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General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
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#3,496
08-18-2020, 05:40 PM
Nice to see the east end coming back (in fact becoming better than it has ever been)!
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#3,497
08-18-2020, 08:11 PM
(08-18-2020, 04:26 PM)taylortbb Wrote: New small project at 293 King St E, https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-...paces.html

3 floors with ground floor retail, and 8 truly tiny apartments above (250 to 300 sq ft). No parking. Fills in a longstanding gap in the King St E streetwall.

Yeah, that’s where that place burned to the ground a few years back (maybe 2016?). Nice addition to the east end. 250 sq ft isn’t much larger than my bedroom, so that’s tiny home living at its best.
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08-18-2020, 08:53 PM
They are small so they will be affordable (though not technically "affordable housing" as they are too small to qualify). 250-300 sqft can still be very functional for a single person.

Kudos to Facet for doing this!
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08-18-2020, 10:12 PM
(08-18-2020, 08:11 PM)jeffster Wrote:
(08-18-2020, 04:26 PM)taylortbb Wrote: New small project at 293 King St E, https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-...paces.html

3 floors with ground floor retail, and 8 truly tiny apartments above (250 to 300 sq ft). No parking. Fills in a longstanding gap in the King St E streetwall.

Yeah, that’s where that place burned to the ground a few years back (maybe 2016?). Nice addition to the east end. 250 sq ft isn’t much larger than my bedroom, so that’s tiny home living at its best.
Year 1999 or winter 2000 was the fire.
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08-18-2020, 10:40 PM
(08-18-2020, 10:12 PM)Square Wrote:
(08-18-2020, 08:11 PM)jeffster Wrote: Yeah, that’s where that place burned to the ground a few years back (maybe 2016?). Nice addition to the east end. 250 sq ft isn’t much larger than my bedroom, so that’s tiny home living at its best.
Year 1999 or winter 2000 was the fire.
The more recent fire was at the old tavern a few doors east, no?
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08-18-2020, 11:51 PM
(08-18-2020, 10:40 PM)panamaniac Wrote:
(08-18-2020, 10:12 PM)Square Wrote: Year 1999 or winter 2000 was the fire.
The more recent fire was at the old tavern a few doors east, no?
Yes. Marina's. It was a lively bar on the weekends. Too bad it burned down.
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08-19-2020, 12:24 AM
(08-18-2020, 11:51 PM)Acitta Wrote:
(08-18-2020, 10:40 PM)panamaniac Wrote: The more recent fire was at the old tavern a few doors east, no?
Yes. Marina's. It was a lively bar on the weekends. Too bad it burned down.

I think that property has been up for sale somewhat recently, but not sure if it sold. Maybe a similar style building will eventually get built there.
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08-19-2020, 02:44 PM
Do we have any more detailed renderings of the micro apartment?
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#3,504
08-20-2020, 04:08 AM
Saw some drilling behind U-haul on Charles Street. Could be something or maybe nothing.
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08-20-2020, 06:39 AM
Now that would be exciting!
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08-20-2020, 11:34 AM (This post was last modified: 08-20-2020, 11:35 AM by Momo26.)
Behind U-Haul meaning in front of Tannery? Exciting would be move U-Haul to an industrial area and throw up a lively block of restaurants and shops!
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#3,507
08-20-2020, 11:40 PM
Manulife is selling/has sold that parking lot for development.
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08-21-2020, 03:33 AM (This post was last modified: 08-21-2020, 03:35 AM by Square.)
(08-20-2020, 11:34 AM)Momo26 Wrote: Behind U-Haul meaning in front of Tannery? Exciting would be move U-Haul to an industrial area and throw up a lively block of restaurants and shops!
Yes, the parking lot behind Ziggys Cycle.


https://www.google.ca/maps/@43.4515555,-...m2!1e4!1e1
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#3,509
08-21-2020, 03:39 AM
Will this be the future 50 storey building Insider was talking about?, hmm, lol
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08-21-2020, 01:22 PM
50 story wowzers. Some commercial space below as well one would hope. Looks big enough for 2 'skinny towers' if they wanted...
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