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I'm not sure who the developer is and the buildings are the usual 25 floor slabs. They look to be the standard ABA style work...hard to judge them without a full list of materials or renderings but it's like they have 1 person designing all their work as it all looks the same. Nonetheless, a few hundred new residential units is good to see - if it gets approved.
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Good location for density. The shopping centre is right there. I’m all for surrounding suburban style plazas with density. It makes them seem less atrocious.
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Initially I was going to ask if there was already a thread for this, but then realized this is on the east side of Weber. The one I’m thinking of is west of Weber and not right at the corner. The render makes it look like there might even be a portico, at least part way around. I’m a bit disappointed if commercial will be only facing Weber. It would be nice if eventually commercial space would extend along other major streets, including Bridgeport and Erb.
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I believe that the developer may actually be the original owner of the property who used to manufacture clothing there. There was an article somewhere about that.
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I should also mention I’m pleased to see that it includes the properties along Weber. I frequently drive by that property and I had been musing about the possibility of the vacant lot plus the Weber St. properties all being redeveloped as one, and was hoping that the single-story buildings on Weber wouldn’t stay while the vacant lot was redeveloped.
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It wasn't clear to me from the article: if the City approved the proposal as requested, on what grounds did the developer go to the OLT?
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Was the City even close to meeting the 120 day deadline? Or does the City give up because they are so overwhelmed?
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I suspect those Kitchener projects (at least 93-99 Benton and 10 Duke W) are not timeline related, either.
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I was mistaken! Thanks for the correction.