02-09-2023, 10:13 AM
When this is the only negative comment the Record can dig up from the neighbourhood meeting I guess this is well like by all parties.
But Ilona Bodendorfer took issue with the flat-roof design of the contemporary townhomes, saying heritage homes in the area tend to have peaked roofs.
“Having a flat rooftop, I don’t think fits in at all,” she said. “So many of those buildings were built in the 1900s, and when you put in modern buildings like that, it really doesn’t fit in with the character of the neighbourhood.”
https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-...hener.html
Blocks of townhomes planned for long-vacant Margaret Avenue site near downtown Kitchener
Prominent property in heritage conservation district has sat empty for decades following demolition of several mansions
But Ilona Bodendorfer took issue with the flat-roof design of the contemporary townhomes, saying heritage homes in the area tend to have peaked roofs.
“Having a flat rooftop, I don’t think fits in at all,” she said. “So many of those buildings were built in the 1900s, and when you put in modern buildings like that, it really doesn’t fit in with the character of the neighbourhood.”
https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-...hener.html
Blocks of townhomes planned for long-vacant Margaret Avenue site near downtown Kitchener
Prominent property in heritage conservation district has sat empty for decades following demolition of several mansions