(05-22-2020, 03:46 AM)taylortbb Wrote:

(05-21-2020, 08:47 PM)tomh009 Wrote: Coffee Culture is indeed all torn up inside and looks unlikely to return.

I thought I saw a sign on the King St side about closing for Covid-19, so they were open right until the closure. Seems unlikely the Walper would have a new tenant already, especially given the current circumstances. I feel it's still possible this is just a reno for Coffee Culture, taking advantage of the shutdown. The interior before wasn't terrible, but it definitely wasn't up to the standard of the renovated Walper.

(06-10-2020, 12:56 PM)bgb_ca Wrote:

(06-10-2020, 12:34 PM)jwilliamson Wrote: There is some framing work being done on the roof of this building near the Spur Line and Union. It looks like they're adding another floor.

I live close to this. (The exact address is 144 Lucan Ave). When this building was sold several years back, they revealed plans to add an additional story or two to it (I can't remember exactly, it was a long time ago when the notice was posted) as part of their renovation plans.

Edit: BTW This building is technically in Waterloo, and not Kitchener.

(06-10-2020, 01:28 PM)panamaniac Wrote:

(06-10-2020, 12:56 PM)bgb_ca Wrote: I live close to this. (The exact address is 144 Lucan Ave). When this building was sold several years back, they revealed plans to add an additional story or two to it (I can't remember exactly, it was a long time ago when the notice was posted) as part of their renovation plans.

Edit: BTW This building is technically in Waterloo, and not Kitchener.

Interesting way to add some less expensive rental stock.

(06-11-2020, 08:17 AM)mastermind Wrote: At King / Ottawa / Charles they have the empty lot (where "Corner Pub" used to be) fenced in and are using it for staging piles of dirt.  I think maybe for the road construction on Weber.

Now also, right beside there in a separate fence they dug a big hole... it's not building sized but it seems bigger than the typical underground works kind of hole.  Also there's a Sittler Demolition sign on the fence.  Won't it be great if / when someday this whole block gets redone?  I assume it's inevitable

(06-11-2020, 11:20 AM)Acitta Wrote:

(06-11-2020, 08:17 AM)mastermind Wrote: At King / Ottawa / Charles they have the empty lot (where "Corner Pub" used to be) fenced in and are using it for staging piles of dirt.  I think maybe for the road construction on Weber.

Now also, right beside there in a separate fence they dug a big hole... it's not building sized but it seems bigger than the typical underground works kind of hole.  Also there's a Sittler Demolition sign on the fence.  Won't it be great if / when someday this whole block gets redone?  I assume it's inevitable

I hope they widen that section of Ottawa. It is uncomfortable to cycle along Ottawa and come to that section where it narrows for no good reason.

(06-11-2020, 11:46 AM)panamaniac Wrote:

(06-11-2020, 11:20 AM)Acitta Wrote: I hope they widen that section of Ottawa. It is uncomfortable to cycle along Ottawa and come to that section where it narrows for no good reason.

That's the plan, isn't it?  In 2021 or 2022, iirc.

(06-11-2020, 01:04 PM)panamaniac Wrote: I was speaking only of the block of Ottawa between King and Charles.  I was not aware of plans “south” of that.

(05-22-2020, 08:41 AM)Rainrider22 Wrote: I heard the Barbershop went out of business at the Walper too, non COVID related.  So they are not doing a good job upgrading their tenants...

Quote:Kitchener is also seeing plenty of presubmissions, where developers present proposals for preliminary city feedback. “That hasn’t slowed down,” (Brian Bennett, Kitchener’s manager of business development) said.

(06-14-2020, 01:02 PM)tomh009 Wrote: 45, 49 and 53 Courtland Ave are being sold. Zoned for medium-density residential. Asking price is $2M, or about $3.1M/acre.
https://www.realtor.ca/real-estate/21738365/49-courtland-avenue-e-kitchener

(06-14-2020, 01:14 PM)Acitta Wrote:

(06-14-2020, 01:02 PM)tomh009 Wrote: 45, 49 and 53 Courtland Ave are being sold. Zoned for medium-density residential. Asking price is $2M, or about $3.1M/acre.
https://www.realtor.ca/real-estate/21738365/49-courtland-avenue-e-kitchener

The plan shows more space being used for surface parking than the building. That is disappointing. There are a lot of trees on that block that will be lost to support car storage.