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  Thread: Westmount Place (50 Westmount N, 9-15 Dietz N, 192-218 Erb W) | 11-25 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Westmount Place (50 Westmount N, 9-15 Dietz N,...
That last photo Jan 22nd was the 4th floor slab.  Now 2.5 months later they are working on the 9th floor slab.  That's a floor per two weeks.  There's 10,11,12, and roof left.  The roof always seems t...
   mastermind Suburbs 105 53,559 04-10-2024, 03:52 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/...
westwardloo Wrote: (04-09-2024, 08:24 AM) -- It just keeps getting worse and worse.  Everyone involved in this project should be ashamed. -- I don't think everyone should be ashamed.  The tradespeo...
   mastermind Urban Areas 780 428,458 04-09-2024, 08:58 AM
  Thread: Vertikal (471-481 King St E) | 23 & 19 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Vertikal (471-481 King St E) | 23 & 19 fl | U/...
There's a much more noticeable difference on the King St side in the last few months. They've built the structure of the 3-4 podium along all of King now.
   mastermind Urban Areas 780 428,458 04-08-2024, 07:58 AM
  Thread: The Junction | 37 & 33 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: The Junction | 37 & 33 fl | Proposed
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 already there.
   mastermind Urban Areas 133 37,451 04-05-2024, 07:56 AM
  Thread: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
Post: RE: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
Rainrider22 Wrote: (03-29-2024, 09:11 AM) -- Great picture, thanks.  On the third floor were there is Plywood enclosing the balcony, is this where the construction elevator would go ? -- It could b...
   mastermind Urban Areas 585 133,705 03-30-2024, 03:04 PM
  Thread: Charles Place | 25, 32, 34, 36, 40, 46, and 46 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Charles Place | 25, 32, 34, 36, 40, 46, and 46...
Maybe the screen is just a big golf ball deflector
   mastermind Urban Areas 12 517 03-27-2024, 04:40 PM
  Thread: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
Post: RE: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
I suspect it's going to go up fast now. Typical floor, fly forms, nice weather...
   mastermind Urban Areas 585 133,705 03-17-2024, 10:20 PM
  Thread: The Junction | 37 & 33 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: The Junction | 37 & 33 fl | Proposed
The car repair shop on the corner of king and stirling had all the cars towed away and the site fenced in this past week. The fences make it look like it might get demolished to me, otherwise why fen...
   mastermind Urban Areas 133 37,451 02-24-2024, 05:43 PM
  Thread: The Metz (Schneiders site redevelopment)
Post: RE: The Metz (Schneiders site redevelopment)
Acitta Wrote: (02-09-2024, 01:36 PM) -- Square Wrote: (02-09-2024, 12:02 AM) -- I think you are right.  I can't find it now, but one of the news links said they were going to reuse the concrete base...
   mastermind Urban Areas 597 327,123 02-09-2024, 02:02 PM
  Thread: Block 599 (599 Strasburg Rd) | 8 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Block 599 (599 Strasburg Rd) | 8 fl | U/C
This is quite a long building. Or maybe it only looks that way since it's not super tall.
   mastermind Suburbs 35 10,414 01-31-2024, 10:32 AM
  Thread: Lower Kitchener (534 Charles St E) | 32, 27, 15 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Lower Kitchener (534 Charles St E) | 32, 27, 1...
Fixed via microsoft paint 3d.  You're right it does look nicer...
   mastermind Urban Areas 148 30,872 01-31-2024, 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...
ac3r Wrote: (01-29-2024, 09:05 PM) -- Yeah. Well that building and the majority of other brutalist structures had an elegance of style, a philosophy informing why they were the way they were, links t...
   mastermind Urban Areas 148 30,872 01-30-2024, 09:12 AM
  Thread: Westmount Place (50 Westmount N, 9-15 Dietz N, 192-218 Erb W) | 11-25 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Westmount Place (50 Westmount N, 9-15 Dietz N,...
This one is starting to look like something, it looks like they're working on the 4th floor slab.
   mastermind Suburbs 105 53,559 01-22-2024, 04:44 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/...
Are all those large grey bricks that looks like cinder blocks going to be covered with something? Or is that the look.
   mastermind Urban Areas 780 428,458 01-08-2024, 09:42 AM
  Thread: 102 Fountain Street South (former Preston Springs Hotel) | 26, 24 & 22 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 102 Fountain Street South (former Preston Spri...
ac3r Wrote: (12-13-2023, 09:34 PM) -- Cambridge residents weigh in on proposed plan for Preston Springs Hotel site: https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/cambridge-residents-weigh-in-on-proposed-plan-for-pres...
   mastermind Urban Areas 53 6,731 12-14-2023, 08:55 PM
  Thread: The Shannondale (née Electrohome, 152 Shanley St) | 8 fl | U/C
Post: RE: The Shannondale (152 Shanley St) | 8 fl | U/C
There are two threads for this project. The other is called Electrohome, but I think this thread has the correct name. There's been some action here since the last photos, with underground concret...
   mastermind Urban Areas 166 8,333 11-09-2023, 09:21 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
that's embarrassing
   mastermind Urban Areas 5,575 3,945,989 10-30-2023, 08:42 AM
  Thread: 26 King St E | 3 fl | U/C
Post: RE: 26 King St E | 3 fl | U/C
I saw that too, this thing is tiny!
   mastermind Urban Areas 46 6,315 10-19-2023, 11:50 AM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Wow interesting! I've always thought that would be a great place for a small infill development.
   mastermind Urban Areas 5,575 3,945,989 08-27-2023, 05:20 PM
  Thread: 550 King Street East | 9 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 550 King Street East | 9 fl | Proposed
Looks like geothermal is installed and they've left the site. Maybe shoring rigs peel in soon.
   mastermind Urban Areas 3 1,048 06-15-2023, 08:31 PM
  Thread: 200 Victoria St S | 45 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 200 Victoria St S | 42 fl | Proposed
nms Wrote: (05-02-2023, 07:21 PM) -- I didn't realize how much of this block this project will fill.  I did notice that the Regional staff are recommending that the site vehicle entrance and exit be ...
   mastermind Urban Areas 71 10,421 05-03-2023, 07:55 AM
  Thread: The Inclusive on Courtland | 38, 34, 30 & 29 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: The Inclusive on Courtland | 38, 34, 30 & 29 f...
The article says they're doing a similar project in Toronto called "The Inclusive". They wouldn't give two projects the same name would they?
   mastermind Suburbs 294 186,064 04-29-2023, 12:52 PM
  Thread: The Barrel Yards | 25 fl | U/C
Post: RE: The Barrel Yards | 25 fl | U/C
It's gotta be a mistake and will still get painted correctly... that can't possibly be the look they were going for!
   mastermind Urban Areas 297 276,891 04-27-2023, 11:27 AM
  Thread: 1200 Fischer-Hallman Rd | 34 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 1200 Fischer-Hallman Road
Haha that will look hilarious out there so tall and alone... they should style it after Orthanc
   mastermind Suburbs 16 2,999 04-19-2023, 12:38 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
ChatGPT wrote it
   mastermind Urban Areas 5,575 3,945,989 04-17-2023, 07:58 AM
  Thread: 900 King St W | 25 fl | U/C
Post: RE: 900 King St W | 25 fl | Proposed
Yes there's definitely action. I was by last week and they have a lane on Pine St closed with a site trailer on it, and they were hauling dirt around.
   mastermind Urban Areas 147 33,713 04-10-2023, 12:01 PM

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