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RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - tomh009 - 12-10-2020
Big renovations at 151 Frederick St: New windows and interior at the minimum. No more vertical mullions?
RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - panamaniac - 12-10-2020
Is the second column of windows (from the right) original or renovated? It doesn’t have the vertical lines of the three rows to the left, but the windows look shorter than the newly installed ones on the right.
RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - ijmorlan - 12-10-2020
(12-10-2020, 10:24 PM)panamaniac Wrote: Is the second column of windows (from the right) original or renovated? It doesn’t have the vertical lines of the three rows to the left, but the windows look shorter than the newly installed ones on the right.
Looks to me like they have removed the vertical lines and next will replace the actual windows in that column.
RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - panamaniac - 12-10-2020
Yes, that would make sense.
RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - tomh009 - 12-10-2020
Second column is still original. The new windows are substantially taller.
It's possible that they'll reinstall the vertical mullions (lines) but I see no evidence for that so far.
RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - panamaniac - 12-10-2020
If they don’t, it won’t be an upgrade in terms of appearance.
RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - Momo26 - 12-11-2020
Is this a fully commercial building?
RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - panamaniac - 12-11-2020
Is there still a restaurant in the basement?
RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - sevenman - 12-11-2020
(12-10-2020, 11:10 PM)tomh009 Wrote: Second column is still original. The new windows are substantially taller.
It's possible that they'll reinstall the vertical mullions (lines) but I see no evidence for that so far.
Looks to me as if the mullion caps ( exterior strips between the glass sections ) still need to be installed. I can see these being black to match the panels installed between floors. Actually, this glazing looks a little similar to the work done on the rear of the new building at the old Mayfair Hotel site.
RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - tomh009 - 12-11-2020
(12-11-2020, 12:10 AM)Momo26 Wrote: Is this a fully commercial building?
(12-11-2020, 12:39 AM)panamaniac Wrote: Is there still a restaurant in the basement?
Yes, fully commercial. Three Kretans restaurant in the basement, office space for the remainder.
RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - stevefromyellowstone2 - 12-11-2020
Looks like 163 units going in at Belmont/Glasgow
https://www.kitchener.ca/en/planning-and-development-consultations.aspx#Proposed-Official-Plan--Zoning-By-law-Amendments--660-Belmont-Avenue-West
RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - plam - 12-11-2020
ijmorlan often goes on about verandas. I just read a thing suggesting that they can also serve as protection from pieces of glass sent flying by earthquakes.
http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=133153
(I am not endorsing all of that, but mid-rise housing is something there really should be more of.)
RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - panamaniac - 12-12-2020
The posts about 151 Frederick have me remembering the old Rathskeller. It must be 25 years or more since it closed.
RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - tomh009 - 12-12-2020
Must be pretty close to that. Kudos to the Kretans for their longevity, though!
RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours - tomh009 - 12-12-2020
(12-11-2020, 02:15 PM)stevefromyellowstone2 Wrote: Looks like 163 units going in at Belmont/Glasgow
https://www.kitchener.ca/en/planning-and-development-consultations.aspx#Proposed-Official-Plan--Zoning-By-law-Amendments--660-Belmont-Avenue-West
A nice find! This is the current Dettmer Tire location (660 Belmont St W). I think 13 storeys would fit in well with what's already on Belmont.