04-04-2023, 08:59 PM
(04-04-2023, 06:01 PM)panamaniac Wrote:(04-04-2023, 03:42 PM)tomh009 Wrote: 55 King St W (the former TD/Canada Trust tower) has four levels underground. There are lots of buildings with two, and they certainly were not all problematic (the building we live in had its issues but the parking garage, three levels deep, was not one of those problem areas).
I suspect that the depth of underground parking garages in much of Kitchener is only an issue because the City has no problem approving podium parking.
FSR calculations encourage underground parking. I'm sure multiple levels will continue to happen, but you'll see the majority of experienced developers doing whatever they can to avoid it. I also know of two projects in DTK held up over podium parking, so I wouldn't say the city has "no problem approving" it.