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Waterloo Region Connected  /  Land Development and Real Estate  /  University Area v  /  246-248 Lester St | 12 fl | Proposed


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246-248 Lester St | 12 fl | Proposed
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03-30-2018, 05:04 PM
246-248 Lester Street
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It consists of a twelve-storey residential building with 85 one-bedroom units. It will have 22 parking spaces, and the ground floor will consist of one residential unit with a private patio.

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03-30-2018, 06:14 PM
Looks more like the plain University district developments of 6 to 10 years ago, only taller.
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03-30-2018, 09:39 PM
(03-30-2018, 06:14 PM)rangersfan Wrote: Looks more like the plain University district developments of 6 to 10 years ago, only taller.

nasty...figured it was a schembri build.  these buildings are going to age terribly.
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04-01-2018, 12:12 AM
Oh, I thought these things were stopped. No I guess, huh. Yikes.
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04-01-2018, 06:25 PM
At least it's not super tall.
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04-02-2018, 09:24 AM
(03-30-2018, 09:39 PM)myfaceisonfire Wrote:
(03-30-2018, 06:14 PM)rangersfan Wrote: Looks more like the plain University district developments of 6 to 10 years ago, only taller.

nasty...figured it was a schembri build.  these buildings are going to age terribly.

Agreed. Barf!
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05-30-2019, 12:12 AM
I was going by Albert St. today and I (rather unfortunately) saw that this building had already been topped off. It seemed that the cladding was being installed.
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06-01-2019, 07:30 AM
Is it as bland as the render?
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06-03-2019, 01:18 PM
Oh yes, terribly. A building like this will never look very nice though.
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06-03-2019, 04:48 PM
THe only positive is that it makes the Fallowfield towers look good!
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