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Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | Complete
Property management tends to be pretty competitive; most companies are charging about $10/unit/month for "normal" property management. Small buildings might end up baying substantially more per unit, though.
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What's the sq ft monthly condo fee at Arrow Lofts these days?   If memory serves, they started out around $0.45 sq ft, which was considered high at the time.
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(08-12-2020, 09:57 AM)panamaniac Wrote: What's the sq ft monthly condo fee at Arrow Lofts these days?   If memory serves, they started out around $0.45 sq ft, which was considered high at the time.

I think it's $0.479 now, I think it was under $0.40 five years ago (increases have been mostly driven by reserve fund contribution requirements). Includes heat and water, but not hydro or Internet. No concierge or on-site security.
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First of the tower glass has gone in. The 6th floor (the half parking/half tower floor) looks like all the glass is in. Based on Momentum's recent Instagram post I think we'll see more over the next few weeks.
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From https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-...hener.html

Quote:The Indigenous artist Luke Swinson’s work “The Blue Heron” will hang on the side of the Charlie West condo tower that is rising at Charles and Gaukel streets.

The heron is a good omen among Indigenous people, and this piece will be the biggest one on the art walk.

The pieces are apparently up to "18 metres high and 9 metres across", so that must be almost the entire lane side of the Charlie West parking garage for it to be the largest.
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(08-30-2020, 12:39 AM)taylortbb Wrote: From https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-...hener.html

Quote:The Indigenous artist Luke Swinson’s work “The Blue Heron” will hang on the side of the Charlie West condo tower that is rising at Charles and Gaukel streets.

The heron is a good omen among Indigenous people, and this piece will be the biggest one on the art walk.

The pieces are apparently up to "18 metres high and 9 metres across", so that must be almost the entire lane side of the Charlie West parking garage for it to be the largest.

So this Art will go on the cladding?  The article did mention facing south - Victoria Park.
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(08-30-2020, 12:39 AM)taylortbb Wrote: From https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-...hener.html

Quote:The Indigenous artist Luke Swinson’s work “The Blue Heron” will hang on the side of the Charlie West condo tower that is rising at Charles and Gaukel streets.

The heron is a good omen among Indigenous people, and this piece will be the biggest one on the art walk.

The pieces are apparently up to "18 metres high and 9 metres across", so that must be almost the entire lane side of the Charlie West parking garage for it to be the largest.

I'm Indigenous myself so I'm fine with indigenous art, but this is going to look really awkward on the side of a condo. I was hoping for some proper art or design, not a mural.
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Is the new mural going up over the Charles St parking podium facade?
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According to the article yes. It's part of the "art walk" the city has. No idea if it'll be permanent or not...it would be a bit unusual to hang a fabric mural long term.

Quote:The Indigenous artist Luke Swinson’s work “The Blue Heron” will hang on the side of the Charlie West condo tower that is rising at Charles and Gaukel streets.

The heron is a good omen among Indigenous people, and this piece will be the biggest one on the art walk.
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I think the plan is to leave the frame in place and change out the murals.
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(08-30-2020, 03:37 AM)Square Wrote: So this Art will go on the cladding?  The article did mention facing south - Victoria Park.

You're right, I missed that part of the article. Maybe this forum isn't the only place that doesn't like how the metal cladding turned out. The expectation seems to be that the frames are permanent, given the art is supposed to change every year, so it seems weird to cover up the metal cladding that they clearly has custom done for the building.

(08-30-2020, 10:30 AM)ac3r Wrote: I'm Indigenous myself so I'm fine with indigenous art, but this is going to look really awkward on the side of a condo. I was hoping for some proper art or design, not a mural.

You can see the piece on the artist's Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/p/B7EtDRpAef_/...e4ix83v8fs . Printed on a huge vinyl, then framed and held flat, I don't think it'll look awkward.
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Long time reader, first time post. Smile
I was visiting Kitchener last weekend and snapped this picture of Charlie.  It's really becoming an impressive building!

   
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They have the lift up and 5 new pieces for the crane, raising soon?
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Great first post!
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The crane is going higher today.
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