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12-02-2019, 05:44 PM
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Well...isn't 144 Park basically the same distance to uptown Waterloo/Waterloo Square as M is to DTK - City Hall let's say? I think that's a bit of a wash...but I could see how they might want to be in something taller 'right on the strip' perhaps.
Don't know what to say...Kitchener downtown in the evenings/after business hours isn't as 'walking lively' (until you enter a nice venue) as is uptown Waterloo...I think as a life-Kitchenarian I can admit this. Which is why I'm giddy about every new business/store/condo that is coming in DTK.
I don't want to wish away the present, but I want to revisit the comparison in almost exactly 3 and 5 years; 31DEC2022 and 31DEC2024 respectively, and see who 'wins' ha
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My thoughts on the downtowns of Waterloo and Kitchener. ......
Waterloo now...Very nice and walkable....10-20 yrs from now....densely populated student housing
Kitchener now.....a little rough around the edges but "up and coming" ..... 10-20 years from now a vibrant downtown for adults lol
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Poor Cambridge never gets so much of a thought from the rest of the region hah...
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Downtown Galt is magnificent from an architectural standpoint...I can't stress architectural standpoint more. If they can get it together and attract at least 100+ new offices/businesses and developments, they can be part of the rivaling Waterloo discussions. It would be great, but they have a long way to go. And I also feel that Cambridge folks themselves would put up more resistance to 'selling out' and 'becoming too congested' so there also needs to take place a shift in mindset.
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12-04-2019, 04:37 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-04-2019, 04:37 PM by Momo26.)
They don't have to all be big entities by any means but like I said, they have a ways to go (IMO). A couple condos at the Gaslight District are not going to single handily transform Galt. Kaufman Lofts, as great an addition as it was (and arguably the pioneer development in DTK), did not transform DTK by itself...it was the start of something.
The LRT will generate mega development in Cambridge no doubt. When is that phase scheduled to start construction and what is the exact route (better question for LRT thread).
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Drove by this site and noticed that newt or drift fencing has been erected. Actual construction may start soon.
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That is the sad part of this development, there are many old beautiful trees on the properties...
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I do believe they are keeping many of the trees at the back of the property.
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That would be great. My daughter and I go by the property every Monday night for her dance class. We always admire how beautiful the trees are and the whole neighborhood. I would love to buy in this area...... In my opinion, it is one of the most beautiful areas of the region. And as people buy these homes and update them, look out...
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That would be fantastic and definitely doable. They would like the parking lot back there right?
