03-09-2018, 05:36 PM
Surely, the progressive wing of City Hall will do the right thing here, and will not let a development as stunning as 70 King be hijacked by the heritage crowd.
The fact of the matter is that Downtown Kitchener is eating Waterloo's lunch right now in terms of development prospects, and if Waterloo can't make 70 King work, then it is going to have a chilling effect on other developments of this scale along King St Uptown (right now, there is only one other large scale development pending for Uptown (at 87 Regina).
We are not St. Jacobs (or Elmira) or similar small towns - we need to embrace density in Uptown proper - currently, there are very few large scale office developments Uptown (only one officer tower - built in the 1960s) and zero high rise residential towers. Kitchener has a number of office towers and a few residential towers Downtown with more on the way.
IMO, Waterloo cannot thrive without an influx of people living and working Uptown.
The fact of the matter is that Downtown Kitchener is eating Waterloo's lunch right now in terms of development prospects, and if Waterloo can't make 70 King work, then it is going to have a chilling effect on other developments of this scale along King St Uptown (right now, there is only one other large scale development pending for Uptown (at 87 Regina).
We are not St. Jacobs (or Elmira) or similar small towns - we need to embrace density in Uptown proper - currently, there are very few large scale office developments Uptown (only one officer tower - built in the 1960s) and zero high rise residential towers. Kitchener has a number of office towers and a few residential towers Downtown with more on the way.
IMO, Waterloo cannot thrive without an influx of people living and working Uptown.