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  Thread: 20 Ottawa Street North | 26, 6, 6 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 20 Ottawa Street North | 26, 6, 6 fl | Propose...
Never expect much from builders trying to get into development. Just look at the stuff HIP builds as an offshoot of Melloul Blamey. Van Mar does a bit better but still not great. There's not a good ex...
   Lens Urban Areas 47 11,564 01-31-2024, 02:20 PM
  Thread: Lower Kitchener (534 Charles St E) | 32, 27, 15 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Lower Kitchener (534 Charles St E) | 32, 27, 1...
It all covers back to the money behind the project directing the developer to make something cheaper or value engineer it to shit
   Lens Urban Areas 148 31,092 01-31-2024, 02:13 PM
  Thread: Lower Kitchener (534 Charles St E) | 32, 27, 15 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Lower Kitchener (534 Charles St E) | 32, 27, 1...
Somehow, it's even worse...
   Lens Urban Areas 148 31,092 01-26-2024, 10:37 PM
  Thread: Kraus Development (525-565 Conestogo Road) | 3-35 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Kraus Development (525-565 Conestogo Road) | 3...
ac3r Wrote: (01-24-2024, 10:33 AM) -- I can't remember, did it get approved? Or are they just demolishing the site? I'd hope it doesn't end up as an urban void like The Metz turned out to be. I don't...
   Lens Urban Areas 173 30,997 01-24-2024, 04:56 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Possible to go up to 50+ at that location, saw a concept site plan years ago. Lots of stacked parking but pretty good for a tight lot. Would be a great use for a station adjacent parcel.
   Lens Urban Areas 5,575 3,950,101 09-27-2023, 08:25 PM
  Thread: 203-207 King St S | 30 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 203-207 King St S | 30 fl | Proposed
I wish slabs weren't so efficient...
   Lens Urban Areas 38 7,016 09-27-2023, 03:29 PM
  Thread: Station Park | 18, 28, 36, 40, 50 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Station Park | 18, 28, 36, 40, 50 fl | U/C
Almost certainly won't be. First 2 towers each had their own.
   Lens Urban Areas 1,672 980,668 08-18-2023, 04:42 PM
  Thread: Kraus Development (525-565 Conestogo Road) | 3-35 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Kraus Development (525-565 Conestogo Road) | 3...
Surrounded by a highway, high voltage lines, a major arterial and an old industrial area with no park space anywhere in sight. Not exactly an ideal place to live but it could be a good start towards c...
   Lens Urban Areas 173 30,997 08-10-2023, 11:50 AM
  Thread: 83-87 Weber St E | 32 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 83-87 Weber St E | 25fl | Proposed
panamaniac Wrote: (07-26-2023, 07:42 PM) -- cherrypark Wrote: (07-26-2023, 04:00 PM) -- Yeah some odd choices on the street and parking. Also amused by the singular render that shows and integrated ...
   Lens Urban Areas 53 6,640 07-26-2023, 10:07 PM
  Thread: 93-99 Benton St & 39 -43 St George St | 12 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 93-99 Benton St & 39 -43 St George St | 12 fl ...
tomh009 Wrote: (07-15-2023, 01:08 PM) -- Lens Wrote: (07-14-2023, 12:32 PM) -- Interesting. Looks like the property was flipped as I thought the towns would be safe and the lot behind built on. KW i...
   Lens Urban Areas 34 4,424 07-15-2023, 04:43 PM
  Thread: 93-99 Benton St & 39 -43 St George St | 12 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 93-99 Benton St & 39 -43 St George St | 12 fl ...
Interesting. Looks like the property was flipped as I thought the towns would be safe and the lot behind built on. KW is sorely lacking this kind of housing, especially from this age but the towns are...
   Lens Urban Areas 34 4,424 07-14-2023, 12:32 PM
  Thread: 332 Charles Street East | 17 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 332 Charles Street East | 17 fl | Proposed
Vive isn't the one buying the properties, most of them are owned by their various money partner groups, who use them as the local feet on the ground. Pretty standard practice.
   Lens Urban Areas 36 5,172 06-15-2023, 04:54 PM
  Thread: WRPS HQ project (200 Frederick St, Kitchener)
Post: RE: WRPS HQ project (200 Frederick St, Kitchener)
Excellent use of 40+ million dollars...
   Lens Urban Areas 110 67,507 06-07-2023, 05:00 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
This change will be for the older house (split into units) on the property, not the rowhouses
   Lens Urban Areas 5,575 3,950,101 05-31-2023, 08:27 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
KaiserWilhelmsBust Wrote: (05-15-2023, 02:45 PM) -- tomh009 Wrote: (05-15-2023, 10:30 AM) -- Which project did Vive flip? It doesn't seem to be their business model. (They did get out of OTIS, but t...
   Lens Urban Areas 5,575 3,950,101 05-25-2023, 04:48 PM
  Thread: 50 Borden Ave S | 51, 57 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 50 Borden Ave S | 51, 57 fl | Proposed
They absolutely do this. A lot of developers do for various reasons.
   Lens Urban Areas 45 6,371 05-15-2023, 04:45 PM
  Thread: 50 Borden Ave S | 51, 57 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 50 Borden Ave S | 51, 57 fl | Proposed
Vive working for and with the residents of this region? That's rich! One of the absolute worst renoviction culprits in town. Ruthless. Ask any of the hundreds of folks they've forced out of their home...
   Lens Urban Areas 45 6,371 05-12-2023, 09:03 PM
  Thread: 459 Mill St | 15, 21, 31, 40 and 44 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 459 Mill St | 15, 21, 31, 40 and 44 fl | Propo...
Seriously?? Chapman has been pretty anti development in a lot of cases.
   Lens Urban Areas 146 25,178 04-30-2023, 01:55 PM
  Thread: The Barrel Yards | 25 fl | U/C
Post: RE: The Barrel Yards | 25 fl | U/C
Adding some variety to the existing hellscape?
   Lens Urban Areas 297 277,367 04-26-2023, 09:53 PM
  Thread: Station Park | 18, 28, 36, 40, 50 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Station Park | 18, 28, 36, 40, 50 fl | U/C
As long as they keep TF FAR, FAR, away from the tallest tower, we should be OK
   Lens Urban Areas 1,672 980,668 04-18-2023, 05:15 PM
  Thread: 30-40 Margaret Ave | 3 fl townhouses | Planned
Post: RE: 30-40 Margaret Ave | 3 fl townhouses | Planned
I lived in the Cedar/Duke Street ones and they're great! Just big enough for a family. The ones at Marg/ Wellington recently got renovated and split into two units each for better or worse
   Lens Urban Areas 251 94,964 03-22-2023, 02:17 PM
  Thread: OTIS | 6 fl | U/C
Post: RE: OTIS | 6 fl | U/C
4 years to build a six story building... Incredible.
   Lens Urban Areas 207 108,651 03-22-2023, 02:14 PM
  Thread: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | completed
Post: RE: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | U/C
I laughed out loud when I saw that photo. Absolutely no surprise. The podium is shit. At least it took 10-20 years for city hall and grh to start looking bad and they don't even look THIS bad
   Lens Urban Areas 1,392 584,042 02-10-2023, 10:45 PM
  Thread: 30-40 Margaret Ave | 3 fl townhouses | Planned
Post: RE: 30-40 Margaret Ave | 3 fl townhouses | Planned
ijmorlan Wrote: (02-10-2023, 02:27 PM) -- tomh009 Wrote: (02-10-2023, 11:17 AM) -- It's really a shame that the one closest to Benton was demolished for the road widening. For now, demolition and...
   Lens Urban Areas 251 94,964 02-10-2023, 10:40 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Rainrider22 Wrote: (11-11-2022, 03:06 PM) -- Vide has just refurbished an Apartment building at Ottawa and Heritage and now doing the building beside. I think theyndis a good job from what incan see...
   Lens Urban Areas 5,575 3,950,101 11-12-2022, 01:46 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
That's a Bernie Nimmer/vive project. Don't expect anything good.
   Lens Urban Areas 5,575 3,950,101 11-11-2022, 02:58 PM

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