General Suburban Updates and Rumours

[LesPio]

St. Jacobs Market...Stockyard Brewing Company.

Does anyone have more information on this?

https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-...trict.html

[Acitta]

St. Jacobs Market...Stockyard Brewing Company.

Does anyone have more information on this?

https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-...trict.html

Stockyards Beverage Company

[neonjoe]

St. Jacobs Market...Stockyard Brewing Company.

Does anyone have more information on this?

https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-...trict.html

Stockyards Beverage Company

Red Circle at Graffiti Market has also been rebranded as Stockyards Beverage Company.

[ac3r]

Not an update but since this is a general thread, I'm hoping I can get a little history lesson here. I'm wondering about the apartments linked below. They seem to be very old - possibly very early to mid 20th century - and they all have similar H shaped designs and signage in the stone. They're all built around the Borden and Weber intersection. Were they built with a specific purpose (i.e. for a nearby factory or something) or were they simply developed by the same developer, hence share a similar design? I've always liked the look of these as they have a very early modernist aesthetic.

Borden Apartments
Eastview Apartments
Onward Apartments with a view from the back here - this one is the largest of them, consisting of 3 main structures linked at the corners.

[lanewayhouse]

Not an update but since this is a general thread, I'm hoping I can get a little history lesson here. I'm wondering about the apartments linked below. They seem to be very old - possibly very early to mid 20th century - and they all have similar H shaped designs and signage in the stone. They're all built around the Borden and Weber intersection. Were they built with a specific purpose (i.e. for a nearby factory or something) or were they simply developed by the same developer, hence share a similar design? I've always liked the look of these as they have a very early modernist aesthetic.

Borden Apartments
Eastview Apartments
Onward Apartments with a view from the back here - this one is the largest of them, consisting of 3 main structures linked at the corners.

I've always wondered the same. There is one at Chapel & Merner as well.

[nms]

If I had to take a stab in the dark, the buildings might be connected to Onward Manufacturing who have been around since 1906 in one form or another.

If you wanted to take a deep dive, you could see what Teraview has to say on the matter.

[nms]

Stockyards Beverage Company

Red Circle at Graffiti Market has also been rebranded as Stockyards Beverage Company.

From what I could read in the article, the plan is to renovate a portion of the Outlet mall.  I suspect that the long-term hope is that the hotel business in the neighbourhood will pick up and that Drayton will be able to host shows again by the time they are finished construction.  It will be a nice fit (except perhaps for the teetotal Mennonites...)

[ac3r]

I've always wondered the same. There is one at Chapel & Merner as well.

Thanks! I didn't know about this one. It's quite far away from the rest of them which makes me wonder if they were just regular apartments that happened to share the same architect. Perhaps there are more in the city.

If I had to take a stab in the dark, the buildings might be connected to Onward Manufacturing who have been around since 1906 in one form or another.

If you wanted to take a deep dive, you could see what Teraview has to say on the matter.

I'll take a look through that website over the weekend to see if I can find any information on it. Onward was one company I was thinking of as well, since they used to have that factory (part of which still remains) on the site that Lower Kitchener is going to be built.

[ZEBuilder]

There has been some suburban projects some minor that have been flying some what under the radar so heres some updates on them:

The Winston Park LTC addition at the corner of Blockline and Westmount is well underway they're currently working on the 4th above ground floor and HVAC work and interior framing has started but no exterior finishing has started.

The Plaza development at Bleams and Fischer-Hallman is underway with retaining walls constructed and underground utilities going in.
https://oneproperties.com/properties/fis...lman-road/ 

The roundabout at Fischer-Hallman and Bleams is well underway with curbs in place for the slip lanes and underground utility work is mostly complete in the sections they're currently working on.

Fischer-Hallman and Westmount where the CIBC is they have fenced off most of the grass in the lot and have started excavation for a new strip mall, I know the original plan was to have a Mr Mikes Steakhouse there but it appears based upon the signs that those plans got scrapped and a strip mall is now planned for the location unless both are happening.

At Strasburg and Blockline the lot that was a hole in the ground has activity again as they've been digging around fairly recently and have multiple machines on site. Next door to it on Strasburg the apartment building has lots of work occuring, the entire parking lot has been ripped up and there's now a large hole and a crane on site but I can't seem to find anything on what is occuring there.

[Bytor]

There has been some suburban projects some minor that have been flying some what under the radar so heres some updates on them:

The Winston Park LTC addition at the corner of Blockline and Westmount is well underway they're currently working on the 4th above ground floor and HVAC work and interior framing has started but no exterior finishing has started.

The Plaza development at Bleams and Fischerhallman is underway with retaining walls constructed and underground utilities going in.
https://oneproperties.com/properties/fis...lman-road/ 

The roundabout at Fischerhallman and Bleams is well underway with curbs in place for the slip lanes and underground utility work is mostly complete in the sections they're currently working on.

Fischerhallman and Westmount where the CIBC is they have fenced off most of the grass in the lot and have started excavation for a new strip mall, I know the original plan was to have a Mr Mikes Steakhouse there but it appears based upon the signs that those plans got scrapped and a strip mall is now planned for the location unless both are happening.

At Strasburg and Blockline the lot that was a hole in the ground has activity again as they've been digging around fairly recently and have multiple machines on site. Next door to it on Strasburg the apartment building has lots of work occuring, the entire parking lot has been ripped up and there's now a large hole and a crane on site but I can't seem to find anything on what is occuring there.

"Fischer-Hallman", BTW. Two hyphenated words, not one. :-)

[jeffster]

Thanks for the updates. I am wondering about the project at Bleams and Fischer-Hallman, as well as the Strasburg Project(s). Looks like the one on Bleams is going to be pretty large if the apartment/condos get built.

[ZEBuilder]

Thanks for the updates. I am wondering about the project at Bleams and Fischer-Hallman, as well as the Strasburg Project(s). Looks like the one on Bleams is going to be pretty large if the apartment/condos get built.

 
The apartments are definitely gonna be a few years away but it's definitely a location which would do pretty good and wouldn't necessarily require you to own a car since you have the 12 and 33 right outside and you don't have to travel extremely far to get basic goods since there's going to be a food basics, dollarama and other things literally steps from your door. The one Strasburg site which is the empty lot has a building permit from 2016 for a apartment if I can remember correctly so it might finally be progress on it. But the other one in the parking lot of the current apartment building is confusing since there's no permits in the system and they have what looked like dewatering pumps so it's a interesting thing to keep a eye on.

[ZEBuilder]

There has been some suburban projects some minor that have been flying some what under the radar so heres some updates on them:

The Winston Park LTC addition at the corner of Blockline and Westmount is well underway they're currently working on the 4th above ground floor and HVAC work and interior framing has started but no exterior finishing has started.

The Plaza development at Bleams and Fischerhallman is underway with retaining walls constructed and underground utilities going in.
https://oneproperties.com/properties/fis...lman-road/ 

The roundabout at Fischerhallman and Bleams is well underway with curbs in place for the slip lanes and underground utility work is mostly complete in the sections they're currently working on.

Fischerhallman and Westmount where the CIBC is they have fenced off most of the grass in the lot and have started excavation for a new strip mall, I know the original plan was to have a Mr Mikes Steakhouse there but it appears based upon the signs that those plans got scrapped and a strip mall is now planned for the location unless both are happening.

At Strasburg and Blockline the lot that was a hole in the ground has activity again as they've been digging around fairly recently and have multiple machines on site. Next door to it on Strasburg the apartment building has lots of work occuring, the entire parking lot has been ripped up and there's now a large hole and a crane on site but I can't seem to find anything on what is occuring there.

"Fischer-Hallman", BTW. Two hyphenated words, not one. :-)

My mistake I will fix it now.

[plam]

Thanks for the updates. I am wondering about the project at Bleams and Fischer-Hallman, as well as the Strasburg Project(s). Looks like the one on Bleams is going to be pretty large if the apartment/condos get built.

 
The apartments are definitely gonna be a few years away but it's definitely a location which would do pretty good and wouldn't necessarily require you to own a car since you have the 12 and 33 right outside and you don't have to travel extremely far to get basic goods since there's going to be a food basics, dollarama and other things literally steps from your door.

Bleams and Fischer-Hallman? My spouse used to work... umm.. one 2km block away, near Bleams and Strasburg. You could survive without a car, but the situation is pretty grim with respect to restaurants and other markers of culture within walking distance; your selection is at best limited.

[robdrimmie]

Next door to it on Strasburg the apartment building has lots of work occuring, the entire parking lot has been ripped up and there's now a large hole and a crane on site but I can't seem to find anything on what is occuring there.

I live in the neighbourhood, and my wife heard from a friend of hers who knows someone in the building (so this is at least three degrees of hearsay and requires several grains of salt, but I will say that the Alpine school parent rumour mill seems to have a decent success rate) who said that all the parking is being completely renovated. All at the same time apparently, leaving the resident without a place to park for a lengthy period.