General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours

[panamaniac]

The roll curbs for the sidewalk seem strange, but it appears like they have a bollard between two of the lamp posts and maybe they have bollards between the others as well. Perhaps they're trying to do the same thing they did on King Street in front of city hall to allow the street to be closed for special events.

I thought there were bollards in the plan but I don’t think that’s a bollard, it isn’t positioned right and there is no evidence of any other bollards going in. 

and yes, this is like king but unlike king parking is not permitted so why?

the road should just be closed. IMHO.

There was some discussion in this thread about these properties a little while ago (page 208). Unfortunately there won't be a new build here, the middle house is being demolished for parking and the commercial building and remaining house are being converted into medical offices. Medical offices are always in need so that's a positive, but the demolition of a century home for surface parking right on King is really disappointing.

Link to COK staff report: http://kitchener.ca.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=2&event_id=527&meta_id=59738

Ah yes, I remember that now. No surface parking is not ideal, but this is a fair distance from the core so if the two other buildings get active use (as medical offices) this will still be an improvement.

And probably not quite century homes yet: I would guess that the two houses were likely built somewhere around 1930. Old, but with no particular heritage attributes.

More interesting from a heritage perspective would be the large, buff brick Italianate house on Pandora right behind what will become the parking lot.  Although I think it has been altered over the years.  Tearing down the house on King St will make it much more visible to passersby.