General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours

[Rainrider22]

Things look to be happening at Rockway, in the block bounded by Charles St E, Sydney St S and Delta St.

This is the block:


This is what was there until recently; the demolition of the industrial building (at 669 Charles St E, highligted) was completed last month. The two houses on Sydney were demolished a long time ago, and the houses on Charles St E in 2019.




The demolition is pretty much complete, with only some of the scrap concrete and metal remaining to be removed.


Interestingly, there is fencing being put up around the remaining industrial building. Not around the entire property, but only the building. To me, this indicates that the building will be used for secure storage, but the surrounding land will not.


The large industrial building was used by several Seegmiller Group companies. And the demolition permit for the first two houses was issued to Charles Place Holdings, based at 5 Hill St, where multiple Seegmiller companies are located. (The other demolition permits do not show any contact information.) And, as the remaining building is fenced off but the associated property is not, that is likely part of the project.

To me, this looks like the entire block -- over 2 hectares (5 acres) in total -- is up for development. Either one of the Seegmiller Group companies (Charles Place Holdings?) will be developing it, or they will be putting it up for sale. But, in the latter scenario, I don't think it would make sense to be fencing off that remaining building.

Will be watching this one more closely now.

That building used to be Grand River Cable at one time, before they were purchased by Rogers....