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  Thread: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | Complete
Post: RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | U/C

WaterLouGehrig Wrote: (11-22-2021, 12:02 PM) -- PassTheBruce Wrote: (11-22-2021, 10:27 AM) -- Has anyone moved into this building? We are looking into purchasing an assignment sale and wondered if t...
  PassTheBruce Urban Areas 1,072 589,480 11-22-2021, 12:45 PM
  Thread: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | Complete
Post: RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | U/C

Has anyone moved into this building? We are looking into purchasing an assignment sale and wondered if there were any early perspectives on build quality etc?
  PassTheBruce Urban Areas 1,072 589,480 11-22-2021, 10:27 AM
  Thread: One Young (née Mayfair Hotel) | 5 fl | Complete
Post: RE: Mayfair Hotel project | 5 fl | U/C

Drove past it today, from some angles it looks like a brick building encased in glass. Interested to see how it will look in final form. Certainly unique in terms of design.
  PassTheBruce Urban Areas 733 526,192 07-14-2020, 04:29 PM
  Thread: One Young (née Mayfair Hotel) | 5 fl | Complete
Post: RE: Mayfair Hotel project | 6 fl | U/C

Adam Clark has a couple of twitter threads about this building : https://twitter.com/adamclark_cok/status/1235927684678631424?s=21 (https://twitter.com/adamclark_cok/status/1235927684678631424?s=21...
  PassTheBruce Urban Areas 733 526,192 03-06-2020, 12:08 PM
  Thread: The Breithaupt Block | 16 m | 4 fl | Complete
Post: RE: The Breithaupt Block | 16 m | 4 fl | Complete

The annoying thing about Google is their catering, it isolates employees from the downtown ~ apart from the visual of having their name on a cool looking building, they might as well be in the ‘burbs....
  PassTheBruce Urban Areas 196 229,729 07-01-2019, 02:30 PM
  Thread: City Centre/Young Condominiums | 17, 25 & 6 fl | U/C
Post: RE: City Centre/Young Condominiums | 17 fl + 22 fl...

Scaffold-protected pedestrian walkway is now up along the King St frontage.
  PassTheBruce Urban Areas 690 411,228 06-25-2019, 05:57 PM
  Thread: Garment Street Condos | 25 & 6 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Garment Street Condos | 25 & 6 fl | Proposed

Any news on the office building? As exciting as new high rise residential is, I’m more excited about new employment spaces DTK as we need more of that.
  PassTheBruce Urban Areas 497 210,552 06-21-2019, 09:53 AM
  Thread: Station Park | 18, 28, 36, 40, 50 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Station Park (née SIXO) | 28 + 20? + 12? + ? f...

Is this render new ?  https://www.dhrendering.com/wp-content/uploads/607-641-King-7-23-02-Kirkor.jpg From:  https://www.dhrendering.com/high-rise/#prettyPhoto%5Bgallery_1%5D/15/ (https://www....
  PassTheBruce Urban Areas 1,667 972,005 06-12-2019, 02:43 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours

Screenshot of the proposed building
Photo PassTheBruce Urban Areas 5,567 3,926,015 05-24-2019, 03:36 PM
  Thread: Station Park | 18, 28, 36, 40, 50 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Station Park (née SIXO) | 28 + 20? + 12? + ? f...

Yes but they are also building a dedicated sales office on site right now.  I’m sure the plot of land is large enough for development to start without impacting the tenants of the offices. They cou...
  PassTheBruce Urban Areas 1,667 972,005 05-24-2019, 03:27 PM
  Thread: One Hundred | 21 & 17 fl | U/C
Post: RE: One Hundred | 21 & 17 fl | U/C

From Monentum Partnership’s instagram story this morning :
  PassTheBruce Urban Areas 577 595,730 05-15-2019, 09:09 AM
  Thread: Vertikal (471-481 King St E) | 23 & 19 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Drewlo Downtown project | 22 & 18 fl | Propose...

There’s now a small portable building and digger on site ...
  PassTheBruce Urban Areas 764 424,469 02-26-2019, 04:13 PM
  Thread: The Market Flats | 7 fl | Completed
Post: RE: The Market Flats | 7 fl | Proposed

I’m tomh009 Wrote: (02-12-2019, 03:47 PM) -- Building permit (19-105380 MU) now issued. -- Is there a way to view PDFs of what has been permitted ? Floor plans, that kind of thing ?
  PassTheBruce Urban Areas 189 76,785 02-12-2019, 10:57 PM
  Thread: 387-397 King St E and 6 Madison Ave | 2 & 8 fl | U/C
Post: RE: 387-397 King St E and 6 Madison Ave | 20m | 5 ...

I wish there was a way to get high resolution PDFs of the site plans...
  PassTheBruce Urban Areas 220 117,668 02-12-2019, 10:53 PM
  Thread: Station Park | 18, 28, 36, 40, 50 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Station Park (née SIXO) | 28 + 20? + 12? + ? f...

Article on the sale of Sixo to VanMar (https://www.therecord.com/news-story/9119938--30m-sale-of-sixo-site-seen-as-a-huge-vote-of-confidence-in-kitchener/#.XDiXHUdP8oY.twitter)
  PassTheBruce Urban Areas 1,667 972,005 01-11-2019, 09:30 AM
  Thread: City Centre/Young Condominiums | 17, 25 & 6 fl | U/C
Post: RE: City Centre/Young Condominiums | 67 & 46 m | 1...

What does LPAT mean?
  PassTheBruce Urban Areas 690 411,228 01-10-2019, 08:57 PM
  Thread: 22 Frederick St redevelopment | Completed
Post: RE: 22 Frederick St

I'm tired of seeing everything brick being painted grey :(
  PassTheBruce Urban Areas 154 60,027 01-08-2019, 09:53 PM
  Thread: 199-205 Albert St | 81m | 24 fl | U/C
Post: RE: 199-205 Albert St | 81m | 24 fl | Proposed

There's a video that was uploaded November 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYw_D6HKggY
  PassTheBruce University Area 74 55,053 01-08-2019, 09:50 PM
  Thread: The Market Flats | 7 fl | Completed
Post: RE: The Market Flats | 7 fl | Proposed

As someone who lives in the Market District I’m convinced it’s proximity to the actual Market and the LRT and ease of highway access will make it one of the more desirable locales in DTK in the not to...
  PassTheBruce Urban Areas 189 76,785 12-18-2018, 08:28 PM
  Thread: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | Complete
Post: RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | U/C

Does anyone know how tall the building will be in metres? Will it be taller than the Sun Life tower?
  PassTheBruce Urban Areas 1,072 589,480 07-20-2018, 03:25 PM
  Thread: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | Complete
Post: RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | U/C

No action on the Charlie West site for a couple of weeks now? I saw on this thread that construction doesn't start until September 30?
  PassTheBruce Urban Areas 1,072 589,480 07-11-2018, 10:58 PM
  Thread: City Centre/Young Condominiums | 17, 25 & 6 fl | U/C
Post: RE: City Centre/Young Condominiums | 67 & 46 m | 1...

I really want this to be taller than planned, make use of the old hotel site and just be generally awesome. The downtown immediately around city hall is probably in the “most disappointing progress” c...
  PassTheBruce Urban Areas 690 411,228 05-04-2018, 07:58 AM
  Thread: The Breithaupt Block Phase III | 11 fl | U/C
Post: RE: The Breithaupt Block Phase III | 12 fl | Propo...

Could they at least make the exterior walls of the parking garage interesting to look at? Some kind of large scale art or mural ? I'm fairly sure there are options other than blank concrete that could...
  PassTheBruce Urban Areas 633 291,956 05-02-2018, 02:03 PM
  Thread: The Breithaupt Block Phase III | 11 fl | U/C
Post: RE: The Breithaupt Block Phase III | 12 fl | Propo...

 I know this has been said before, but having LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL zoning less than 500 metres from the Region's Transit Hub is like having low rise residential zoned next to Union Station in Toron...
  PassTheBruce Urban Areas 633 291,956 04-20-2018, 08:36 AM
  Thread: Sun Life sells Westmount Place for $77.8 million
Post: RE: Sun Life sells Westmount Place for $77.8 milli...

Funny how they’ve labelled Erb Street incorrectly in the PDF
  PassTheBruce Suburbs 16 13,458 04-13-2018, 09:39 PM
  Thread: One Hundred | 21 & 17 fl | U/C
Post: RE: One Hundred | 21 & 17 fl | U/C

Howdy neighbours!  Looks like I will have a good view from my deck once this one gets some height.
Photo PassTheBruce Urban Areas 577 595,730 06-15-2017, 06:58 PM

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