10-19-2020, 04:29 PM
(10-19-2020, 03:03 PM)taylortbb Wrote:Could not agree more. City should be the ones planning all street grids whether it is a subdivision or a master planned residential development. It is too bad that the Schneider's factory land wasn't subdivided before selling. Not only is that probably going to take 3 decades to complete, it is going to be extremely boring in terms of architecture. If a few developers were involved I think we would see the buildout quicker and there would have been healthy competition to create unique functional building to attract buyers.(10-19-2020, 02:17 PM)jeffster Wrote: Unless it’s to someone like Momentum. They seem to get stuff done fast. Auburn, or Andrin, for example, some of us would be dead by the time they finish Bramm.
Even though Momentum builds faster, I think it's better for the city for it to not end up all with one developer. The city should be the one planning the street grid, making sure it integrates in to the trails and roads surrounding the site. The city also has the opportunity to ensure it becomes a good mix of retail, residential, and office. Master planned developments always end up kind of boring.
Personally I am waiting for a few toronto developers to discover Kitchener as investment opportunities. Seems like we have a decent amount of regional players, but then everything else is slow boring London developers.
Not that I would ever want to live in a majority of Mississauga, but there are a lot of interesting building being proposed/built near square one that i would love to see in Kitchener.