(04-23-2025, 05:02 PM)ac3r Wrote: It isn't even about the architecture or materials, it's that everything in this region SUCKS.

(04-23-2025, 09:22 PM)Momo26 Wrote: I said it several times before, and I'll say it again- hopefully before the forum czars come in saying "off topic!", Kitchener DTK needs major major work. The stark difference coming in from Uptown Waterloo into DTK is literally day and night. Exit from a well lit and uplifting vibe to darkeness, shadows, drugs and sadness.

The rebuttals of 'but there are so many festivals!' Does not hold up when the day-to-day is depression. So much wasted potential. It's going to become some condo tower wasteland. If a few tech companies exit we could literally see it fall into worse condition.

Mark the date Conestoga leaves Market Square and let's see what comes of that corner and this building in 1, 3 and 5 years. I hope something vibrant comes in to Market Square.

(04-24-2025, 03:37 PM)cherrypark Wrote: Current Aud, just the main building, is the size of Market Square minus the parking garage. Its not a ton of area if parking were to be on that site.

(04-25-2025, 12:48 AM)Square Wrote: I would leave the Aud where it is.  Build a new one beside it, and then demolish the old building and put a park and a new baseball/soccer field.  Also the new Aud should be at least 15'000 capacity. (My dream anyway)

(04-25-2025, 08:19 AM)westwardloo Wrote:

(04-25-2025, 12:48 AM)Square Wrote: I would leave the Aud where it is.  Build a new one beside it, and then demolish the old building and put a park and a new baseball/soccer field.  Also the new Aud should be at least 15'000 capacity. (My dream anyway)

This is obviously a different conversation, although I prefer a DTK arena. I think the current Aud Lands could be transformed into an amazing sports and entertainment district with housing, park space, office, retail, an arena (12,000) and a soccer/ football stadium for the NSL/CPL/ CFL/ host big university games (roughly 15,000) look at what the NWSL is building in Denver colorado..... One can dream. This might have happened if Blackberry didn't fumble the smartphone so spectacularly, unfortunately there just isn't that much individual personal wealth in KW right now.  There is no appetite for government funds to go to a project like this though. I dream that sports leaders in the Region could make a push for a commonwealth games or something like that to get serious Federal and provincial funding like edmonton, calgary and hamilton have gotten in the past, but the security costs have made it impossible for cities to host these large scale events now a days.

• $49 million for GRHF
  
• $55 million for St Mary's Hospital Foundation
  
• $10 million for Cambridge Hospital 
  
• $524 million at Waterloo
  
• $120 million at WLU
  

(04-23-2025, 09:22 PM)Momo26 Wrote: I said it several times before, and I'll say it again- hopefully before the forum czars come in saying "off topic!", Kitchener DTK needs major major work. The stark difference coming in from Uptown Waterloo into DTK is literally day and night. Exit from a well lit and uplifting vibe to darkeness, shadows, drugs and sadness.

(04-25-2025, 08:19 AM)westwardloo Wrote: This might have happened if Blackberry didn't fumble the smartphone so spectacularly, unfortunately there just isn't that much individual personal wealth in KW right now.