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  Thread: The Metz (Schneiders site redevelopment)
Post: RE: The Metz (Schneiders site redevelopment)
Acitta Wrote: (01-12-2025, 07:21 PM) -- bravado Wrote: (01-12-2025, 05:15 PM) -- If we build housing for the children of the generation that needed housing, does that count as solving the housing cr...
   Silie Urban Areas 645 370,640 01-14-2025, 12:11 PM
  Thread: Vertikal (471-481 King St E) | 23 & 19 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Vertikal (471-481 King St E) | 23 & 19 fl | U/...
Rainrider22 Wrote: (12-31-2024, 12:38 PM) -- One day I was waiting to pick up my daughter from school I spoke with one of the onsite flag men, really nice guy.  He said they fired the the previous wo...
   Silie Urban Areas 841 492,672 12-31-2024, 01:20 PM
  Thread: Vertikal (471-481 King St E) | 23 & 19 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Vertikal (471-481 King St E) | 23 & 19 fl | U/...
The pace has really picked up on the construction there. Not visible in the picture is the way the interior courtyard/parking entrance is filled in, work that has been taking place all the while the s...
   Silie Urban Areas 841 492,672 12-31-2024, 12:30 PM
  Thread: Eureka (534 Charles St E) | 32, 27, 15 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Eureka (534 Charles St E) | 32, 27, 15 fl | U/...
The Onward would have been a great choice, if not for 105 Weber Street, the Onward Apartments. Probably wouldn't cause that much confusion, since it doesn't show up on maps as such, but might have bee...
   Silie Urban Areas 167 43,903 12-27-2024, 01:37 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
westwardloo Wrote: (12-09-2024, 10:16 AM) -- panamaniac Wrote: (12-06-2024, 06:45 PM) -- Just wondering - has there been an announcement of what's to be done with the former police station on Freder...
   Silie Urban Areas 5,689 4,300,363 12-09-2024, 11:57 AM
  Thread: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
Post: RE: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
If my floor count is correct, this is just over halfway, I think? Wow!
   Silie Urban Areas 711 189,853 10-02-2024, 10:14 AM
  Thread: Sunlife Towers | 2x 24 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Sunlife Towers | 2x 24 fl | Proposed
westwardloo Wrote: (09-08-2023, 01:01 PM) -- Looks like they have started demolition of the existing houses. Not sure if they are still planning on constructing the 2 towers, but at least they are ge...
   Silie Urban Areas 77 63,657 09-27-2023, 05:41 PM
  Thread: Recycling Issues
Post: RE: Recycling Issues
Given the number of 40+ storey towers in various stages of proposal/approval/construction in Kitchener, I am wondering about impact on waste management, organic waste in particular. The hue and cry ab...
   Silie Urban Issues 150 172,211 07-14-2023, 03:14 PM
  Thread: Civic 66 (Weber, Scott and Pearl Pl) | 11 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Civic 66 (Weber, Scott and Pearl Pl) | 11 fl |...
ac3r Wrote: (06-08-2023, 04:35 PM) -- Does anyone know when this building started having residents move in? I just went past and noticed some balconies have stuff on them. The first floor isn't finis...
   Silie Urban Areas 134 62,810 06-09-2023, 03:14 PM
  Thread: Westmount Place (50 Westmount N, 9-15 Dietz N, 192-218 Erb W) | 11-25 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Westmount Place (50 Westmount N, 9-15 Dietz N,...
CP42 Wrote: (11-30-2021, 03:14 PM) -- Also - this is definitely not university area.  Perhaps it can be moved? -- Now that the building has a name (the Carrick) and is under construction, I agree ...
   Silie Suburbs 106 63,180 02-08-2023, 07:17 PM
  Thread: Westmount Place (50 Westmount N, 9-15 Dietz N, 192-218 Erb W) | 11-25 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Westmount Place (50 Westmount N, 9-15 Dietz N,...
Building now has a new sign announcing it as ”the Carrick.” Many trees were cut down last week and the site is fenced off. Let the fun begin!
   Silie Suburbs 106 63,180 06-22-2022, 12:47 AM
  Thread: Westmount Place (50 Westmount N, 9-15 Dietz N, 192-218 Erb W) | 11-25 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Westmount Place (50 Westmount N, 9-15 Dietz N,...
ijmorlan Wrote: (01-18-2022, 03:15 PM) -- The signs are down from the property, or at least that’s what I thought I noticed last time I was by. Does this mean the original proposal is kaput? -- The...
   Silie Suburbs 106 63,180 02-12-2022, 04:07 PM
  Thread: Westmount Place (50 Westmount N, 9-15 Dietz N, 192-218 Erb W) | 11-25 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Westmount Place (50 Westmount N, 9-15 Dietz N,...
nms Wrote: (02-09-2021, 01:36 AM) -- This Record article first raised the issue in October 2020: Developer trims Waterloo towers, asks to tear down apartment building (https://www.therecord.com/news/...
   Silie Suburbs 106 63,180 09-20-2021, 10:55 AM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
ijmorlan Wrote: (07-30-2020, 09:35 PM) -- I like the additional lanes, but I worry that aspects of them that are likely related to the temporary implementation will make them appear worse for motor v...
   Silie Transportation and Infrastructure 4,789 3,240,578 08-23-2020, 04:14 PM

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