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  Thread: Victoria Commons
Post: RE: Victoria Commons

JCnb Wrote: (03-11-2015, 12:53 PM) -- I realize building with wood is cheaper, as a building consultant I am aware of all of its challenges & drawbacks however. As an office we are staying away from ...
  mbender123 Urban Areas 86 123,944 03-11-2015, 01:40 PM
  Thread: Victoria Commons
Post: RE: Victoria Commons

YKF Wrote: (03-11-2015, 11:26 AM) -- It's cheaper to build with wood than with steel/concrete. Wood-frame construction is permitted to achieve 6 storeys in Ontario. -- That is correct. further to t...
  mbender123 Urban Areas 86 123,944 03-11-2015, 12:25 PM
  Thread: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
Post: RE: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF

I drove by the airport yesterday afternoon and notice there was a bearskins airplane on the tarmac...have they returned to service Waterloo Region again ? or perhaps just a charter plane use?
  mbender123 Transportation and Infrastructure 1,373 1,103,007 03-01-2015, 11:27 AM
  Thread: One Hundred | 21 & 17 fl | U/C
Post: RE: One Hundred | 21 fl, 17 fl | Proposed

Owen Wrote: (11-20-2014, 12:53 AM) -- mbender123 Wrote: (11-20-2014, 12:47 AM) -- How can you make the call that is it not going to be replace by a tower any time soon. its the exact same grounds yo...
  mbender123 Urban Areas 577 595,589 11-20-2014, 01:04 AM
  Thread: One Hundred | 21 & 17 fl | U/C
Post: RE: One Hundred | 21 fl, 17 fl | Proposed

Owen Wrote: (11-20-2014, 12:45 AM) -- mbender123 Wrote: (11-20-2014, 12:38 AM) -- I wish you the best of luck. If i had money to pay legal teams and planners id use the money for something else but ...
  mbender123 Urban Areas 577 595,589 11-20-2014, 12:50 AM
  Thread: One Hundred | 21 & 17 fl | U/C
Post: RE: One Hundred | 21 fl, 17 fl | Proposed

Owen Wrote: (11-20-2014, 12:43 AM) -- Correct. The issue is allowing for tower separation (not tower setback from all property lines.) Rear momentum tower is also very close to property lines - no is...
  mbender123 Urban Areas 577 595,589 11-20-2014, 12:47 AM
  Thread: One Hundred | 21 & 17 fl | U/C
Post: RE: One Hundred | 21 fl, 17 fl | Proposed

Owen Wrote: (11-20-2014, 12:36 AM) -- mbender123 Wrote: (11-20-2014, 12:10 AM) -- If you win, they will not cover your cost since you took them to the board. However if you lose since you took them ...
  mbender123 Urban Areas 577 595,589 11-20-2014, 12:38 AM
  Thread: One Hundred | 21 & 17 fl | U/C
Post: RE: One Hundred | 21 fl, 17 fl | Proposed

Here are some renderings to more clearly illustrate the point: http://i.imgur.com/SCe5uoC.jpg In this one you can see that if their setback was only 6m (half of what is illustrated) then if a 25m ...
  mbender123 Urban Areas 577 595,589 11-20-2014, 12:34 AM
  Thread: One Hundred | 21 & 17 fl | U/C
Post: RE: One Hundred | 21 fl, 17 fl | Proposed

that's awesome! 8m wide! looks like momentum is not killing owens dream of a tower. Back to my original post didnt mean to get involved in this convo but after reading some comments by owen i felt i ...
  mbender123 Urban Areas 577 595,589 11-20-2014, 12:30 AM
  Thread: One Hundred | 21 & 17 fl | U/C
Post: RE: One Hundred | 21 fl, 17 fl | Proposed

Owen Wrote: (11-19-2014, 11:54 PM) -- mbender123 Wrote: (11-19-2014, 11:12 PM) -- I completely agree with this...omb will not side with owen. i understand why owen is upset maybe he expect momentum ...
  mbender123 Urban Areas 577 595,589 11-20-2014, 12:10 AM
  Thread: One Hundred | 21 & 17 fl | U/C
Post: RE: One Hundred | 21 fl, 17 fl | Proposed

Viewfromthe42 Wrote: (11-19-2014, 02:58 PM) -- Keep in mind Owen, I am not saying I am 100% one way or the other. But as an example, looking at your drawings, if someone assembled all the properties ...
  mbender123 Urban Areas 577 595,589 11-19-2014, 11:12 PM
  Thread: One Hundred | 21 & 17 fl | U/C
Post: RE: One Hundred | 21 fl, 17 fl | Proposed

clasher Wrote: (11-18-2014, 08:28 PM) -- mbender123 Wrote: (11-18-2014, 07:55 PM) -- if Owen gets the 12.5 m separation between towers then it would be nearly impossible for a tower to be built on a...
  mbender123 Urban Areas 577 595,589 11-18-2014, 08:46 PM
  Thread: One Hundred | 21 & 17 fl | U/C
Post: RE: One Hundred | 21 fl, 17 fl | Proposed

if Owen gets the 12.5 m separation between towers then it would be nearly impossible for a tower to be built on arthur place. 100 vic would need to be 12.5. "his" tower 12.5 (25m) and additionally 12....
  mbender123 Urban Areas 577 595,589 11-18-2014, 07:55 PM
  Thread: 387-397 King St E and 6 Madison Ave | 2 & 8 fl | U/C
Post: RE: 387-397 King st E and 6 Madison Ave | 20m | 5 ...

mpd618 Wrote: (10-24-2014, 07:59 PM) -- In Kitchener's interactive mapping site (http://www.kitchener.ca/en/businessinkitchener/gis_interactive_mapping.asp), that texture apparently means "Approved S...
  mbender123 Urban Areas 220 117,646 10-28-2014, 10:59 AM
  Thread: 387-397 King St E and 6 Madison Ave | 2 & 8 fl | U/C
Post: RE: 387-397 King st E and 6 Madison Ave | 20m | 5 ...

do you have any information that shows there is a development happening or are you guys simply spectulating.
  mbender123 Urban Areas 220 117,646 10-24-2014, 04:38 PM

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