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  Thread: Downtown Kitchener Fire Station | 19 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Downtown Kitchener Fire Station | 19 fl | Prop...
This is a great looking project I must say. More of this please!
   Bjays93 Urban Areas 49 6,748 04-18-2026, 07:45 PM
  Thread: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
Post: RE: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
Rainrider22 Wrote: (04-02-2026, 10:36 AM) -- I dont mind it. -- Yea, its certainly not great... I think slightly nicer balcony glass, something with a slightly stronger colour, and slightly less tr...
   Bjays93 Urban Areas 868 330,329 04-04-2026, 07:10 PM
  Thread: 3241-3247 King St E and 108 Cameo Dr | 24, 23, & 19 fl | U/C
Post: RE: 3241-3247 King St E and 108 Cameo Dr | 24, 23,...
tomh009 Wrote: (03-08-2026, 08:22 PM) -- Apparently this is now the ugliest building in the region, a crown formerly held by Vertikal, and and by DTK Condos before that. And all of these are apparent...
   Bjays93 Suburbs 46 25,777 03-09-2026, 03:48 PM
  Thread: 4611 King St E | 30 & 25 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 4611 King St E | 30 & 25 fl | Proposed
bravado Wrote: (03-08-2026, 05:24 PM) -- Bjays93 Wrote: (03-08-2026, 12:56 PM) -- I ultimately think it's a good thing that this proposal didn't go forward. This site is ripe for redevelopment, but ...
   Bjays93 Suburbs 53 20,036 03-09-2026, 03:40 PM
  Thread: 4611 King St E | 30 & 25 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 4611 King St E | 30 & 25 fl | Proposed
ZEBuilder Wrote: (03-08-2026, 02:12 PM) -- Bjays93 Wrote: (03-08-2026, 12:56 PM) -- I ultimately think it's a good thing that this proposal didn't go forward. This site is ripe for redevelopment, bu...
   Bjays93 Suburbs 53 20,036 03-09-2026, 03:37 PM
  Thread: 3241-3247 King St E and 108 Cameo Dr | 24, 23, & 19 fl | U/C
Post: RE: 3241-3247 King St E and 108 Cameo Dr | 24, 23,...
ac3r Wrote: (11-21-2025, 10:18 PM) -- This thing looks like a North Korean attempt at contemporary minimalist architecture or something. What an eyesore. -- Yea we need the housing, but leave it to...
   Bjays93 Suburbs 46 25,777 03-08-2026, 01:08 PM
  Thread: 4611 King St E | 30 & 25 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 4611 King St E | 30 & 25 fl | Proposed
I ultimately think it's a good thing that this proposal didn't go forward. This site is ripe for redevelopment, but what was submitted wasn't suitable for the area.  The real issue is the city need...
   Bjays93 Suburbs 53 20,036 03-08-2026, 12:56 PM
  Thread: The Inclusive on Courtland | 38, 34, 30 & 29 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: The Inclusive on Courtland | 38, 34, 30 & 29 f...
Yea the massing here ain’t great no doubt but this is a dramatic improvement over the original proposal. If this gets built like the render it’ll be one of the best buildings in the city.
   Bjays93 Suburbs 335 302,115 11-29-2024, 11:16 PM
  Thread: 328 & 330 Mill St | 20fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 328 & 330 Mill St | 20fl | Proposed
bravado Wrote: (09-10-2024, 12:39 PM) -- I don't know about you guys, but I don't feel so great about losing housing because of things that nobody actually likes: setbacks and "stepbacks" -- I mean...
   Bjays93 Urban Areas 23 6,283 11-29-2024, 11:12 PM
  Thread: 864-872 King St W | 55, 44, 38, 16 fl | U/C
Post: RE: 864-872 King St W | 55, 44, 38, 16 fl | propos...
tomh009 Wrote: (08-25-2024, 04:06 PM) -- Bjays93 Wrote: (08-25-2024, 01:23 PM) -- Vive, IN8, HIP and even Drewlo all need to be stopped. -- Stopped ... how, and then what? We have absolutely zero ...
   Bjays93 Urban Areas 103 27,459 08-25-2024, 08:09 PM
  Thread: 864-872 King St W | 55, 44, 38, 16 fl | U/C
Post: RE: 864-872 King St W | 55, 44, 38, 16 fl | propos...
Vive, IN8, HIP and even Drewlo all need to be stopped.
   Bjays93 Urban Areas 103 27,459 08-25-2024, 01:23 PM
  Thread: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
Post: RE: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
Amazingly, this is actually looking somewhat like the renderings so far. While the renders are nothing special if this doesn’t get seriously cheapened (which it doesn’t seem like it has so far) this w...
   Bjays93 Urban Areas 868 330,329 06-04-2024, 09:11 PM
  Thread: General Road and Highway Discussion
Post: RE: General Road and Highway Discussion
danbrotherston Wrote: (05-23-2024, 02:10 PM) -- the_conestoga_guy Wrote: (05-23-2024, 08:52 AM) -- I haven't seen any drawings for this project, but is there some sort of consideration for pedestria...
   Bjays93 Transportation and Infrastructure 3,302 2,832,879 05-23-2024, 02:13 PM
  Thread: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
ijmorlan Wrote: (05-22-2024, 11:26 PM) -- Bjays93 Wrote: (05-22-2024, 04:52 PM) -- North side. Not nearly the whole block, as that stretches to where king and weber meet.  I believe the attempted...
   Bjays93 Urban Areas 1,356 1,313,498 05-23-2024, 01:56 PM
  Thread: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph
Post: RE: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph
neonjoe Wrote: (05-18-2024, 01:35 PM) -- ac3r Wrote: (05-18-2024, 11:36 AM) -- At there's at least one other person here with sensibility. Too many people here - or rather, armchair urbanists in...
   Bjays93 Transportation and Infrastructure 1,015 1,020,475 05-23-2024, 01:55 PM
  Thread: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
ijmorlan Wrote: (05-21-2024, 05:02 PM) -- Bjays93 Wrote: (05-21-2024, 12:42 PM) -- I’ve heard a rumour that someone (unclear who) is attempting a land assembly for up to 4 lots between king, Weber a...
   Bjays93 Urban Areas 1,356 1,313,498 05-22-2024, 04:52 PM
  Thread: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
I’ve heard a rumour that someone (unclear who) is attempting a land assembly for up to 4 lots between king, Weber along Columbia. Not overly surprising as that would be a prime spot for redevelopmen...
   Bjays93 Urban Areas 1,356 1,313,498 05-21-2024, 12:42 PM
  Thread: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph
Post: RE: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph
bravado Wrote: (05-16-2024, 01:43 PM) -- We clearly need a good road connection to Guelph, but it’s important to not make more bad, unproductive, wasteful neighbourhoods in the process. It’s more com...
   Bjays93 Transportation and Infrastructure 1,015 1,020,475 05-16-2024, 01:51 PM
  Thread: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph
Post: RE: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph
KevinL Wrote: (05-14-2024, 08:33 PM) -- I still think a full expressway is overkill; upgrading Shirley/Bingeman Centre to be the arterial, and merging it into Victoria just before the river, could se...
   Bjays93 Transportation and Infrastructure 1,015 1,020,475 05-14-2024, 09:37 PM
  Thread: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph
Post: RE: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph
bravado Wrote: (05-14-2024, 02:52 PM) -- Because high vehicle speed and local neighbourhood safety are fully incompatible with each other. Trying to do both is how we got the status quo. -- This is...
   Bjays93 Transportation and Infrastructure 1,015 1,020,475 05-14-2024, 08:15 PM
  Thread: General Road and Highway Discussion
Post: RE: General Road and Highway Discussion
SF22 Wrote: (05-14-2024, 02:50 PM) -- neonjoe Wrote: (05-14-2024, 02:16 PM) -- The road was rebuilt in a manner that its prepared for centre running LRT. Utilities were replaced and the median was d...
   Bjays93 Transportation and Infrastructure 3,302 2,832,879 05-14-2024, 08:10 PM
  Thread: General Road and Highway Discussion
Post: RE: General Road and Highway Discussion
So as apart of the King Street reconstruction between Sportsworld drive and the 401 they’ve added a huge centre median, which could’ve been a nice edition. Added some greenery, even trees and made the...
   Bjays93 Transportation and Infrastructure 3,302 2,832,879 05-14-2024, 01:51 PM
  Thread: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph
Post: RE: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph
Maybe a highway shouldn’t be built but something needs to be done because what we have right now is both horribly unsafe and killing people and also a nightmare to drive. With the expansion of Breslau...
   Bjays93 Transportation and Infrastructure 1,015 1,020,475 05-14-2024, 01:46 PM
  Thread: General University Area Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General University Area Updates and Rumours
danbrotherston Wrote: (02-23-2024, 02:28 AM) -- ijmorlan Wrote: (02-22-2024, 09:57 PM) -- Just to be clear, you are aware that there is in fact a parking level under Needles Hall? The President, a f...
   Bjays93 University Area 416 588,050 02-23-2024, 06:58 PM
  Thread: General University Area Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General University Area Updates and Rumours
The university of waterloos built form is a planning nightmare. The fact that they are also just sitting on so much land is mind boggling to me. Turn it into something usable at least.
   Bjays93 University Area 416 588,050 02-22-2024, 10:52 AM
  Thread: 466 Albert Street | 8, 9, 11, 14, 17, 19, 20, 21x3, 22, 30 | Proposed
Post: RE: 466 Albert Street | 8, 9, 11, 14, 17, 19, 20, ...
westwardloo Wrote: (02-09-2024, 05:08 PM) -- Honestly I am getting sick of these proposals around Waterloo. There are two other proposed "Masterplanned" neighbourhoods near this one between Weber and...
   Bjays93 University Area 26 9,959 02-18-2024, 11:55 AM

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