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Fairview Park Mall - Grand Market District
Cadillac Fairview Announces Significant CF Fairview Park Investment [Renderings]

There is a very detailed overview of the CF Grand Market District remake of Fairview Park found in Canada's Retail Insider

“Beyond this (plan), we also have a rezoning application in for additional office space and residential space in the property. It will be a truly mixed-use development when we’re done.”

“Future phases also include 600 residential units. We haven’t made the determination whether it’s condo or rental yet. At this point we’re just working with the city of Kitchener on the zoning,” said McEwen. “Our zoning application includes between two and four residential towers. So the shape and height of the buildings hasn’t been determined yet but it will be in that range and approximately 1,000 structure parking stalls.”

Additional retail space will be on the ground level of those buildings."


https://www.retail-insider.com/retail-in...renderings


"Cadillac Fairview said some of the other key features of the GMD project include:
  • Retail spaces with operable exterior entrances to create more permeable building edges; larger windows to allow natural sunlight into interior spaces; and warmer feeling building materials;

  • An activated streetscape will create an intimate and elevated pedestrian experience weaving together retail, office, restaurants and entertainment;

  • The architecture will feature a unique blend of historical and contemporary design. Traditional brick materials will be used for both building exteriors and pedestrian areas to pay tribute to the city's Victorian-era industrial past;

  • The former Sears building (built in the 1960's Kennedy-era style) will be re-imagined with a complete recladding of some elevations and a careful restoration elsewhere where the distinctive ribbed precast exterior will be preserved;

  • As part of CF's commitment to environmental sustainability, more than 1,500 solar panels will be installed on top of the former Sears building to offset electricity consumed at the property; and

  • Dedicated storm water facilities to channel storm water from the roof areas to underground "infiltration galleries" will be installed, thereby reducing contaminated runoff and making the property more resilient to extreme weather."
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RE: Fairview Park Mall - Grand Market District - by MacBerry - 02-27-2019, 10:12 PM

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