06-08-2020, 12:44 PM
I guess time will how much more or less actual office square footage will be needed or desired by companies and operations such as this one. As I both walked and drove around the DTK streets this weekend, I felt a sense of sadness at the destitute and lonely vibes I was getting - it felt like it took a step back 10 to 15 years with very few people there and those that were there, were by in large the marginalized individuals who have nowhere to really go.
I was glad projects like this are a go ahead - I feel like if monies had not been committed (in this case construction already well started), that business would be in a hold-and-wait position, potentially cancelling expansion plans. For me the real evidence will be if companies that would have otherwise moved to K-W from existing location, actually do (We may never really know) - But let's say if downsizing real estate office space and right sizing costs, Kitchener could fill a new niche of hybrid workplaces, cheaper than GTA
I was glad projects like this are a go ahead - I feel like if monies had not been committed (in this case construction already well started), that business would be in a hold-and-wait position, potentially cancelling expansion plans. For me the real evidence will be if companies that would have otherwise moved to K-W from existing location, actually do (We may never really know) - But let's say if downsizing real estate office space and right sizing costs, Kitchener could fill a new niche of hybrid workplaces, cheaper than GTA