[Updated thread as this has undergone a redesign.]
Vive Development along with MHBC Planning is proposing a series of two towers at 1668 King Street East (the location of the Schwaben Club).
Both towers are to be 24 & 25 floors, up from the original proposal of as the City of Kitchener permitted Vive Development a height increase. Tower A has been proposed to have 2'200sqm of retail space on the ground floor with 295 residential units above that. Tower B will only have residential, for a total of 321 units - 616 units in total. They are proposing 371 parking spaces both below grade and within 2 levels in the podium itself (access to these will be from King Street). Secure bicycle storage would be included. A small playground area would be located nearest Weber with a private amenity area on the 3rd floor of the tower nearest King. Entire floor area is 50474.7sqm with an FSR of 7.2. Both towers will have various degrees of setbacks to take into consideration shadows as well as offer a more transitory visual height increase as you continue to approach downtown. The aim was to be near transit - with two GRT bus routes beside the buildings, with the complex being a 15 minute walk from Borden Station.
Available supporting documents can be found on the City of Kitchener website: https://app2.kitchener.ca/AppDocs/OpenDa...633209.pdf
Vive Development along with MHBC Planning is proposing a series of two towers at 1668 King Street East (the location of the Schwaben Club).
Both towers are to be 24 & 25 floors, up from the original proposal of as the City of Kitchener permitted Vive Development a height increase. Tower A has been proposed to have 2'200sqm of retail space on the ground floor with 295 residential units above that. Tower B will only have residential, for a total of 321 units - 616 units in total. They are proposing 371 parking spaces both below grade and within 2 levels in the podium itself (access to these will be from King Street). Secure bicycle storage would be included. A small playground area would be located nearest Weber with a private amenity area on the 3rd floor of the tower nearest King. Entire floor area is 50474.7sqm with an FSR of 7.2. Both towers will have various degrees of setbacks to take into consideration shadows as well as offer a more transitory visual height increase as you continue to approach downtown. The aim was to be near transit - with two GRT bus routes beside the buildings, with the complex being a 15 minute walk from Borden Station.
Current design sketch:
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Original design sketch:
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Original design sketch:
Available supporting documents can be found on the City of Kitchener website: https://app2.kitchener.ca/AppDocs/OpenDa...633209.pdf