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  Thread: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
Post: RE: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
Momo26 Wrote: (08-31-2024, 11:54 AM) -- It feels like This building is going to make or break the Communitech District appearance. What's everyone's prediction? -- I don't see why.  It's just an...
   panamaniac Urban Areas 686 170,512 09-02-2024, 06:59 AM
  Thread: General Food, Dining and Nightlife News
Post: RE: General Food, Dining and Nightlife News
tomh009 Wrote: (08-12-2024, 10:53 AM) -- Oh Bombay is opening a location at 29 King E in DTK, offering Hakka (Indian/Chinese fusion) dishes. Spice n Scoop has a sign up and a URL, but no info yet ...
   panamaniac Food, Dining and Nightlife 2,372 2,136,615 08-12-2024, 08:52 PM
  Thread: Hospitals in KW
Post: RE: Hospitals in KW
ac3r Wrote: (08-11-2024, 11:55 AM) -- Are there statistics to support that? Because usually when building a hospital and picking a site, they take travel time into account. I don't see why they would...
   panamaniac Urban Issues 315 62,741 08-11-2024, 06:34 PM
  Thread: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
Post: RE: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
ac3r Wrote: (08-11-2024, 12:12 PM) -- It's probably to minimize rain and snow getting inside. There's no point in putting windows. Bricks also provide better energy efficiency compared to windows. It...
   panamaniac Urban Areas 686 170,512 08-11-2024, 06:32 PM
  Thread: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
It's shocking to think the building will be mostly demolished. Surely the four storey front section merits preservation beyond just the facade? I'll be interested to see what kind of apartment dev...
   panamaniac Urban Areas 1,266 1,058,425 08-07-2024, 06:07 PM
  Thread: Hospitals in KW
Post: RE: Hospitals in KW
Has there been much/any pushback wrt to the site chosen? I've not seen anything, a bit to my surprise.
   panamaniac Urban Issues 315 62,741 08-07-2024, 06:00 PM
  Thread: General Sports and Recreation News
Post: RE: General Sports and Recreation News
westwardloo Wrote: (08-07-2024, 03:20 PM) -- ac3r Wrote: (08-07-2024, 11:37 AM) -- Those plots of land are far too valuable (not just economically) for that, I think. There isn't a whole lot of spac...
   panamaniac Sports and Recreation 294 333,385 08-07-2024, 05:41 PM
  Thread: General Sports and Recreation News
Post: RE: General Sports and Recreation News
westwardloo Wrote: (08-07-2024, 10:38 AM) -- Looks like the Kitchener panthers are up for sale.  https://www.therecord.com/sports/baseball/panthers/kitchener-panthers-baseball-club-for-sale/articl...
   panamaniac Sports and Recreation 294 333,385 08-07-2024, 05:39 PM
  Thread: Conestoga College
Post: RE: Conestoga College
So about 10,000 fewer newcomers than last year. That should have a significant impact. I guess K-W will no longer be the world's fastest growing city ...
   panamaniac Waterloo Region Economy 25 4,953 08-06-2024, 05:39 PM
  Thread: Conestoga College
Post: RE: Conestoga College
cherrypark Wrote: (08-06-2024, 10:47 AM) -- Putting aside where the graduating/leaving students are going, I recall it was around 20,000 international students last year, so 4000 would be -80%? That ...
   panamaniac Waterloo Region Economy 25 4,953 08-06-2024, 05:11 PM
  Thread: Farmland conversion and landfill sites
Post: RE: Farmland conversion and landfill sites
It's not about hiding something, it's about many, many millions of dollars. The real issue is how much will the Region have to pay to buy the land. Certainly far more than the $35G per acre that's...
   panamaniac Politics 226 18,111 08-02-2024, 09:31 PM
  Thread: 55 Franklin St S | 4x 6 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 55 Franklin St S | 4x 6 fl | Proposed
Are the other three buildings supposed to be affordable or market-rate?
   panamaniac Urban Areas 12 4,349 07-29-2024, 05:27 PM
  Thread: 900 King St W | 25 fl | U/C
Post: RE: 900 King St W | 25 fl | U/C
tomh009 Wrote: (07-29-2024, 04:47 PM) -- panamaniac Wrote: (07-29-2024, 04:40 PM) -- I wish Canadian apartments had glassed in three season rooms like that rather than open air balconies. -- Yes ....
   panamaniac Urban Areas 173 46,401 07-29-2024, 05:09 PM
  Thread: 900 King St W | 25 fl | U/C
Post: RE: 900 King St W | 25 fl | U/C
tomh009 Wrote: (07-29-2024, 12:07 PM) -- Here is another interesting precast design I found on my phone, this is from Finland. -- I wish Canadian apartments had glassed in three season rooms like t...
   panamaniac Urban Areas 173 46,401 07-29-2024, 04:40 PM
  Thread: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
creative Wrote: (07-26-2024, 01:27 PM) -- panamaniac Wrote: (07-26-2024, 11:05 AM) -- "Corruption" has morphed into "things I don't agree with" nowadays. -- Or “things that I have no idea what I a...
   panamaniac Transportation and Infrastructure 17,485 11,162,792 07-26-2024, 04:41 PM
  Thread: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
Post: RE: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
taylortbb Wrote: (07-26-2024, 02:21 PM) -- CuilTard Wrote: (07-26-2024, 08:04 AM) -- How long til we see if it has the DTK/IN8 problems? https://www.reddit.com/r/kitchener/s/m6tjJst3o6 -- One of ...
   panamaniac Urban Areas 686 170,512 07-26-2024, 04:39 PM
  Thread: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
"Corruption" has morphed into "things I don't agree with" nowadays.
   panamaniac Transportation and Infrastructure 17,485 11,162,792 07-26-2024, 11:05 AM
  Thread: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
Post: RE: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
Is that spandrel glass black or very deep blue?
   panamaniac Urban Areas 686 170,512 07-25-2024, 08:50 PM
  Thread: Hospitals in KW
Post: RE: Hospitals in KW
nms Wrote: (07-25-2024, 08:11 AM) -- London has their massive hospital complex in the south-east corner of the City.  As the crow flies, it's about 3km from their downtown core (I used Budweiser Gard...
   panamaniac Urban Issues 315 62,741 07-25-2024, 06:01 PM
  Thread: 328 & 330 Mill St | 20fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 328 & 330 Mill St | 20fl | Proposed
Acitta Wrote: (07-24-2024, 05:09 PM) -- SF22 Wrote: (07-24-2024, 01:39 PM) -- In terms of the big empty space between this building and the tracks, the City of Kitchener property map says it's part ...
   panamaniac Urban Areas 16 1,671 07-24-2024, 05:58 PM
  Thread: 328 & 330 Mill St | 20fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 328 & 330 Mill St | 20fl | Proposed
I've always wondered what the story is behind the substantilal amount of undeveloped land behind this site. Afaik, there has never been anything on it, although industrial buildings have nibbled at t...
   panamaniac Urban Areas 16 1,671 07-23-2024, 10:01 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
westwardloo Wrote: (07-22-2024, 02:35 PM) -- the_conestoga_guy Wrote: (07-22-2024, 02:05 PM) -- KW is spoiled for news today!  This is a massive win for our Region because it solves the biggest b...
   panamaniac Transportation and Infrastructure 4,406 3,407,539 07-22-2024, 06:53 PM
  Thread: Hospitals in KW
Post: RE: Hospitals in KW
I wonder how much Waterloo and Kitchener will be expected to contribute to the cost of the project? In Ottawa's case, it's something like $700million, or about a third of the total cost.
   panamaniac Urban Issues 315 62,741 07-22-2024, 06:39 PM
  Thread: Hospitals in KW
Post: RE: Hospitals in KW
duplicate post
   panamaniac Urban Issues 315 62,741 07-22-2024, 06:35 PM
  Thread: Hospitals in KW
Post: RE: Hospitals in KW
So, who on WRC will leak the news first? There's a tradition to uphold.
   panamaniac Urban Issues 315 62,741 07-22-2024, 07:29 AM
  Thread: Hospitals in KW
Post: RE: Hospitals in KW
Site of new hospital to be announced today?
   panamaniac Urban Issues 315 62,741 07-22-2024, 07:14 AM

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