03-31-2018, 10:47 AM
(03-30-2018, 04:18 PM)GtwoK Wrote: As much as I really like this development (I really, truly do), I worry that it's building *UP* to the Mount Hope / Breithaupt neighbourhood, almost as if they are anticipating mid / high rises taking over the neighbourhood. I really think that that neighbourhood (as well as the unrelated, but equally important heritage district, (around the KPL and CitS) should be "untouchable" so to speak. Not that they are on the docket anytime soon, but I worry that developments increasing in height towards those neighbourhoods promotes expanding into them, rather than leveling down to match the residential houses in them
The City of Kitchener PARTS (Planning Around Rapid Transit Stations) has big plans for the Mount Hope/Breithaupt area, especially the area between King St and Mt Hope Cemetery. But there's plenty of under-utilized space (parking lots, low-density commercial) along King St that can be built up before they have to start knocking down single-family homes. I live in the neighbourhood and I can't wait for some more development to come long... I'd love to have some dining options in Midtown.