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RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - BuildingScout - 03-06-2015 (03-06-2015, 01:07 PM)Spokes Wrote: Definitely a unique look. I hope nothing above the ground floor. We had a guest staying there a few years back and helped him with the luggage. I thought the place was dreary: dark, sagging floors, worn carpet, ugly furniture, empty rooms. RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - Spokes - 03-06-2015 (03-06-2015, 01:16 PM)BuildingScout Wrote:(03-06-2015, 01:07 PM)Spokes Wrote: Definitely a unique look. I believe it was mostly, if not all, on the main floor. RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - MacBerry - 03-06-2015 (03-06-2015, 01:07 PM)Spokes Wrote:(03-06-2015, 11:42 AM)panamaniac Wrote: The Walper has been closed since the beginning of January for a renovation that's supposed to last at least six months. That model suite is much more contemporary than I would have gone (although the bathroom looks great) - I hope the public areas will retain their historic charm. I am also hoping that the old Barristers Lounge will be turned into another "adult drinking establishment". I don't believe you can designate "interiors" as heritage unless I missed an amendment to the act. Anyone? RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - panamaniac - 03-07-2015 Today's Record has a piece on the future of the Schneiders lands (25 acres). Nothing specific, except that redevelopment is more likely than industrial use, which was no secret. My own wish list would see more than one developer working on the site (no Barrel Yards, thanks!), an uncovering and re-naturalizing of the creek under the site and the extension of Borden Parkway to Courtland Ave, mid-rise residential along Borden west of Courtland, and a proper pedestrian walkway connecting the site to the Mill ion station. Future is bright for Schneiders land in heart of Kitchener March 7, 2015 | Greg Mercer | The Record | LINK Quote:KITCHENER — The Schneiders plant may have produced its last slice of luncheon meat, but city officials and developers believe the property has a bright future — as redeveloped land at the heart of a community in transformation. RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - clasher - 03-07-2015 I too would think selling it to one developer would be a huge mistake. Hopefully the city steps up to the plate with zoning and whatnot so that some real city-building can happen. RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - BuildingScout - 03-07-2015 (03-07-2015, 09:45 AM)panamaniac Wrote: My own wish list would see more than one developer working on the site (no Barrel Yards, thanks!), Care to elaborate why? I'm not enamored with the Barrel Yards people but are they really worse than Mady, Schembri, etc? RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - tomh009 - 03-07-2015 I spent the better part of a year working there as a student, way back in the 80s. It wasn't particularly nice back then and even less so now. It'll be great to see it redeveloped. RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - panamaniac - 03-07-2015 (03-07-2015, 02:24 PM)BuildingScout Wrote:(03-07-2015, 09:45 AM)panamaniac Wrote: My own wish list would see more than one developer working on the site (no Barrel Yards, thanks!), I feel that such a large site would benefit from the vision of more than a single developer. I would hope that multiple developers might contribute to a more urban feel overall. I assume, however, that selling the site as a single parcel could maximize Maple Leaf's return. RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - tomh009 - 03-07-2015 Multiple developers would also reduce the risk of failure or major delay of the entire project -- although increase the risk that some part of it would be delayed. RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - Spokes - 03-08-2015 (03-06-2015, 04:24 PM)MacBerry Wrote:(03-06-2015, 01:07 PM)Spokes Wrote: Definitely a unique look. You definitely can if they're specified. I was talking to the manager at Coffee Culture once right after they opened and he was talking about some of the finishes that had to be left due to heritage designation. I believe the floors and ceiling were part of that. RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - Spokes - 03-08-2015 (03-07-2015, 12:40 PM)clasher Wrote: I too would think selling it to one developer would be a huge mistake. Hopefully the city steps up to the plate with zoning and whatnot so that some real city-building can happen. To do that though they would have to subdivide the property which would be unlikely. Why would they pay to do that? The more likely scenario is to list the parking lots separately. RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - rangersfan - 03-08-2015 Looks like 5 Michael st, Kitchener could become an office for a local tech company. old article: Heritage building offered up for potential high-tech use June 17, 2011 | Rose Simone | The Record | LINK Quote:KITCHENER — The owners of another turn-of-the-century heritage building in downtown Kitchener have decided to sell or lease it for potential high-tech or professional office uses. Whitney Real Estate Services currently has a lighting for this building, which can be viewed here. There is a City of Kitchener Planning & Strategic Initiatives Committee report from Feb 2, 2015 that details a zoning change application for 5 Michael St. Quote:RECOMMENDATION: That Zone Change Application ZC14/08/M/KA for 1397036 Ontario Ltd. for the purpose of changing the zoning from Neighbourhood Institutional Zone (I-2) with Special Use Provision 281U to Neighbourhood Institutional Zone (I-2) with amended Special Use Provision 281U be approved in the form shown in the “Proposed By-law” dated December 18, 2014 attached to Report CSD-15-005 as Appendix ‘A’. RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - panamaniac - 03-08-2015 I wonder what will become of the Music Plus store? RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - tomh009 - 03-08-2015 (03-08-2015, 09:42 AM)Spokes Wrote: To do that though they would have to subdivide the property which would be unlikely. Why would they pay to do that? They could still do something like the Victoria Commons scenario, where one lead developer takes on the main project, but farms out parts of it to other developers. Given the 10 hectares of land, the project is quite large for any single (local) developer anyway. RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - Lens - 03-10-2015 Not really a rumour but more of a thought Market square currently has one anchor office tenant in The Record and one other major tenant with Goodlife. Considering The Record's space (which is not full because they have much more space than they need) and Stantec's vacated space which combined probably only take up 1/4 of the total complex size, when does it become more attractive to raze the whole thing and add some serious density to the block? |