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  Thread: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment
Post: RE: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment
ac3r Wrote: (02-18-2024, 01:33 PM) -- bravado Wrote: (02-17-2024, 07:14 PM) -- I'd rather have private industry build an arena in a desirable area instead of the public paying for an arena to try an...
   CedarHillAlum Urban Areas 402 89,679 02-19-2024, 04:25 PM
  Thread: Vertikal (471-481 King St E) | 23 & 19 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Vertikal (471-481 King St E) | 23 & 19 fl | U/...
tomh009 Wrote: (11-04-2023, 04:11 PM) -- westwardloo Wrote: (11-01-2023, 02:44 PM) -- haha there is an assortment of randomly picked brick and stone colours that complement each other like oil and w...
   CedarHillAlum Urban Areas 781 436,840 11-04-2023, 04:28 PM
  Thread: Vertikal (471-481 King St E) | 23 & 19 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Vertikal (471-481 King St E) | 23 & 19 fl | U/...
I'm excited for this project and think it is truly transformational for the surrounding area. All the negative nabobs on here critizing this development seem to have conveniently forgotten the previou...
   CedarHillAlum Urban Areas 781 436,840 06-26-2023, 07:20 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
nms Wrote: (03-03-2023, 08:58 PM) -- kalis0490 Wrote: (03-01-2023, 07:16 PM) -- I found this nice image of the old transit mall in the 60s (courtesy of Michael Druker). Notice the trolleybuses and t...
   CedarHillAlum Urban Areas 5,589 4,001,166 03-03-2023, 09:48 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: Mayfair Hotel
tomh009 Wrote: (01-16-2023, 09:09 PM) -- BuildingScout Wrote: (06-12-2015, 09:47 AM) -- I'm afraid that even then it won't be enough, judging from other urban examples. We are going from 0 buildings...
   CedarHillAlum Urban Areas 5,589 4,001,166 01-17-2023, 03:55 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
ijmorlan Wrote: (01-17-2023, 02:11 PM) -- timc Wrote: (01-17-2023, 01:40 PM) -- Imagine if every bus route (or at least every express route) went to an LRT station and every LRT station was served b...
   CedarHillAlum Urban Areas 5,589 4,001,166 01-17-2023, 02:23 PM
  Thread: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
Post: RE: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
panamaniac Wrote: (11-24-2022, 08:48 PM) -- Chocolatier?  Cheesemonger?  Pastry/doughnut shop (bakery elsewhere)?  Florist?  Socks shop?  Tea room/shop?  Travel agency?  Phone/watch repair and access...
   CedarHillAlum Urban Areas 591 138,912 11-25-2022, 03:51 PM
  Thread: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
Post: RE: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
Lebronj23 Wrote: (11-23-2022, 09:55 PM) -- I just rechecked the plans latest submission. 3 commercial units 500, 500 and 700sqft facing Charles st -- So two units of roughly 20 by 25 feet and one o...
   CedarHillAlum Urban Areas 591 138,912 11-23-2022, 10:18 PM
  Thread: Elevate Condos (1333 Weber St E) | 15, 15, 12 & 12 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Elevate Condos (1333 Weber St E) | 15, 15, 12 ...
myfaceisonfire Wrote: (11-07-2022, 12:54 PM) -- I Would like to personally strangle the person responsible for the invention of precast. -- Why?
   CedarHillAlum Urban Areas 216 90,233 11-07-2022, 02:11 PM
  Thread: City Centre/Young Condominiums | 17, 25 & 6 fl | U/C
Post: RE: City Centre/Young Condominiums | 17, 25 & 6 fl...
panamaniac Wrote: (06-16-2022, 11:26 AM) -- If the coming economic crunch doesn't put the kibosh on things. Re this project, I think they missed an opportunity by not including a pedestrian arcade...
   CedarHillAlum Urban Areas 695 420,608 06-16-2022, 12:19 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Lebronj23 Wrote: (05-27-2022, 07:43 PM) -- I think yes taking over more space in market square Hopefully they take over the entire space since it’s so dead, also I hope they re-clad the outside an...
   CedarHillAlum Urban Areas 5,589 4,001,166 05-27-2022, 09:12 PM
  Thread: 95 Cedar Street South | 4 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 95 Cedar Street South | 4 fl | Proposed
As this is probably at or very near the highest elevation in Waterloo Region, mere blocks from the centre of its largest city, is anyone else disappointed that something more impressive is not planned...
   CedarHillAlum Urban Areas 9 2,253 03-25-2022, 05:52 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
ac3r Wrote: (03-21-2022, 12:21 PM) -- There's currently a crew boring some environmental testing holes at 20 Queen Street West, which is the parking lot across from the street from the old bus termin...
   CedarHillAlum Urban Areas 5,589 4,001,166 03-21-2022, 12:33 PM
  Thread: Benton/Church project | 40 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
CP42 Wrote: (12-26-2021, 03:24 PM) -- Lebronj23 Wrote: (12-26-2021, 02:59 PM) -- Record price tag for parking lot sold at Charles and Benton by JD Developments - a Markham based Developer https:/...
   CedarHillAlum Urban Areas 31 4,756 12-26-2021, 07:19 PM
  Thread: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
Post: RE: 30 Francis | 44 fl | Proposed
Bjays93 Wrote: (11-24-2021, 10:57 PM) -- Lebronj23 Wrote: (11-24-2021, 10:07 PM) -- There been some resubmission docs on Nov 11th, nothings changed drastically that I can see  https://app2.kitche...
   CedarHillAlum Urban Areas 591 138,912 11-25-2021, 08:24 PM
  Thread: The Market Flats | 7 fl | Completed
Post: RE: The Market Flats | 7 fl | U/C
ijmorlan Wrote: (08-31-2021, 07:13 PM) -- taylortbb Wrote: (08-31-2021, 05:57 PM) -- It's the parking that's automated (and of course the elevator, but that's a given). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wi...
   CedarHillAlum Urban Areas 189 78,830 08-31-2021, 09:17 PM
  Thread: The Market Flats | 7 fl | Completed
Post: RE: The Market Flats | 7 fl | U/C
Lens Wrote: (08-31-2021, 05:36 PM) -- Looks like only 1 elevator and the parking is automated. Not exactly the best building to live in if you need to get somewhere in a hurry! -- I don't understand ...
   CedarHillAlum Urban Areas 189 78,830 08-31-2021, 05:43 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
danbrotherston Wrote: (08-08-2021, 10:18 PM) -- CedarHillAlum Wrote: (08-08-2021, 09:35 PM) -- What specific improvement would you have liked to have been done as part of the LRT? -- Leaving aside ...
   CedarHillAlum Urban Areas 5,589 4,001,166 08-08-2021, 11:45 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
danbrotherston Wrote: (08-08-2021, 08:09 PM) -- cherrypark Wrote: (08-08-2021, 07:55 PM) -- Yes please! What a change that would be for an otherwise dead intersection. Really hope they keep the plan...
   CedarHillAlum Urban Areas 5,589 4,001,166 08-08-2021, 09:35 PM
  Thread: Q Condos (20 Queen St N) | 34 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Q Condos (20 Queen St N) | 34 fl | Proposed
For decades and decades nobody gave a rat's ass about this building and now suddenly it's become as important to preserve as Stonehenge.
   CedarHillAlum Urban Areas 208 55,550 06-29-2021, 03:31 PM
  Thread: Manulife (King Centre) redevelopment project
Post: RE: Manulife (King Centre) redevelopment project
ac3r Wrote: (05-30-2021, 05:51 PM) -- panamaniac Wrote: (05-25-2021, 10:33 PM) -- Wasn’t there a thought a number of years ago of putting a glass roof over King St in DTK? --   Yeah, back in the 19...
   CedarHillAlum Urban Areas 129 38,011 05-30-2021, 07:22 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
tomh009 Wrote: (05-01-2021, 02:16 PM) -- danbrotherston Wrote: (05-01-2021, 01:42 PM) -- How do you get in? It's a wall along Stirling, everything else appears to be walking into the school yard. --...
   CedarHillAlum Urban Areas 5,589 4,001,166 05-01-2021, 05:58 PM
  Thread: (Eaton) Lofts at 276
Post: RE: (Eaton) Lofts at 276
When is this thread going back to being about Eaton Lofts?
   CedarHillAlum Urban Areas 252 155,109 04-26-2021, 02:17 PM
  Thread: Population and Housing
Post: RE: Population and Housing
danbrotherston Wrote: (03-22-2021, 08:05 PM) -- So Beachwood is coming to council again, plan is more or less 50 affordable units out of 110, and gifting the developer 3 million in land plus 70k in d...
   CedarHillAlum Urban Issues 518 271,433 03-26-2021, 04:27 PM
  Thread: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | completed
Post: RE: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | U/C
kwlifer Wrote: (03-16-2021, 12:51 PM) -- I'm not well versed as most of you guys on this forum when it comes to building material choices and aesthetics. I do read with interest and learn from you al...
   CedarHillAlum Urban Areas 1,392 593,405 03-16-2021, 04:27 PM
  Thread: OTIS | 6 fl | U/C
Post: RE: OTIS | 7 fl | U/C
panamaniac Wrote: (02-06-2021, 05:34 PM) -- GarthDanlor Wrote: (02-06-2021, 03:57 PM) -- That's what I thought, but I noticed that Vive describe their development office as being in Lower Kitchener ...
   CedarHillAlum Urban Areas 207 109,842 02-06-2021, 05:49 PM

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