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  Thread: 900 King St W | 25 fl | U/C
Post: RE: 900 King St W | 25 fl | Proposed
I looked up 890 King St W on Google Maps and it’s a freaking parking lot lmao. It’s not like they’re gonna bulldoze a farmers market to build this apartment.
   catarctica Urban Areas 197 80,315 10-07-2021, 04:51 PM
  Thread: 15 Cedar | 6fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 15 Cedar | 6fl | Proposed
I hope this won’t affect nova era bakery!
   catarctica Urban Areas 9 4,197 09-30-2021, 08:09 AM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
That looks great. Thank you so much!
   catarctica Transportation and Infrastructure 4,868 3,858,054 08-23-2021, 10:46 AM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Could I ask how the downtown grid is coming along? I was passing by the Market district last week and haven’t seen constructions started :(
   catarctica Transportation and Infrastructure 4,868 3,858,054 08-21-2021, 01:11 PM
  Thread: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | completed
Post: RE: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | U/C
I know that the building is not looking so fly (god forbids the podium), but I’m just happy we’re getting 40+ floor building in Kitchener Waterloo.
   catarctica Urban Areas 1,398 823,614 07-27-2021, 10:44 PM
  Thread: One Young (née Mayfair Hotel) | 5 fl | Complete
Post: RE: One Young (née Mayfair Hotel) | 5 fl | Complet...
ac3r Wrote: (07-21-2021, 07:32 AM) -- Adding residential to the upper floors doesn't sound feasible. They'd have to do a lot of work installing things like structural changes, plumbing, waste, electr...
   catarctica Urban Areas 733 656,170 07-21-2021, 09:46 AM
  Thread: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment
Post: RE: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment
I hope they will turn the area into public housing with groceries and local shops. One can certainly dream :,)
   catarctica Urban Areas 549 179,582 06-24-2021, 03:14 PM
  Thread: Manulife (King Centre) redevelopment project
Post: RE: Manulife (King Centre) redevelopment project
I hope they do external renovations on the building. It’s so brick-ey right now.
   catarctica Urban Areas 129 58,534 05-23-2021, 12:13 PM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Thanks for the pictures. This is moving surprisingly fast! I didn’t know installing curb is so…. easy lol. The Victoria curb looks great. If only it’s raised that’d been perfect but what an improve...
   catarctica Transportation and Infrastructure 4,868 3,858,054 05-18-2021, 07:11 PM
  Thread: Vertikal (471-481 King St E) | 23 & 19 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Drewlo Downtown project | 23 & 19 fl | U/C
Really hoping nova era can move in there and free up the land. I’m torn because I love nova era but it contains a lot of parking spaces in a good location.
   catarctica Urban Areas 911 616,838 05-16-2021, 09:58 AM
  Thread: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
Thanks for bringing it up. I voted for support. I always jaywalk there since I normally came out from Valumart and it’s much closer. Also Willis Way station really bugs me because it’s in such a prime...
   catarctica Transportation and Infrastructure 17,677 13,370,321 04-30-2021, 08:45 PM
  Thread: The Bright Building (749 King St W) | 18 + 3 fl | U/C
Post: RE: The Bright Building (749 King St W) | 18 + 3 f...
I’m a bit confused. I thought there are a lot of older buildings with electric heating that costs a lot per month. This one we’ll be cheaper and more efficient? I’m all for it but I hope the monthly h...
   catarctica Urban Areas 220 125,473 04-29-2021, 10:08 PM
  Thread: Walking in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Walking in Waterloo Region
My number one wish list for KW is raised pedestrian crossing. There’s one in Wilfrid Laurier University but sadly not a lot more.
   catarctica Transportation and Infrastructure 1,401 1,387,009 04-09-2021, 06:07 PM
  Thread: Q Condos (20 Queen St N) | 34 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Q Condos (20 Queen St N) | 34 fl | Proposed
The duke street parking garages sound like a win win to me.
   catarctica Urban Areas 208 84,096 04-05-2021, 10:02 PM
  Thread: Q Condos (20 Queen St N) | 34 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Q Condos (20 Queen St N) | 34 fl | Proposed
I wish it’s filling up the parking lot on the opposite site instead but they save the old foundation so I’m happy with that!
   catarctica Urban Areas 208 84,096 04-03-2021, 08:11 PM
  Thread: Civic 66 (Weber, Scott and Pearl Pl) | 11 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Civic 66 (Weber, Scott and Pearl Pl) | 11 fl |...
Their website said there will be ground floor commercial spaces!
   catarctica Urban Areas 134 79,571 03-22-2021, 10:12 PM
  Thread: Station Park | 18, 28, 36, 43, 50 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Station Park (née SIXO) | 28 + 20? + 12? + ? f...
Rainrider22 Wrote: (03-16-2021, 09:34 AM) -- panamaniac Wrote: (03-16-2021, 09:29 AM) -- I beg your pardon?   :) -- LOL.  In the words of Monty Python,  I fart in your general direction...  I hope...
   catarctica Urban Areas 1,859 1,377,680 03-16-2021, 09:50 AM
  Thread: Station Park | 18, 28, 36, 43, 50 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Station Park (née SIXO) | 28 + 20? + 12? + ? f...
It’s a beautiful list. We are actually farting pretty well against Hamilton and London too.
   catarctica Urban Areas 1,859 1,377,680 03-15-2021, 07:47 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Where can we show support for city densification in general? We can’t have 2 condos canceled by NIMBYs in a week.
   catarctica Urban Areas 6,010 5,074,623 03-12-2021, 06:15 PM
  Thread: The Market Flats | 7 fl | Completed
Post: RE: The Market Flats | 7 fl | U/C
That’s why I’m pretty excited for the new buildings around the market. This one is 7 floor so I don’t think it will make a big dent. But there are taller ones on the way.
   catarctica Urban Areas 189 103,505 03-09-2021, 08:31 PM
  Thread: The Market Flats | 7 fl | Completed
Post: RE: The Market Flats | 7 fl | U/C
Really hope there will be a lot of developments there so the market can finally open more than 2 days a week.
   catarctica Urban Areas 189 103,505 03-09-2021, 02:32 PM
  Thread: Station Park | 18, 28, 36, 43, 50 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Station Park (née SIXO) | 28 + 20? + 12? + ? f...
18,28,32 and 36 stories if I read it right. My god midtown is becoming its own beast.
   catarctica Urban Areas 1,859 1,377,680 03-04-2021, 11:26 AM
  Thread: Winter Walking and Cycling
Post: RE: Winter Walking and Cycling
Not super related but a youtuber who used to live in Waterloo made a video about winter cycling. I’m a fan of his channel and look forward KW to move to this direction. https://youtu.be/Uhx-26GfCBU
   catarctica Transportation and Infrastructure 1,234 683,059 01-27-2021, 10:10 PM
  Thread: 45 Duke St W | 19 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 45 Duke St W | 19 fl | Proposed
No I think that’s great. I’m always bugged that we have near empty parking spots at the market square. I think it’s a win-win since we reduce dependence on car and market square can probably earn some...
   catarctica Urban Areas 33 23,034 01-20-2021, 12:21 PM
  Thread: 45 Duke St W | 19 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 45 Duke St W | 19 fl | Proposed
Yeah looks like half of the people won't have access to parking spot, although they can probably rent it from the museum nearby.
   catarctica Urban Areas 33 23,034 01-20-2021, 10:11 AM
  Thread: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | Complete
Post: RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | U/C
Thank you for all the photos!
   catarctica Urban Areas 1,073 751,218 01-17-2021, 09:38 PM

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