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RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours - Markster - 06-28-2018
(06-28-2018, 08:00 PM)Pheidippides Wrote: I've heard rumours that 168 King St S (the credit union building on the corner of King/George), 8 George St, and 12 George St have been assembled for development.
Can anyone confirm?
Interesting. The Credit Union had extensive renovations within the last 5 years.
RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours - urbd - 06-29-2018
(06-28-2018, 10:28 PM)Markster Wrote:(06-28-2018, 08:00 PM)Pheidippides Wrote: I've heard rumours that 168 King St S (the credit union building on the corner of King/George), 8 George St, and 12 George St have been assembled for development.
Can anyone confirm?
Interesting. The Credit Union had extensive renovations within the last 5 years.
Manulife DTK had extensive renovations within the past year...
RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours - Viewfromthe42 - 07-09-2018
The former used car lot at Weber and Bridgeport appears reasonably close to reopening...as a restaurant. Parking spaces have been painted on to a freshly-sealed asphalt, and there seems to be a patio constructed to enjoy the outdoor ambiance.
RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours - Pheidippides - 07-09-2018
(07-09-2018, 09:10 AM)Viewfromthe42 Wrote: there seems to be a patio constructed to enjoy the outdoor ambiance.
Ah, the soothing ambiance of being surrounded by 9 lanes of traffic speeding along at 70kph.
RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours - ijmorlan - 07-09-2018
(07-09-2018, 12:22 PM)Pheidippides Wrote:(07-09-2018, 09:10 AM)Viewfromthe42 Wrote: there seems to be a patio constructed to enjoy the outdoor ambiance.
Ah, the soothing ambiance of being surrounded by 9 lanes of traffic speeding along at 70kph.
It doesn’t seem like a prime location for a patio. At least it’s some distance back from the intersection. Seems like digging up a margin around the patio and planting it with something would be a big improvement.
RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours - danbrotherston - 07-09-2018
(07-09-2018, 02:07 PM)ijmorlan Wrote:(07-09-2018, 12:22 PM)Pheidippides Wrote: Ah, the soothing ambiance of being surrounded by 9 lanes of traffic speeding along at 70kph.
It doesn’t seem like a prime location for a patio. At least it’s some distance back from the intersection. Seems like digging up a margin around the patio and planting it with something would be a big improvement.
This is just the latest in a long line of people not understanding what it means when people say they like patios. There's a patio at the corner of Erb and Ira Needles, next to the dump. My office has a patio facing on to a parking lot and Lexington.
They're not terrible, but they are still missing the point.
RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours - GtwoK - 07-09-2018
Someone (on reddit?) mentioned this isnt actually a restaurant. I can't remember what company, but these are offices going in.
RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours - Coke6pk - 07-12-2018
I drove by yesterday.... I definitely assumed it was a restaurant... I think it mimics a modern Kelsey's.....
Coke
RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours - Pheidippides - 07-12-2018
Liquor licence application on the old sugar mountain location in uptown says it is for “Ace Ping Pong Lounge”
RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours - Watdot - 07-13-2018
(07-12-2018, 11:26 PM)Pheidippides Wrote: Liquor licence application on the old sugar mountain location in uptown says it is for “Ace Ping Pong Lounge”
Cool!! This City is long overdue. Should do well here if set-up and run properly.
RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours - tomh009 - 07-13-2018
(07-12-2018, 11:26 PM)Pheidippides Wrote: Liquor licence application on the old sugar mountain location in uptown says it is for “Ace Ping Pong Lounge”
https://www.drinklab.org/ping-pong-cocktail/
It's a fairly small space, is it not?
RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours - Tony_Plow - 07-13-2018
(07-12-2018, 04:11 PM)Coke6pk Wrote: I drove by yesterday.... I definitely assumed it was a restaurant... I think it mimics a modern Kelsey's.....
Coke
I thought it was a Kelsey's too - but I'm now certain its CG Cunningham - there's a large CG Cunningham mural painted on the back of the building.
Also, Kelsey's shows 1978 on its buildings, whereas this new building shows 1976.
I agree, CG borrowed heavily from Kelsey's designs.
RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours - Spokes - 07-14-2018
(07-12-2018, 04:11 PM)Coke6pk Wrote: I drove by yesterday.... I definitely assumed it was a restaurant... I think it mimics a modern Kelsey's.....
Coke
I immediately thought one of the new-look Kelsey's too. Had to double check what people on here had said.
RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours - Pheidippides - 08-01-2018
12 George St has been demolished. I've heard 8 George is not long from the same demise.
RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours - Pheidippides - 08-09-2018
I thought that may be the rumour of the Credit Union and 8 George being redeveloped was tied to the demolishment of 10 and 12 George, but it seems as though Copper Bay Homes is probably just building another 2-3 homes like they did next door: