01-03-2020, 10:20 AM
Is the ground floor still going to be commercial/retail, I wonder? I can't say I love the look of the place, but it is an improvement over what it looked like before.
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01-03-2020, 10:20 AM
Is the ground floor still going to be commercial/retail, I wonder? I can't say I love the look of the place, but it is an improvement over what it looked like before.
01-03-2020, 06:34 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-03-2020, 06:35 PM by westwardloo.)
City staff recommend concil approves condo near the Aud.
https://www.therecord.com/news-story/979...r-the-aud/ Decent looking proposal. Personally these are the type of developments I would love to see along ottawa from king up to the free way.
01-04-2020, 04:45 PM
Properties at 741-751 King W are now fenced off. Not sure if this had been mentioned yet
01-04-2020, 05:17 PM
01-06-2020, 11:23 AM
(01-03-2020, 06:34 PM)westwardloo Wrote: City staff recommend concil approves condo near the Aud. That's another Vive project!
01-06-2020, 01:02 PM
(01-06-2020, 11:23 AM)tomh009 Wrote:(01-03-2020, 06:34 PM)westwardloo Wrote: City staff recommend concil approves condo near the Aud. Wow. Zero street level activation, what is that grass berm? Not even a sidewalk in sight!
01-06-2020, 01:56 PM
(01-06-2020, 01:02 PM)urbd Wrote:You can clearly see people walking on a sidewalk in front of the building. I don't know what you want for street interaction? This isn't on a main street and will not have any commercial units on the main floor. I would rather a vehicle entrance to an underground parking than to have a sea parking in front of a building. looks like they have the underground parking basically half out of the ground and are covering it up with a grass berm. This likely saves on construction of underground parking. Again i would rather have a berm than exposed concrete.(01-06-2020, 11:23 AM)tomh009 Wrote: That's another Vive project!
01-06-2020, 02:08 PM
Ya, as someone that is always pushing for street level interaction, I don't know that much more than this really fits here. I think they actually kind of nailed it with this project in this location.
01-06-2020, 02:20 PM
(01-06-2020, 02:08 PM)Spokes Wrote: Ya, as someone that is always pushing for street level interaction, I don't know that much more than this really fits here. I think they actually kind of nailed it with this project in this location.Completely agree. I am all for street level interaction and commercial space on the ground floor where it makes sense. This is a perfectly scaled building for this location. I also really like the exterior cladding choice.
01-06-2020, 03:34 PM
Retail revitalization in downtown Kitchener? Give it another 2 years, city says
"Downtown Kitchener -- the stretch of King Street from Victoria to Cedar -- is an absolute toilet that no number of high-rise condo projects will help improve." That is one comment on this story about the changes and challenges that business face in downtown Kitchener. I think the comment is too harsh and it really doesn't capture the changing landscape.
01-06-2020, 06:07 PM
(01-06-2020, 03:34 PM)jgsz Wrote: Retail revitalization in downtown Kitchener? Give it another 2 years, city says Some people really have a low level of tolerance. Me, I will support DTK businesses whenever possible.
01-06-2020, 06:46 PM
It’s more than “some people”. Although that person put it crudely, many people are not comfortable in, and certainly don’t want to share, an environment that includes the homeless/the poor/the mentally ill. I abhor the attitude, but I recognize it as pretty common in K-W (not that K-W is unique in this regard). I believe it will fade over time, although I have doubts about DTK as a significant retail destination, which seems to be a key element for “non-Downtowners”.
01-06-2020, 06:53 PM
I go DTK often and utilize businesses and restaurants. The changes I see are exciting. My daughters and I will often to backpacking through the city ( I know it sounds silly) and we have found so many great places and I see the changes happening. The people that make comments like above are the people that refuse to see and or make change.
01-06-2020, 08:35 PM
(01-06-2020, 06:46 PM)panamaniac Wrote: It’s more than “some people”. Although that person put it crudely, many people are not comfortable in, and certainly don’t want to share, an environment that includes the homeless/the poor/the mentally ill. I abhor the attitude, but I recognize it as pretty common in K-W (not that K-W is unique in this regard). I believe it will fade over time, although I have doubts about DTK as a significant retail destination, which seems to be a key element for “non-Downtowners”. I don't know what it's like in Ottawa, but certainly downtown Toronto has far more homeless people than we have. And yet people accept it as a destination. Not to mention big US cities, whether New York, San Francisco etc. We need to work on this problem. But I say that because I think we should help these people, not because I'm looking to clean up our downtown so that people like Arthur can shop there.
01-06-2020, 10:32 PM
(01-06-2020, 08:35 PM)tomh009 Wrote:(01-06-2020, 06:46 PM)panamaniac Wrote: It’s more than “some people”. Although that person put it crudely, many people are not comfortable in, and certainly don’t want to share, an environment that includes the homeless/the poor/the mentally ill. I abhor the attitude, but I recognize it as pretty common in K-W (not that K-W is unique in this regard). I believe it will fade over time, although I have doubts about DTK as a significant retail destination, which seems to be a key element for “non-Downtowners”. Ottawa also has many more, especially in parts of the Market, with its 3 large shelters. It really wouldn’t occur to most people to avoid (most of) the area only because of homeless people. But again, Ottawa is a much larger city with a much larger and busier core. |
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