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Victoria Park Life (588-600 Queen St S) | 11 fl | Proposed - taylortbb - 07-18-2017
Details in The Record, https://www.therecord.com/news-story/7449779-developer-proposes-11-storey-condos-beside-iron-horse-trail/ .
Quote: A developer is proposing to build an 11-storey, 102-unit condo tower on Queen Street South between the Iron Horse Trail and the Canadian National Railway tracks.
RE: 588-600 Queen St S | 11 fl - tomh009 - 07-18-2017
Thanks!
Not the most beautiful condo rendering I have seen, but still a huge improvement over what's there today.
RE: 588-600 Queen St S | 11 fl - KevinL - 07-18-2017
I'd like to see a rendering from the rear, but it does look good!
RE: 588-600 Queen St S | 11 fl - clasher - 07-18-2017
From the article: "The developer is proposing putting in a one-storey parking garage along the railway tracks, with a couple of storefronts facing Queen Street."
Nice to see some shop space here.
RE: 588-600 Queen St S | 11 fl - highlander - 07-19-2017
Quote:a couple of storefronts facing Queen Street
I'm very happy to see this - we usually walk by here a couple of times per week and have been missing Nougat. I am hoping for a cafe/restaurant with a patio facing the trail.
Quote:As well, the constraints of the wedge-shaped lot mean that the building will be set back from David Street. Daniels said he's been talking to the city about creating a parkette at that end which would blend in with the Iron Horse Trail.
This would be such an improvement from the current state.
RE: 588-600 Queen St S | 11 fl - Markster - 07-19-2017
(07-19-2017, 09:48 AM)highlander Wrote:Quote:As well, the constraints of the wedge-shaped lot mean that the building will be set back from David Street. Daniels said he's been talking to the city about creating a parkette at that end which would blend in with the Iron Horse Trail.
This would be such an improvement from the current state.
What, you don't like the metal sheeting wall???
RE: 588-600 Queen St S | 11 fl - urbd - 07-19-2017
Just posting the render. Very nice project.
![[Image: B823451689Z.1_20170718191713_000_GCH1TV4...rtrait.jpg]](https://dynamicmedia.zuza.com/zz/m/original_/2/d/2d60571e-44be-46b8-8247-dbde73c57fd6/B823451689Z.1_20170718191713_000_GCH1TV4CM.2_Super_Portrait.jpg)
RE: 588-600 Queen St S | 11 fl - tomh009 - 07-19-2017
I like the podium, but I'm not a fan of the "random" window schemes on towers.
RE: 588-600 Queen St S | 11 fl - Spokes - 07-19-2017
(07-19-2017, 11:50 AM)tomh009 Wrote: I like the podium, but I'm not a fan of the "random" window schemes on towers.
I feel the opposite. I love the randomness. Very cool, but is that a driveway to parking right in the middle of the podium?
RE: 588-600 Queen St S | 11 fl - tomh009 - 07-19-2017
(07-19-2017, 12:37 PM)Spokes Wrote:(07-19-2017, 11:50 AM)tomh009 Wrote: I like the podium, but I'm not a fan of the "random" window schemes on towers.
I feel the opposite. I love the randomness. Very cool, but is that a driveway to parking right in the middle of the podium?
It's like art ... we all have opinions, and the other guy is always wrong!
RE: 588-600 Queen St S | 11 fl - EdM - 07-19-2017
> Very cool, but is that a driveway to parking right in the middle of the podium?
Looks like it, but I suspect they [did not] have many options. I think it probably can't go beside the rail line for regulatory reasons (they already plan for an engineered crash wall on that side in lieu of a berm/setback). Right beside the IHT seems awkward to me due to the lot's wedge shape.
RE: 588-600 Queen St S | 11 fl - Spokes - 07-19-2017
You're probably right EdM. Logical location given those restrictions.
RE: 588-600 Queen St S | 11 fl - jeffster - 07-20-2017
(07-19-2017, 11:10 AM)urbd Wrote: Just posting the render. Very nice project.
I quite like it. Better fit than what they envisioned a few years back. (some pictures on floor 7 I believe at city hall)
RE: 588-600 Queen St S | 11 fl - Pheidippides - 07-23-2017
Slightly different perspective in the Kitchener Post:
Post article is here.
The Record article mentions public comment are welcome until July 26th and the Post article mentions how to appear as a delegation, but where are the full details posted to have an informed opinion?
RE: 588-600 Queen St S | 11 fl - mpd618 - 07-24-2017
(07-23-2017, 09:22 PM)Pheidippides Wrote: The Record article mentions public comment are welcome until July 26th and the Post article mentions how to appear as a delegation, but where are the full details posted to have an informed opinion?
This is always a good question for Kitchener - unlike Waterloo, which posts full details of rezoning applications in an easy to access spot.