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  Thread: Strata | 16 & 22 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Strata | 16 & 22 fl | Proposed

tomh009 Wrote: (02-12-2024, 03:28 PM) -- It'll be the sixth anniversary of this thread on Thursday 😊 -- Ridiculous. Uptown Waterloo is so stagnant in terms of development... nothing seems to be abl...
  urbd Urban Areas 223 116,076 02-14-2024, 01:49 AM
  Thread: 81-85 Bridgeport Road East | 16-27 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 81-85 Bridgeport Road East | 16-22 fl | Propos...

tomh009 Wrote: (02-12-2024, 03:33 PM) -- ac3r Wrote: (04-25-2023, 05:34 PM) -- This has been sent to the OLT: https://www.therecord.com/local-waterloo/news/2023/04/24/what-s-going-on-here-proposed-t...
  urbd Urban Areas 65 12,584 02-14-2024, 01:47 AM
  Thread: 249 Sunview Street | 13 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 249 Sunview Street | 13 fl | Proposed

Decent. This is what the rest of the city needs... especially Uptown Waterloo.
  urbd University Area 1 276 02-09-2024, 01:59 AM
  Thread: Kraus Development (525-565 Conestogo Road) | 3-35 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Kraus Development (525-565 Conestogo Road) | 3...

The issue really are these huge parcels in the first place... if the cities would only purchase them, masterplanned them, subdivided them AND THEN sell them as smaller lots of various sizes to attract...
  urbd Urban Areas 164 30,138 01-31-2024, 12:33 AM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours

ac3r Wrote: (11-13-2023, 06:09 PM) -- Trust fund babies need only apply. Rich Chinese kids too, I suppose. -- The not-so-subtle racism is real.
  urbd Urban Areas 5,566 3,923,812 11-25-2023, 12:20 PM
  Thread: 102 Fountain Street South (former Preston Springs Hotel) | 26, 24 & 22 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 102 Fountain Street South (former Preston Spri...

Slabs, slabs and more slabs in this region... the podium is nice, but why can't architects incorporate any stepbacks in towers these days? It would help greatly with massing and human scale.
  urbd Urban Areas 53 6,624 11-25-2023, 12:12 PM
  Thread: 308 King St N | 25 fl | U/C
Post: RE: 308 King St N | 25 fl | U/C

ac3r Wrote: (02-25-2023, 05:24 PM) -- They're only tied in the sense we (any of the cities) don't have design review boards. Toronto has one that looks at all proposals to critique architectural qual...
  urbd University Area 26 3,604 02-26-2023, 04:04 PM
  Thread: 308 King St N | 25 fl | U/C
Post: RE: 308 King St N | 25 fl | U/C

ac3r Wrote: (02-17-2023, 05:40 PM) -- Yuck. At least these ugly things are confined to the student ghetto. -- You should think twice before using the term 'ghetto', especially when saying that some...
  urbd University Area 26 3,604 02-20-2023, 12:55 AM
  Thread: 22 Frederick St redevelopment | Completed
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours

neonjoe Wrote: (01-20-2023, 02:36 PM) -- SF22 Wrote: (01-20-2023, 02:22 PM) -- Where did you find that info? I did a quick Google and didn't turn anything up. -- This wonderful CSV file :) row 117...
  urbd Urban Areas 154 60,005 01-28-2023, 01:45 AM
  Thread: 61-69 Ainslie Street South | 20+15fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 61-69 Ainslie Street South | 20+15fl | Propose...

bravado Wrote: (01-25-2023, 03:58 PM) -- This will be the first test from the new pro-NIMBY mayor. I look forward to city council rejecting this project, then being forced to approve it after wastin...
  urbd Urban Areas 12 3,554 01-28-2023, 01:36 AM
  Thread: 459 Mill St | 15, 21, 31, 40 and 44 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 459 Mill St | 11, 14, 21, 27, 29 and 32 fl | P...

ac3r Wrote: (01-27-2023, 08:16 PM) -- We don't need more restaurants and programming spaces IMO. Those things are all over the place. They come and go and always get replaced. A public golf course i...
  urbd Urban Areas 146 24,722 01-28-2023, 12:52 AM
  Thread: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours

nms Wrote: (01-23-2023, 10:08 PM) -- Can someone remind me of what's happening at 130 King St S in Waterloo (the former Alibaba Steakhouse).  When I went by today and peeked behind the hoarding, it l...
  urbd Urban Areas 1,223 976,457 01-24-2023, 08:25 PM
  Thread: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours

ac3r Wrote: (01-16-2023, 12:15 PM) -- Small update for Waterloo. Putting it in the general thread because it's nothing special. There's a 6 floor apartment building proposed for 309 Hawthorn Stree...
  urbd Urban Areas 1,223 976,457 01-20-2023, 01:03 AM
  Thread: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours

ac3r Wrote: (01-16-2023, 12:15 PM) -- Small update for Waterloo. Putting it in the general thread because it's nothing special. There's a 6 floor apartment building proposed for 309 Hawthorn Stree...
  urbd Urban Areas 1,223 976,457 01-20-2023, 01:01 AM
  Thread: Victoria Park Life (588-600 Queen St S) | 11 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Victoria Park Life (588-600 Queen St S) | 11 f...

Adult lifestyle living? What activities qualify as 'adult lifestyle'? Developers are so cringe.
  urbd Urban Areas 68 39,385 01-20-2023, 12:20 AM
  Thread: Lower Kitchener (534 Charles St E) | 32, 27, 15 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Lower Kitchener (534 Charles St E) | 32, 27, 1...

the tower portion looks like a prison from a dystopian movie
  urbd Urban Areas 133 29,483 12-14-2022, 09:33 PM
  Thread: 459 Mill St | 15, 21, 31, 40 and 44 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 459 Mill St | 11, 14, 21, 27, 29 and 32 fl | P...

Its good to finally see decent, non-sketchup architecture being proposed in the region.
  urbd Urban Areas 146 24,722 08-19-2022, 12:23 PM
  Thread: 506-516 Hespeler Rd and 1000 Langs Ave | 5 x 20 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 506-510, 516 Hespeler Road and 1000 Langs Aven...

Not too bad actually... I kinda like those useless arches at the tower tops and I appreciate the variation in facade colours
  urbd Urban Areas 25 5,154 07-26-2022, 06:31 PM
  Thread: Frederick (197 Frederick St) | 10 fl | proposed
Post: RE: Fivepoint (197 Frederick St) | 10 fl | propose...

This looks so much like a Prica project now
  urbd Urban Areas 46 10,072 07-22-2022, 04:29 PM
  Thread: General University Area Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General University Area Updates and Rumours

danbrotherston Wrote: (05-11-2022, 07:25 PM) -- Acitta Wrote: (05-11-2022, 07:10 PM) -- CTV article about Sonny's. The owner hopes that whoever buys it will keep the restaurant going. That seems a l...
  urbd University Area 400 445,835 07-05-2022, 12:38 PM
  Thread: Working Centre project at 97 Victoria St N | 4 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 97 Victoria Street

Great news. I found it interesting that Perimeter donated $1 million to start the project (I know, pocket change for them).
  urbd Urban Areas 3 1,266 07-02-2022, 12:56 AM
  Thread: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours

taylortbb Wrote: (06-17-2022, 11:29 PM) -- I suspect that's why Le Shin Swah closed. I heard the property was sold to a developer, but not who. -- Nope. The VanMar project will be at the opposite co...
  urbd Urban Areas 1,223 976,457 06-22-2022, 08:25 PM
  Thread: Victoria and Park | 25, 36, 38 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Victoria and Park | 25, 36, 38 fl | Proposed

Urban planner in recovery here. After having worked for almost 10 years in these types of projects, I know that this outcome was expected and obviously already built into the developer's pro forma. It...
  urbd Urban Areas 302 51,561 06-22-2022, 01:13 AM
  Thread: Sunlife Towers | 2x 24 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Sunlife Towers | 2x 24 fl | Proposed

What's with the current obsession with black facades and bad architecture?
  urbd Urban Areas 77 58,862 06-13-2022, 12:33 AM
  Thread: 199-205 Albert St | 81m | 24 fl | U/C
Post: RE: 199-205 Albert St | 81m | 24 fl | U/C

cherrypark Wrote: (06-04-2022, 11:42 AM) -- urbd Wrote: (06-04-2022, 12:19 AM) -- Has anyone been in Waterloo Park and seen this monstrosity? It's is easily one of the most hideous residential tower...
  urbd University Area 74 55,039 06-13-2022, 12:31 AM
  Thread: 199-205 Albert St | 81m | 24 fl | U/C
Post: RE: 199-205 Albert St | 81m | 24 fl | U/C

Has anyone been in Waterloo Park and seen this monstrosity? It's is easily one of the most hideous residential tower facades in the region. And it is visible from almost anywhere in the park. AGHHH Wa...
  urbd University Area 74 55,039 06-04-2022, 12:19 AM

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