Strata | 16 & 22 fl | Proposed

[tomh009]

That render posted by ac3r does highlight how little density there is in central Waterloo, though.

I think the framing of the render over-emphasizes how low-rise Uptown is.

* Marsland Centre is out of frame
* Barrel Yards out of frame
* Seagram out of frame
* 42 Bridgeport down a hill and partially out of frame
* Waterpark Place hidden behind Strata
* 144 Park and Sunlife similar size but the perspective makes them tiny
*155 Park and Circa not built yet
* City hall and the apartments on William also shrunk by perspective

But if you look within, say, 400m of King & Erb (Waterloo's answer to King & Queen), there is exactly one tall building there: Marsland Centre. Most of the buildings are single or two stories. The parking garage is the next-tallest at four stories, is it not.

Now, if I change to a 600m radius, I can pick up Barrel Yards, Seagram Lofts and Waterpark Place. But that definitely is still not dense, albeit slowly getting more so.