rumour is a post secondary education organization is thinking about setting up in the old Manulife space.
As in a public entity?
RE: Manulife Development Project - jeffster - 05-17-2019
(05-16-2019, 10:56 PM)panamaniac Wrote:(05-16-2019, 09:48 PM)Lens Wrote: Rumour is a post secondary education organization is thinking about setting up in the old Manulife space.
As in a public entity?
That would be most helpful -- Waterloo and McMaster maybe?
RE: Manulife Development Project - BruceAshe - 05-17-2019
(05-16-2019, 09:48 PM)Lens Wrote: Rumour is a post secondary education organization is thinking about setting up in the old Manulife space.
I've heard a different tenant is coming. Did you hear the building needs to be empty by the end of the year for yours?
RE: Manulife Development Project - urbd - 05-23-2019
(05-17-2019, 01:18 AM)jeffster Wrote:(05-16-2019, 10:56 PM)panamaniac Wrote: As in a public entity?
That would be most helpful -- Waterloo and McMaster maybe?
Definitely not... there are a few more phases planned for the Health Sciences complex (King/Vic), and I really doubt they need extra space so urgently that they would lease the former Manulife bldg.
RE: Manulife (King Centre) redevelopment project - neonjoe - 05-29-2019
Any chance this is related?
https://www.kitchenertoday.com/local-news/kitchener-mayor-to-make-exciting-investment-announcement-friday-1479437
RE: Manulife (King Centre) redevelopment project - tomh009 - 05-29-2019
(05-29-2019, 12:56 PM)neonjoe Wrote: Any chance this is related?
https://www.kitchenertoday.com/local-news/kitchener-mayor-to-make-exciting-investment-announcement-friday-1479437
I think so!
Quote:A release says the investment will significantly support the vitality and diversity of the city's education and business communities.
RE: Manulife (King Centre) redevelopment project - taylortbb - 05-29-2019
Laurier has been talking about how they're out of space and landlocked on their Waterloo campus. Maybe they're planning to setup a significant downtown campus?
Though the fact it also mentions business makes me wonder if it's Velocity-related. Perhaps they're moving back in to the building.
RE: Manulife (King Centre) redevelopment project - Lens - 05-29-2019
I don't think anyone has guessed the correct organization yetÂ
RE: Manulife (King Centre) redevelopment project - danbrotherston - 05-29-2019
Macmaster?
RE: Manulife (King Centre) redevelopment project - taylortbb - 05-29-2019
Someone on Reddit is claiming they have inside info it's a second location of the Clay & Glass gallery. IMO that seems unlikely, but posted here for completeness.
https://www.reddit.com/r/kitchener/comments/bui8f2/kitchener_mayor_to_make_exciting_investment/epconi8
RE: Manulife (King Centre) redevelopment project - danbrotherston - 05-29-2019
(05-29-2019, 09:37 PM)taylortbb Wrote: Someone on Reddit is claiming they have inside info it's a second location of the Clay & Glass gallery. IMO that seems unlikely, but posted here for completeness.
https://www.reddit.com/r/kitchener/comments/bui8f2/kitchener_mayor_to_make_exciting_investment/epconi8
Yeah, that seems pretty unlikely. The whole map would be gigantic for the museum, and I doubt it would be getting as much press as it is.
That's a very strange thing to claim though.
RE: Manulife (King Centre) redevelopment project - taylortbb - 05-29-2019
We also don't have any real info that the announcement relates to King Centre. The Clay and Glass gallery could be opening a smaller space elsewhere. Not that this changes my opinion it's unlikely.
RE: Manulife (King Centre) redevelopment project - panamaniac - 05-29-2019
(05-29-2019, 09:37 PM)taylortbb Wrote: Someone on Reddit is claiming they have inside info it's a second location of the Clay & Glass gallery. IMO that seems unlikely, but posted here for completeness.
https://www.reddit.com/r/kitchener/comments/bui8f2/kitchener_mayor_to_make_exciting_investment/epconi8
I would have thought an announcement of its closure would be more likely than the announcement of a second location (not to start any rumours - I am not suggesting it's closing).
RE: Manulife (King Centre) redevelopment project - Lens - 05-29-2019
Not McMaster, think of a smaller presence in DTK, actually quite close to Manulife.