08-17-2015, 06:51 PM
(08-17-2015, 10:51 AM)Spokes Wrote:(08-13-2015, 10:05 PM)tomh009 Wrote: Anyway, to get back on topic, I expect Kitchener is looking for a private-sector partner to build this anyway, I'm sure this will not be a government-funded complex.
I always assumed that in the past.
Would this happen, where a developer would be given the land for next to nothing in exchange for building the transit hub, but then being able to own the residential/commercial?
That's an interesting scenario. I haven't seen anything to that end published on any Regional or Provincial website. Again, I wonder what ROI the bigger developers would want before proceeding. I'd love to see some cost benefit analysis around the various scenarios, if and when serious partners can be engaged in discussions.
The existing examples in the recent past seem to have a mixed track record, vis a vis furthering the public good (in of itself a scary item to evaluate). I'll see if I can dig up some items that I can share, without disclosing any NDAs.