08-12-2016, 12:43 PM
I'd also say that this is Kitchener's "Umpteenth time is a charm" moment. After decades of declining downtown employment as the factories closed, and various attempts to attract new activity to the Downtown, things are beginning (slowly) to look up. It will still take a while, and the unknown is how sustainable the current start-up boom is. The industrialists that created the factories 100+ years ago that are now being populated by start-ups no doubt thought that their industrial enterprises would be around forever too.
On a related note, the Detroit skyline is getting some TLC. The Book Tower and the David Stott Building are being renovated. From the article, "the tower, which looks like it’s straight out of Gotham City, will house a boutique hotel, offices, main street retail and apartments or condos." I would love if a local Urban Design Guideline included the line, "make it look like its straight out of Gotham City."
On a related note, the Detroit skyline is getting some TLC. The Book Tower and the David Stott Building are being renovated. From the article, "the tower, which looks like it’s straight out of Gotham City, will house a boutique hotel, offices, main street retail and apartments or condos." I would love if a local Urban Design Guideline included the line, "make it look like its straight out of Gotham City."