General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours

[westwardloo]

Looks like a nice quality infill project. Underground parking is my preferred option, but I think surface parking fits this site perfectly fine. The building is built along the street and hides the parking completely. I prefer that over having the parking take up the first floor and have some horrendous façade like DTK or one28.

Generally agree, it is a shame though, there could be a far larger, nicer ammenity space in behind.

The garage facades are generally quite ugly, but for a six storey building, a single underground parking level would easily be sufficient, more so with the reduced parking requirements, that could look something like these buildings on Ellen St.:

https://www.google.ca/maps/@43.4549223,-...384!8i8192

Even my building manages to get away with only two levels of underground parking for a 13 storey building.

Just another reason midrise development is better (at least when you aren't willing to entirely forego parking).

I prefer the parking in the back verses the building on Ellen st.  Two separate parking garage entrances  both buildings set back from a fairly quiet street to provide a car drop off. I find it so hostile to pedestrians whenever I walk by those buildings.  

I would love to see the city reduce or remove parking minimums and have the free market determine how many parking spaces are needed. I think an infill project like this in "Mid Town" would still see a similar amount of parking provided.