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RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | U/C - robdrimmie - 12-13-2018
There's posts in the Duke thread that suggest it's recently been bumped to 39.
RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | U/C - Momo26 - 12-13-2018
Just saw that. Wow, crazy
RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | U/C - Rainrider22 - 12-13-2018
(12-13-2018, 10:03 AM)robdrimmie Wrote: Parts of the crane are arriving already, as of around 8:40 this morning.
Arriving ? If I see correctly the first portion of the tower is standing up peering out of that massive hole ...
RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | U/C - robdrimmie - 12-13-2018
(12-13-2018, 11:05 AM)Rainrider22 Wrote: Arriving ? If I see correctly the first portion of the tower is standing up peering out of that massive hole ...
Yeah, I equivocated. The mobile-crane with the white piece of installable-crane dangling from it moved the piece from above the flatbed to the side where other pieces are lying on the ground, so the only thing I can assert with confidence is that pieces of the crane are being taken from the delivery vehicles and positioned on site. From the street level I can't see well enough to know if the blue piece peering up is installed or if it's only staged somewhere in the hole for eventual installation. I think you're likely correct though.
RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | U/C - Rainrider22 - 12-13-2018
(12-13-2018, 11:22 AM)robdrimmie Wrote:(12-13-2018, 11:05 AM)Rainrider22 Wrote: Arriving ? If I see correctly the first portion of the tower is standing up peering out of that massive hole ...
Yeah, I equivocated. The mobile-crane with the white piece of installable-crane dangling from it moved the piece from above the flatbed to the side where other pieces are lying on the ground, so the only thing I can assert with confidence is that pieces of the crane are being taken from the delivery vehicles and positioned on site. From the street level I can't see well enough to know if the blue piece peering up is installed or if it's only staged somewhere in the hole for eventual installation. I think you're likely correct though.
The smaller crane is for unloading and staging parts from the trucks. The massive crane in the background will be erecting everything.
I am not in town, I hope someone can grab a couple of pics throughout the day please.....
RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | U/C - GtwoK - 12-13-2018
From last night
![[Image: wLSgDVy.jpg]](https://imgur.com/wLSgDVy.jpg)
RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | U/C - Rainrider22 - 12-13-2018
As cool is this is, I miss Kava Beans...
RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | U/C - Momo26 - 12-13-2018
Sorry, I'm sure it's already discussed somewhere, will there be space for sidewalk retail/restos/cafes below this condo? You might find yourself a new Kava of sorts Rainrider22 haha.
RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | U/C - robdrimmie - 12-13-2018
There will be retail space, and I'm under the impression Kava Beans owners have a first refusal type agreement in place, but I'm not sure how accurate any of that is.
RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | U/C - JJTL - 12-13-2018
Just drove by coming from Victoria Street, could see the crane extended above the Manulife building now.
RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | U/C - Momo26 - 12-13-2018
Yep. Almost as high as City Hall now.
RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | U/C - kitborn - 12-13-2018
The assembly of the crane.
RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | U/C - Spokes - 12-13-2018
(12-13-2018, 12:56 PM)robdrimmie Wrote: There will be retail space, and I'm under the impression Kava Beans owners have a first refusal type agreement in place, but I'm not sure how accurate any of that is.
That sounds familiar, but I thought they passed?
RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | U/C - jeffster - 12-13-2018
(12-13-2018, 01:45 PM)kitborn Wrote: The assembly of the crane.
Gotta feel for that poor soul that needs to climb that all those flights every day. And damned you are if you had a burrito the other night. Though I do guess they have something to piss in, but I don't know.
One thing for sure, you'd be fit. Good pay I'd imagine too.
RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | U/C - robdrimmie - 12-13-2018
(12-13-2018, 03:15 PM)Spokes Wrote:(12-13-2018, 12:56 PM)robdrimmie Wrote: There will be retail space, and I'm under the impression Kava Beans owners have a first refusal type agreement in place, but I'm not sure how accurate any of that is.
That sounds familiar, but I thought they passed?
All I can find is a CBC article[1] featuring the original announcement which includes a line that Kava Beans gets first dibs (the way it is presented feels casual not contractual) but nothing for a few years now. A Record article[2] from the same day has a nearly identical picture but nothing about the plans for Kava. Whether or not they passed seems like the sort of thing that ends up in forums and such and not in papers. It's a long time to go without an active business, though a coffee shop on the ground floor of a 33-storey building seems likely to do good business even if it were mediocre (which Kava definitely wasn't).
[1] https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/kitchener-downtown-lrt-sold-developer-1.4045967
[2] https://www.therecord.com/news-story/7215921-developers-announce-new-condominium-overlooking-victoria-park-in-kitchener/