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  Thread: 236 Victoria St N | 40 & 35 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 236 Victoria St N | 40 & 35 fl | Proposed

jeremyroman Wrote: (02-15-2024, 10:50 AM) -- Grand River Rocks has now put out a Facebook video (https://www.facebook.com/Grandriverrocks/videos/926207002210923/) pushing back against "another luxury...
  hellocharliewest Urban Areas 79 6,115 02-15-2024, 02:08 PM
  Thread: 236 Victoria St N | 40 & 35 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 236 Victoria St N | 40 & 35 fl | Proposed

There’s a website which is trying to drum up support against this proposal in the name of saving GRR Kitchener https://www.264victoria.com/ I think that it’d be great if GRR could stick around in thi...
  hellocharliewest Urban Areas 79 6,115 02-12-2024, 12:58 PM
  Thread: 50 Borden Ave S | 51, 57 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 50 Borden Ave S | 51, 57 fl | Proposed

ZEBuilder Wrote: (05-12-2023, 07:23 AM) -- nms Wrote: (05-12-2023, 02:02 AM) -- RIP Grand River Rocks and Go Bananas? -- They are planning for over 7000 sq meters of commerical/institutional space...
  hellocharliewest Urban Areas 45 6,389 05-12-2023, 01:36 PM
  Thread: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | Complete
Post: RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | Comp...

dtkvictim Wrote: (11-15-2022, 09:53 PM) -- I noticed Gaukel St outside of Charlie West has been dug up again (despite never opening after, I believe, being surfaced). Anyone living here have details?...
  hellocharliewest Urban Areas 1,072 593,384 11-16-2022, 02:18 PM
  Thread: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | Complete
Post: RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | U/C

Serendipity Wrote: (11-30-2021, 01:21 PM) -- hellocharliewest Wrote: (11-30-2021, 01:10 AM) -- I moved in the initial occupancy a couple months back, and my occupancy fees are about $1300/month for ...
  hellocharliewest Urban Areas 1,072 593,384 11-30-2021, 05:32 PM
  Thread: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | Complete
Post: RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | U/C

Serendipity Wrote: (11-26-2021, 08:52 AM) -- For anyone getting their unit in December, how bad are the pro-rata fees and the occupancy fees? Haven't received the amounts from my lawyer yet and wante...
  hellocharliewest Urban Areas 1,072 593,384 11-30-2021, 01:10 AM
  Thread: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | Complete
Post: RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | U/C

CP42 Wrote: (11-08-2021, 04:17 PM) -- Just had lunch at 271 West and the owner told me the restaurant will be moving to Charlie West in January. -- Interesting! Do you know why? Are they looking fo...
  hellocharliewest Urban Areas 1,072 593,384 11-10-2021, 04:29 PM
  Thread: Victoria and Park | 25, 36, 38 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Victoria and Park | 25, 36, 38 fl | Proposed

GtwoK Wrote: (10-29-2021, 02:39 PM) -- I've long thought it would be nice to see wider sidewalks and a tree-lined boulevard down the center of Victoria (a la what the plans are for University ave?), ...
  hellocharliewest Urban Areas 302 52,082 10-29-2021, 05:18 PM
  Thread: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | Complete
Post: RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | U/C

KevinL Wrote: (10-28-2021, 05:12 PM) -- The 407 has the advantage that they don't have to process in real time - the photo is taken immediately but post-processing to read the number clearly can wait...
  hellocharliewest Urban Areas 1,072 593,384 10-28-2021, 05:23 PM
  Thread: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | Complete
Post: RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | U/C

tomh009 Wrote: (10-28-2021, 02:45 PM) -- A licence plate camera system can be very fast and reliable: think of the speeds on the 407 on- and off-ramps, for example. Public garages in Europe (includin...
  hellocharliewest Urban Areas 1,072 593,384 10-28-2021, 02:55 PM
  Thread: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | Complete
Post: RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | U/C

Received this email from property management today. The parking garage situation in this building seems weird, complicated and unreliable. I'm not sure why they decided to go with a seemingly needless...
  hellocharliewest Urban Areas 1,072 593,384 10-28-2021, 02:05 PM
  Thread: Circa 1877 (née Brick Brewery) | 20 fl | Complete
Post: RE: Circa 1877 - Brick Brewery Redevelopment | 20f...

Momo26 Wrote: (08-03-2020, 12:30 PM) -- 1 bdrm+den+parking assignment going for $435k here. IIRC sold for about 310k 3 years ago precon. Just to gives folks an idea. -- How many square feet is that?
  hellocharliewest Urban Areas 512 418,646 08-03-2020, 07:07 PM
  Thread: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | Complete
Post: RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | U/C

tomh009 Wrote: (07-28-2020, 04:10 PM) -- hellocharliewest Wrote: (07-28-2020, 04:08 PM) -- I count 22 floors completed, now working on the 23rd? That's impressive progress this month! -- It's abou...
  hellocharliewest Urban Areas 1,072 593,384 07-28-2020, 04:26 PM
  Thread: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | Complete
Post: RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | U/C

tomh009 Wrote: (07-28-2020, 02:44 PM) -- Another monochrome shot from our office. Three more floors added in July. -- I count 22 floors completed, now working on the 23rd? That's impressive progress ...
  hellocharliewest Urban Areas 1,072 593,384 07-28-2020, 04:08 PM
  Thread: GO Transit
Post: RE: GO Transit

I think the other thing to consider other than the dual mode locomotives being potentially more wasteful is that we can run less trains if sharing CN tracks, and that GO Trains will always have to yie...
  hellocharliewest Transportation and Infrastructure 1,998 1,168,801 07-23-2020, 04:56 PM
  Thread: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | Complete
Post: RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | U/C

panamaniac Wrote: (03-20-2020, 10:01 AM) -- Momo26 Wrote: (03-20-2020, 07:48 AM) -- Rock on! Construction sites won't be shutting down will they? -- Shut downs will not be a surprise.  In Quebec, th...
  hellocharliewest Urban Areas 1,072 593,384 03-24-2020, 08:36 PM
  Thread: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | Complete
Post: RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | U/C

Momo26 Wrote: (03-03-2020, 05:27 PM) -- FYI for those that care/may be interested, you can snag one of the limited units in this project that are left, a 1bdrm for $419k, 2bdrms for $579k - 613k (upg...
  hellocharliewest Urban Areas 1,072 593,384 03-03-2020, 09:48 PM
  Thread: City Centre/Young Condominiums | 17, 25 & 6 fl | U/C
Post: RE: City Centre/Young Condominiums | 17, 25 & 4 fl...

Momo26 Wrote: (02-07-2020, 12:34 PM) -- I don't think Station Park are that tall? I don't remember now...will have to check that thread. Somebody knows sum sum we don't :p.... -- There are two more t...
  hellocharliewest Urban Areas 690 414,127 02-07-2020, 08:01 PM
  Thread: One Hundred | 21 & 17 fl | U/C
Post: RE: One Hundred | 21 & 17 fl | U/C

artembunglito Wrote: (02-02-2020, 05:22 PM) -- hellocharliewest Wrote: (02-01-2020, 08:11 PM) -- Can someone who's purchased a pre-construction unit at 100 Victoria/1 Victoria/other Momentum project...
  hellocharliewest Urban Areas 577 599,315 02-02-2020, 09:02 PM
  Thread: One Hundred | 21 & 17 fl | U/C
Post: RE: One Hundred | 21 & 17 fl | U/C

Can someone who's purchased a pre-construction unit at 100 Victoria/1 Victoria/other Momentum project give any insight into the upgrades you chose for the unit? Looking for opinions as I have to pick ...
  hellocharliewest Urban Areas 577 599,315 02-01-2020, 08:11 PM

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