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RE: General Urban Cambridge Updates and Rumours - Spokes - 10-20-2020
They need something like that. Good for them.
RE: General Urban Cambridge Updates and Rumours - Acitta - 01-18-2021
Interview with Faisal Susiwla who owns the former site of the Kress Hotel.
Preston Springs and The Kress Hotel
RE: General Urban Cambridge Updates and Rumours - ac3r - 03-03-2021
No external audit of Preston Springs demo, but Cambridge council supports more cash for heritage grants: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/cambridge-preston-springs-heritage-1.5934570
RE: General Urban Cambridge Updates and Rumours - LesPio - 04-07-2021
Cambridge council endorses MZO request to build 1.7 million sq. ft. distribution centre
https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/2021/04/06/council-endorses-mzo-request-to-build-massive-distribution-centre-in-cambridge.html
Anyone know more details about this?
RE: General Urban Cambridge Updates and Rumours - KevinL - 04-07-2021
Anyone know the likely client for this 'distribution'? I know Amazon took over an existing warehouse in the Maple Grove area recently, but this might be more purpose-built if it's for them.
RE: General Urban Cambridge Updates and Rumours - ac3r - 04-07-2021
Broccolini has built a lot of warehouses for different clients, but given the size of this I'd guess it's for Amazon? They've built quite a few for them. My only other guess would be Canadian Tire or Ikea, who they've also worked with on this scale.
RE: General Urban Cambridge Updates and Rumours - Chris - 04-07-2021
(04-07-2021, 12:37 PM)LesPio Wrote: Cambridge council endorses MZO request to build 1.7 million sq. ft. distribution centre
https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/2021/04/06/council-endorses-mzo-request-to-build-massive-distribution-centre-in-cambridge.html
Anyone know more details about this?
How big was the Cambridge Loblaw's warehouse that just closed? I did a quick search but didn't find anything. Maybe the tenant for this one could have just moved into that one?
RE: General Urban Cambridge Updates and Rumours - jamincan - 04-07-2021
The Loblaws distribution centre is closed?
RE: General Urban Cambridge Updates and Rumours - timio - 04-07-2021
(04-07-2021, 06:31 PM)jamincan Wrote: The Loblaws distribution centre is closed?
The transportation operation from there closed, but the warehouse is still open.
https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/loblaw-set-to-close-company-run-transportation-operations-in-cambridge-150-employees-laid-off-1.5254554
RE: General Urban Cambridge Updates and Rumours - Chris - 04-08-2021
Oh, I thought those articles a couple months ago meant they were closing the warehouse when they let 150 people go.
RE: General Urban Cambridge Updates and Rumours - kalis0490 - 04-09-2021
Hello, been away for some months.
I have word theres several large projects on the way in cambridge.
RE: General Urban Cambridge Updates and Rumours - ac3r - 04-22-2021
Cambridge resident fears massive development at historic Hespeler site: https://www.cambridgetimes.ca/news-story/10370265--traffic-will-be-horrendous-here-cambridge-resident-fears-massive-development-at-historic-hespeler-site/
Normally I'd shoot down NIMBYs but concerns over traffic are valid in this region, though I'm not sure how many cars a mere 270 units would truly add to the neighbourhood considering how many cars are already on the streets.
RE: General Urban Cambridge Updates and Rumours - panamaniac - 04-22-2021
(04-22-2021, 08:50 AM)ac3r Wrote: Cambridge resident fears massive development at historic Hespeler site: https://www.cambridgetimes.ca/news-story/10370265--traffic-will-be-horrendous-here-cambridge-resident-fears-massive-development-at-historic-hespeler-site/
Normally I'd shoot down NIMBYs but concerns over traffic are valid in this region, though I'm not sure how many cars a mere 270 units would truly add to the neighbourhood considering how many cars are already on the streets.
Not enough to be terribly concerned, I suspect.
RE: General Urban Cambridge Updates and Rumours - Joedelay Highhoe - 04-22-2021
Great idea for a project. This area is beautiful, backing directly onto the Speed River. Downtown Hespeler would benefit immensely from more residences. Time to shake the frost off this sleepy old village! Shame the LRT doesn't approach Hespeler though, that would have squelched some of the traffic concerns. Not that the villagers would have wanted that either.
RE: General Urban Cambridge Updates and Rumours - danbrotherston - 04-22-2021
(04-22-2021, 08:50 AM)ac3r Wrote: Cambridge resident fears massive development at historic Hespeler site: https://www.cambridgetimes.ca/news-story/10370265--traffic-will-be-horrendous-here-cambridge-resident-fears-massive-development-at-historic-hespeler-site/
Normally I'd shoot down NIMBYs but concerns over traffic are valid in this region, though I'm not sure how many cars a mere 270 units would truly add to the neighbourhood considering how many cars are already on the streets.
Certainly fewer than 540 (two per unit), and even 540 wouldn't really be a noticeable traffic generator...most small two lane collector roads carry an order of magnitude more. Major arterials can carry two orders of magnitude more. So we're looking at 2-20% increase at the maximum. And that's not considering that a factory probably already generated some traffic.
And, I can pretty much guarantee you that this development will induce fewer cars than a more sprawling development. Those people are coming, the choice is whether we force them to drive or not.