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RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - tomh009 - 06-01-2015 (06-01-2015, 04:44 PM)panamaniac Wrote: Renovation work started today on the exterior of the former Hive on King St E at Scott. I had hoped that the owner might shell out for brick cladding but it looks like it's going to be dark brown stucco. I think the biggest problem isn't stucco as the raw material as such, it's the dull and unimaginative use of stucco. You can do very nice stucco buildings and very ugly ones, like with any other material. RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - BuildingScout - 06-01-2015 (06-01-2015, 06:35 PM)tomh009 Wrote:(06-01-2015, 04:44 PM)panamaniac Wrote: Renovation work started today on the exterior of the former Hive on King St E at Scott. I had hoped that the owner might shell out for brick cladding but it looks like it's going to be dark brown stucco. No, no, you don't understand. You see this? It's just so ugly and why? because it's stucco. (In case you are wondering that is a detail of the Palace of Alhambra, a UNESCO World Heritage Building in Granada, Spain). RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - panamaniac - 06-01-2015 But is it ACRYLIC stucco? RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - tomh009 - 06-01-2015 (06-01-2015, 08:40 PM)BuildingScout Wrote: It's just so ugly and why? because it's stucco. We visited Alhambra last year ... an absolutely fantastic place. And apart from that, it was impressive that (most of) the stucco has lasted the better part of a millenium. A few photos here (to minimize off-topic content): http://imgur.com/a/Kmxqk/ (I am assuming your comment was tongue-in-cheek ...) RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - BuildingScout - 06-01-2015 (06-01-2015, 09:04 PM)tomh009 Wrote: We visited Alhambra last year ... an absolutely fantastic place. And apart from that, it was impressive that (most of) the stucco has lasted the better part of a millenium. Thanks for sharing your pictures. A breathtaking place. RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - rangersfan - 06-03-2015 402 and 404 Ottawa St have been demolished. I was hoping since this is quite close to the Mill St LRT it was going to be developed high density residential. http://www.google.ca/url?q=http://www.kitchener.ca/en/Calendar/Download.ashx%3FId%3D549fabf9-7f5c-4515-b3bf-ded098ba2fe6&sa=U&ei=JtBuVYb-LcrvtQWTq4GoBw&ved=0CBAQFjAD&usg=AFQjCNERZOFKx8-u0iqSWiR0z_MMFmvvZA The Coptic Orthodox Church next door is expanding, further details below : http://www.google.ca/url?q=http://kitchener.ca.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php%3Fview_id%3D2%26clip_id%3D326%26meta_id%3D17372&sa=U&ei=JtBuVYb-LcrvtQWTq4GoBw&ved=0CBYQFjAF&usg=AFQjCNFUysKUycRS-xcjZMbn5rhxztiyDA RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - DHLawrence - 06-06-2015 Weber Street apartment building under fire watch Quote:A seedy Kitchener apartment building plagued by what tenants call homeless drug addicts has been declared a fire hazard. RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - jamincan - 06-07-2015 I hope it doesn't get torn down; I quite like the building. RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - clasher - 06-07-2015 It was beautiful inside when I was in a unit 10+ years ago, it's a shame that drug policy in this country leads to this kinds of situations. RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - REnerd - 06-07-2015 Not sure that it is drug policy that is to blame in this instance (however, I do agree they could use some 'updating'). I put the blame on the Landlord/management for something like this. There are other buildings that operate nicely around there. RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - mpd618 - 06-07-2015 (06-07-2015, 07:02 PM)REnerd Wrote: I put the blame on the Landlord/management for something like this. There are other buildings that operate nicely around there. Terry Good is a notoriously bad landlord. RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - REnerd - 06-08-2015 (06-07-2015, 07:32 PM)mpd618 Wrote:(06-07-2015, 07:02 PM)REnerd Wrote: I put the blame on the Landlord/management for something like this. There are other buildings that operate nicely around there. A bit of an ironic name in that case, no? RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - MidTowner - 06-08-2015 Normally I'm not into rashly labelling people "speculator," but this sounds frankly pretty disguisting. Keeping the building 75% vacant means there was never any real chance for residents to have their building improved, and the real victims are those people who are just a side benefit income stream until the land appreciates enough to sell. RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - jgsz - 06-08-2015 Terry Good has a bit of history in this area. He's from a good, local family but he's been in the news in the past. From January 13, 2000: link Quote: October 28, 1999: link Quote: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - zanate - 06-08-2015 I think I once met Terry Good and looked at one of his apartments. I remember going to a home on Mount Hope St. and the landlord sending us off with a young guy to go check out an apartment over near Erb and Weber. This would have been around 1999. We took a pass on the place, and the whole interaction felt a little skeezy. Yep. I just linked him to 154 Erb E, which I think is the apartment in question. Ah, the things you learn... |