Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment

[westwardloo]

What is the lowest rise building in there proposed to be used for?

The reason I say focus on things that bring people together and quite frankly make DTK look nicer and desirable, is because I believe there are enoihh vacant business spaces to satisfy office needs for the next little bit. I also believe there are enough condo units in the pipeline. We run the risk of being just pure condo units and not driving what should be a cultural and entertainment CENTRAL for Kitchener.

Let's be honest. To outsiders (and literally to Kitchener folk in the 'burbs), DTK is not considered a first-class Canadian town. I'm thinking we change this.

We leverage the Greenspace already in existence at Victoria Park (an amazing and well laid out urban park, with water feature), and we maximize this space for something that says 'wow'.

Condo units are not going to wow anyone. Especially the kind we like to design in KW.

Am I alone in this?

The shorter 6 or 8 storey building located along Joseph street is proposed to be community/ cultural space. They could fit quite a bit of amenities in a building that size.  I think we will definitely see a first nations space/ either a community centre or museum or both. But that will most likely not take up the whole building, unless we get national/ provincial funding to build a bigger attractions similar to Human Rights museum in Winnipeg. 

I agree with you that we need to put something in this space that draws people downtown. I don't agree with some of the commenters here that say the museum is struggling so we can't build more cultural focused space. 

Having said that, DTK will be a success if we can have as many people as possible living downtown, so incorporating condo's/ affordable rental units into the development will be a net positive for the city.