210 Heritage Dr, Kitchener | Stacked townhomes, 26 units

[Bjays93]

I thought urban was inside the expressway and suburban outside (with the exception of the Fairview park mall area) this is very much outside the expressway. 

As for this site. Yea its definitely too late for the park extension, which would have been nice. I'm not a huge fan of cutting mature trees down, though at least they aren't clear cutting and building a retaining wall in peoples backyards like they were going to with the first proposal. 

Having 33 surface parking spaces here and no apparent green space is what gets me though. I know it's not an overly large lot but transit around here is quite good and 33 spaces for 26 units feels like a lot to me. And ideally I think youd want to see the parking tucked under the houses and a nice garden area out front, though of course that would be more expensive and I'm sure maximizing profit here is the only consideration. 

On a side note, apparently the development changes were not based on community feedback as the article suggested but rather a study was done and it was determined that the hill wasnt stable enough for houses to be built on, hence the scaled back proposal. Not that that really matter too much.

If I was a neighbour, especially one used to the trees, this would definitely be upsetting to me. Modern (stacked) townhouse developments all seem to have the most depressing environments.

Yes my Aunt and Uncle are the ones featured heavily in the article. The record makes it seem as though they are just being NIMBYs but they are not by any means opposed to redevelopment. 

As I mentioned the site has already be altered for the better which is good but I do get not wanting mature trees to be cut down. They're also concerned for the health of the trees they arent cutting down if they pave over the area they're suggesting with. I actually had a conversation with my uncle the other day and he made a pretty valid point, about how there are large million dollar homes being built nearby just off of lackner in a brand new subdivision, where they could be building with much more density, and are choosing to sandwich a ton of homes on to a one acre lot in an older subdivision here.

As I said before. I dont think the density here is the issue, but the way it's being proposed in a mature neighborhood like this isnt that great.