General Suburban Updates and Rumours

[Joedelay Highhoe]

I don't see any approved or proposed applications on the City of Cambridge website for Groh/Goebel/Queen so I'm not too sure.

Semi-related, though, there appears to be a recent proposal (January 2021) for 211-215 Queen Street West which is just up the street. It's a proposal to redevelop the old textile factory into a residential and retail complex using the existing factory structures. It actually looks pretty good: https://www.cambridge.ca/en/build-invest...educed.pdf

 
I found a bit of information about 180 Groh.

Developer's website (second from the top):
https://www.kingandbenton.com/residential/

Nimby manufacturer next door:
https://www.cambridgetimes.ca/news-story...y-council/

Tree lovers remorse:
https://www.cambridgetoday.ca/local-news...er-3800471

I work in the area and can confirm that there is action on site. Dirt is getting moved.

[ijmorlan]

Nimby manufacturer next door:
https://www.cambridgetoday.ca/local-news...er-3800471

I think you meant to provide a different link.

[Joedelay Highhoe]

Nimby manufacturer next door:
https://www.cambridgetoday.ca/local-news...er-3800471

I think you meant to provide a different link.

 My mistake. Linked fixed in OP

[Acitta]

Nimby manufacturer next door:
https://www.cambridgetimes.ca/news-story...y-council/

I think that the plant owner makes a good case. We need more housing but we also need employment lands. It is not a good idea to drive employers out of the community or to build housing that will subject residents to a lot of noise from industry.

[danbrotherston]

Nimby manufacturer next door:
https://www.cambridgetimes.ca/news-story...y-council/

I think that the plant owner makes a good case. We need more housing but we also need employment lands. It is not a good idea to drive employers out of the community or to build housing that will subject residents to a lot of noise from industry.

I think we need to make a distinction between industrial lands and employment lands. We should stop separating compatible uses, there's no reason an office tower needs a different district from an apartment tower.

As for his business, "conflicts" that arise aren't his problem, frankly, they're nobody's problem but the idiots who can't stand the noise of a manufacturing business who bought homes next to a manufacturing business (same with the airport, same with the dump).

But if there are reasonable options like building noise barriers, those should absolutely be developed.

But...a bigger question, why is a school next to industrial lands?

[Joedelay Highhoe]

The property would back onto several manufacturing companies actually, not just Canada Tool. Hespeler kids don't mind though, they've got trichloroethylene running through their veins.

[tomh009]

Bloomingdale development project moved to the townships forum.
https://www.waterlooregionconnected.com/...p?tid=1627

[Lens]

Someone posted about a few small DTK projects in another thread and it looks like the developer is doing a project on Cameo Drive in Kitchener, near King and River Rd.

https://elev8properties.ca/gallery


I would expect at least a few other projects in the works in this area. I know of at least one rental tower coming along King in this stretch.

[CP42]

New development listed on condo culture, called “The Jake”. It is a mid-rise luxury condo located at 101 Golden Eagle Road in Waterloo. 

https://www.condoculture.ca/buildings/th...d-waterloo

[Joedelay Highhoe]

Big project at the gateway into hespeler

https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-...peler.html

[Acitta]

Big project at the gateway into hespeler

https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-...peler.html

It was already posted about in  General Urban Cambridge Updates and Rumours with some discussion about it there.

[the_conestoga_guy]

I think this qualifies as "suburbs" instead of "urban Kitchener". A new 4-storey apartment building has been proposed for 234-240 Fredrick Street.

https://twitter.com/CentralFred/status/1...3338781698

https://www.google.com/maps/@43.4545585,...384!8i8192

[panamaniac]

I think this qualifies as "suburbs" instead of "urban Kitchener". A new 4-storey apartment building has been proposed for 234-240 Fredrick Street.

https://twitter.com/CentralFred/status/1...3338781698

https://www.google.com/maps/@43.4545585,...384!8i8192

Definitely "urban".

[the_conestoga_guy]

I think this qualifies as "suburbs" instead of "urban Kitchener". A new 4-storey apartment building has been proposed for 234-240 Fredrick Street.

https://twitter.com/CentralFred/status/1...3338781698

https://www.google.com/maps/@43.4545585,...384!8i8192

Info session details:
https://centralfrederick.org/2022/01/26/...ck-street/

Site plan and elevation: 
https://cfna.files.wordpress.com/2022/01...nfinal.pdf

[panamaniac]

Here I was thinking it would be a shame to lose the old houses and the developer is proposing to save them! Nice!