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  Thread: 1198 Fischer Hallman Rd | 14 & 22 | Proposed
Post: RE: 1198 Fischer Hallman Rd | 14 & 22 | Proposed
nms Wrote: (05-22-2024, 09:38 PM) -- What's the point of removing all the top soil? -- Topsoil isn't adequate to use as a structural fill material due to the organic nature of it. As the organic ma...
   ZEBuilder Suburbs 27 4,121 05-22-2024, 10:03 PM
  Thread: 1198 Fischer Hallman Rd | 14 & 22 | Proposed
Post: RE: 1198 Fischer Hallman Rd | 14 & 22 | Proposed
cherrypark Wrote: (05-22-2024, 10:46 AM) -- Dump truck traffic coming out of there has been a major disruption cycling by on the daily. Drivers absolutely cannot seem to stop on a stop line, even wit...
   ZEBuilder Suburbs 27 4,121 05-22-2024, 06:51 PM
  Thread: Avalon Place Highway 7/8 Multi-Use Trail Crossing
Post: RE: Avalon Place Highway 7/8 Multi-Use Trail Cross...
The highway closure is planned for this coming weekend. The closures will start to take effect Friday night when shoulder and outside lanes start to close then the highway will be completely closed on...
   ZEBuilder Transportation and Infrastructure 94 40,041 05-20-2024, 02:31 PM
  Thread: Avalon Place Highway 7/8 Multi-Use Trail Crossing
Post: RE: Avalon Place Highway 7/8 Multi-Use Trail Cross...
tomh009 Wrote: (05-20-2024, 12:29 PM) -- Are they also adding a staircase or just the ramp? Stairs (or an elevator!) are a nice option for pedestrians. 😊 -- Based on the plans both sides will have ...
   ZEBuilder Transportation and Infrastructure 94 40,041 05-20-2024, 02:24 PM
  Thread: Block 599 (599 Strasburg Rd) | 8 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Block 599 (599 Strasburg Rd) | 8 fl | U/C
ac3r Wrote: (05-19-2024, 09:12 PM) -- Is there any commercial/business space on the ground floor? The OP didn't specify. It's on a busy intersection so I'd sure hope so. Would be cool if this area co...
   ZEBuilder Suburbs 38 11,037 05-19-2024, 10:58 PM
  Thread: The Metz (Schneiders site redevelopment)
Post: RE: The Metz (Schneiders site redevelopment)
tomh009 Wrote: (05-19-2024, 01:52 PM) -- There is a crane on the property now, I think, though still in pieces. -- Auburn has been storing crane pieces on the site for years now, so chances are it'...
   ZEBuilder Urban Areas 612 336,180 05-19-2024, 03:53 PM
  Thread: 1198 Fischer Hallman Rd | 14 & 22 | Proposed
Post: RE: 1198 Fischer Hallman Rd | 14 & 22 | Proposed
There has now been substantial earth works on this site now. Soon after the Kieswetter mobilized their demolition equipment VanRooyen Earthmoving mobilized theirs. So over the past three weeks they've...
   ZEBuilder Suburbs 27 4,121 05-17-2024, 09:27 PM
  Thread: 332 Charles Street East | 17 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 332 Charles Street East | 17 fl | Proposed
Spokes Wrote: (05-16-2024, 06:25 AM) -- Does anyone know, and this could be a case by case situation, but when a demolition permit is issued, and the buildings demolished, does the property owner hav...
   ZEBuilder Urban Areas 44 6,150 05-16-2024, 07:06 AM
  Thread: Station Park | 18, 28, 36, 40, 50 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Station Park | 18, 28, 36, 40, 50 fl | U/C
Square Wrote: (05-15-2024, 06:01 PM) -- Is the building only going as far as the crane base? -- Yes, the crane is external to the building so it will be jumped much like the cranes at 100 Vic and C...
   ZEBuilder Urban Areas 1,678 1,000,285 05-15-2024, 07:05 PM
  Thread: 332 Charles Street East | 17 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 332 Charles Street East | 17 fl | Proposed
Earlier this month Vive was issued the demolition permit for the building on site. As I passed by today they were demolishing the building, unfortunately I don't have a picture. There are also no othe...
   ZEBuilder Urban Areas 44 6,150 05-14-2024, 07:00 PM
  Thread: Louie Condos (Columbia St and Albert St) | 8 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Louie Condos (Columbia St and Albert St) | 8 f...
nms Wrote: (04-29-2024, 09:30 PM) -- Will this property be subject to penalties for demolishing rental housing and not starting construction soon enough? -- Waterloo and Kitchener both don't have r...
   ZEBuilder University Area 17 5,342 04-30-2024, 06:43 AM
  Thread: The Metz (Schneiders site redevelopment)
Post: RE: The Metz (Schneiders site redevelopment)
ac3r Wrote: (04-29-2024, 02:08 PM) -- Are they actually planning to build anytime soon? It just seems like they're moving dirt...extremely slowly. Which is odd because they have (or had?) a lot of eq...
   ZEBuilder Urban Areas 612 336,180 04-29-2024, 06:03 PM
  Thread: 2934 King St E | 11 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 2934 King St E | 11 fl | Proposed
tomh009 Wrote: (04-18-2024, 04:47 PM) -- 10 years is a long time. Depending on how we determine a "start" or a "build", I would think 2-4 years would be a reasonable maximum. If you take three years ...
   ZEBuilder Suburbs 16 2,274 04-18-2024, 05:07 PM
  Thread: 2934 King St E | 11 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 2934 King St E | 11 fl | Proposed
One could always look at incorporating use it or lose it rules into the bylaws, however with current provincial leadership I doubt that would be allowed, however if it was it would effectively force d...
   ZEBuilder Suburbs 16 2,274 04-18-2024, 03:38 PM
  Thread: 236 Victoria St N | 40 & 35 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 236 Victoria St N | 40 & 35 fl | Proposed
plam Wrote: (04-17-2024, 07:05 PM) -- Acitta Wrote: (04-16-2024, 10:13 PM) -- Updated: Kitchener council approves multi-tower Victoria Street development (https://www.therecord.com/news/council/upda...
   ZEBuilder Urban Areas 79 7,128 04-17-2024, 11:10 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
ac3r Wrote: (04-15-2024, 07:46 PM) -- And that's rather true. The Ottawa Transitway is a good example of this. While their light-metro/LRT lines don't follow the exact route of the Transitway, they s...
   ZEBuilder Transportation and Infrastructure 4,340 3,277,653 04-15-2024, 09:02 PM
  Thread: Farmland conversion and landfill sites
Post: RE: Farmland conversion and landfill sites
danbrotherston Wrote: (04-14-2024, 01:58 AM) -- Except we don't have a shortage of jobs. Unless something has changed drastically with the economy and I haven't heard about it, the employment rate ha...
   ZEBuilder Politics 196 8,124 04-14-2024, 11:39 PM
  Thread: Farmland conversion and landfill sites
Post: RE: Farmland conversion and landfill sites
danbrotherston Wrote: (04-13-2024, 01:36 AM) -- Continuing to talk about the benefits, does not actually acknowledge the harms. And yes, another city will no doubt be willing to pave their farm land....
   ZEBuilder Politics 196 8,124 04-13-2024, 10:28 AM
  Thread: Lower Kitchener (534 Charles St E) | 32, 27, 15 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Lower Kitchener (534 Charles St E) | 32, 27, 1...
tomh009 Wrote: (04-10-2024, 07:27 PM) -- This is construction fencing, not just for demolition, so I have to believe that they will start this as soon as demolition is done. -- They don't even ha...
   ZEBuilder Urban Areas 148 32,407 04-10-2024, 08:14 PM
  Thread: 236 Victoria St N | 40 & 35 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 236 Victoria St N | 40 & 35 fl | Proposed
the_conestoga_guy Wrote: (04-10-2024, 02:40 PM) -- I don't think we should read too much into council poking their noses into lease contracts. I'm sure they were flooded with emails asking them to sa...
   ZEBuilder Urban Areas 79 7,128 04-10-2024, 04:11 PM
  Thread: 236 Victoria St N | 40 & 35 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 236 Victoria St N | 40 & 35 fl | Proposed
Councillor Ioannidis was absolutely pissed about this last night, he wasn't mad about the height or anything in particular but he was mainly mad about the lease between GRR and the developer, which is...
   ZEBuilder Urban Areas 79 7,128 04-09-2024, 02:05 PM
  Thread: Vertikal (471-481 King St E) | 23 & 19 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Vertikal (471-481 King St E) | 23 & 19 fl | U/...
ac3r Wrote: (04-08-2024, 09:10 AM) -- My god it's ugly. -- Certainly DTK is worse than this, just look the podiums. Sure the towers aren't the best but it's no worse than DTK and it's certainly b...
   ZEBuilder Urban Areas 781 438,783 04-08-2024, 01:08 PM
  Thread: General Road and Highway Discussion
Post: RE: General Road and Highway Discussion
SF22 Wrote: (04-08-2024, 11:04 AM) -- Oh, here's something from Engage WR with a map of 'proposed regional intensification corridors' https://www.engagewr.ca/regional-official-plan/maps/proposed-regi...
   ZEBuilder Transportation and Infrastructure 3,157 2,257,793 04-08-2024, 11:51 AM
  Thread: General Road and Highway Discussion
Post: RE: General Road and Highway Discussion
ac3r Wrote: (04-08-2024, 09:12 AM) -- It would be nice, but I doubt they'd be willing to spend the money to do that. But isn't Ottawa the preferred street to use for a third line anyways? -- Ott...
   ZEBuilder Transportation and Infrastructure 3,157 2,257,793 04-08-2024, 10:52 AM
  Thread: 25 Sportsworld Crossing & 4220 King Street East | 18+14 fl | U/C
Post: RE: 25 Sportsworld Crossing & 4220 King Street Eas...
Ellensparky Wrote: (04-05-2024, 11:59 PM) -- Any updates at this site? -- I drove by it today and the tower that's currently under construction looks to be about 10 or so floors up, I didn't get an ...
   ZEBuilder Suburbs 45 10,316 04-06-2024, 12:11 AM
  Thread: The Junction | 37 & 33 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: The Junction | 37 & 33 fl | Proposed
mastermind Wrote: (04-05-2024, 07:56 AM) -- Demolition is underway at the mechanic shop on the corner.  I wonder if they will also knock down the colourful dots building now too, since they are alrea...
   ZEBuilder Urban Areas 136 39,531 04-05-2024, 09:50 AM

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