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Yesterday, 09:55 AMIt's quite likely they will return this winter. In the meantime, they have been performing on the occasional Tuesday night under the "Hop to it"...21 replies | 2746 view(s) -
05-22-2013, 04:17 PMAnd this is another reason I don't need a "The Works" downtown. The Rum Runner and McCabe's both do pretty decent burgers, when I want to pay a bit...767 replies | 126700 view(s)
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05-21-2013, 11:55 AMI definitely much prefer this proposal. The Works is much too overpriced for me to consider going and "grabbing a burger". Downtown has been...767 replies | 126700 view(s)
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05-21-2013, 11:36 AMIncorrect. It's 4 lanes at Pepi's. Two through lanes westbound, one left turn bay westbound, and a single lane eastbound. My best guess is that...24 replies | 824 view(s)
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05-20-2013, 04:09 PMBy the way, the Victoria Park Slash Pad is turned off today... downright criminal on a humid 27 degree day.76 replies | 10542 view(s)
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05-19-2013, 11:21 AMI was in Ottawa, and barely felt it! The fridge just started making a weird noise, and we attributed the floor shaking to that. Checked facebook...12 replies | 1700 view(s)
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05-19-2013, 11:07 AMInteresting, I get no such feeling from Central Fresh. Sure, it's not some hyper-modern warehouse style grocery like the Ira Needles Sobey's, but it...24 replies | 824 view(s)
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05-13-2013, 07:01 PMmarkster replied to a thread The Outlet Collection - Niagara on the Lake (2014) in Outside Waterloo RegionIndeed, and I understand the point. It's just that if I want to drive out to a mall, I'd prefer to drive to one that keeps me warm. At least...8 replies | 262 view(s)
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05-13-2013, 05:36 PMmarkster replied to a thread The Outlet Collection - Niagara on the Lake (2014) in Outside Waterloo RegionNot a fan of these outdoor style malls... why should we subject ourselves to harsh weather while shopping for 6 months of the year? I've seen this...8 replies | 262 view(s)
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05-11-2013, 03:12 PMDowntown Crepes. I'm pretty sure a number of forum-goers have been there by now. Here's a picture of a $7 crepe: Now, it's not that I'm not...767 replies | 126700 view(s)
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05-08-2013, 02:11 PMmarkster replied to a thread Proposed Phillip Street Student Housing Complex | 5 buildings | 25 floors in University ZoneI took a walk down Lester yesterday, and snuck into the parking lot of one of the student buildings there to grab some shots of the rear of this...53 replies | 8792 view(s)
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05-08-2013, 11:31 AMThe vacant lot, Orbit, and Liberty Tax are all appropriate locations for 4 storey streetwalls, with stepped back upper floors. There just has to be...557 replies | 81342 view(s)
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05-06-2013, 02:01 PMmarkster replied to a thread U/C 110 University Avenue West | 18 m | 6 fl in Student Housing ProjectsNow that the workers are out of the way... Definitely does not look like a bus bay. Anyway, this is a minor stop. Seagram or Philip or Hazel...41 replies | 7118 view(s)
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05-06-2013, 10:46 AMmarkster replied to a thread U/C 110 University Avenue West | 18 m | 6 fl in Student Housing ProjectsThere is no direct vehicular access to this site from University. All access is made from a new laneway connecting Lester and Sunview.41 replies | 7118 view(s)
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05-06-2013, 09:42 AMmarkster replied to a thread U/C 110 University Avenue West | 18 m | 6 fl in Student Housing ProjectsThey've just laid the sidewalk in front of this building this past weekend. In a very odd decision, they have decided to have the sidewalk detour...41 replies | 7118 view(s)
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05-03-2013, 04:07 PMThere's a sign up on this building: It's going to be a Taco Farm!!376 replies | 62284 view(s)
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05-02-2013, 02:11 AMHuh, that's new information! I'd naturally assumed that the limit of electrification would be Mount Pleasant, being the end of the contiguous urban...427 replies | 70797 view(s)
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04-30-2013, 01:22 AMmarkster replied to a thread Small Road & Infrastructure Construction in Transportation and InfrastructurePhilip St between University and Columbia is again closed to through traffic. The water/sewer main work is likely proceeding for the southern half of...147 replies | 20963 view(s)
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04-26-2013, 01:41 PMNuts. I used to bike there in the summer to get bread on the weekends.767 replies | 126700 view(s)
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04-23-2013, 06:33 PMThat's 12 stories, midblock on Albert/Hemlock between Hickory and University. (249, 251, 253 Hemlock Street + 250, 252, 256 Albert Street, roughly...146 replies | 26700 view(s)
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04-23-2013, 02:54 PMThe view from UW Campus. The upper floors might get a very nice view of the length of the Trail. Or they're behind that tree.560 replies | 101630 view(s)
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04-23-2013, 02:47 PMThe view down the Laurel Trail from UW Campus.742 replies | 128275 view(s)
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04-23-2013, 12:52 PMI hear that similar practices regularly happen at University Shops Plaza, leading to much of the turnover there.547 replies | 94484 view(s)
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04-23-2013, 12:49 PMAh, yes. The zoning bylaw only requires 1 space per unit. In this document:...31 replies | 5098 view(s)
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04-22-2013, 03:17 PMSo, who else is looking forward to the return of Liquidation World?!?547 replies | 94484 view(s)
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04-21-2013, 08:55 PMCorrect, those are different vehicles (track gauge, width, length, LRT vehicles will be double-ended), however they will likely share some internal...2991 replies | 311789 view(s)
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04-20-2013, 07:44 PMIt's not the presence of snow, or of +20 degree days that boggles me. It's the complete lack of seasonal weather that I'm aghast at. Sure, we're...172 replies | 20435 view(s)
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04-20-2013, 03:21 PMPictures galore to be found in this document: http://www.waterloo.ca/en/contentresources/resources/business/Z-03-12justification_report_part4.pdf...31 replies | 5098 view(s)
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04-20-2013, 03:07 PMEarlier in the thread:146 replies | 26700 view(s)
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04-19-2013, 02:12 PMmarkster replied to a thread U/C Waterloo Region Courthouse | 28 m | 7 fl | Completion March 2013 in DowntownsNow that is one hell of an exaggeration. Firstly, if it takes you "four bus transfers" (which I assume means 4 buses with 3 transfers,) to get to...310 replies | 59554 view(s)
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04-17-2013, 11:13 AMHmm... Well that answers that.35 replies | 4946 view(s)
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04-15-2013, 10:30 AMAnd two days later, we now have a forecast high of 18 degrees!172 replies | 20435 view(s)
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04-15-2013, 10:21 AMToronto is currently seeing the correction from 4 decades of over-construction of Commercial in the core. It used to have a balance of residential...8 replies | 699 view(s)
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04-15-2013, 10:12 AMIn a project as large as this, it takes a lot of manpower to put together a proper bid. 1) Bidders are pre-screened, to ensure that they all have...2991 replies | 311789 view(s)
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04-13-2013, 06:22 PMIt's still snowing... :'(172 replies | 20435 view(s)
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04-10-2013, 04:58 PMWell if that map doesn't just say it all. Without a longer term plan to wind down the outlet in the Shoppers, (or a huge, sudden, population...36 replies | 4499 view(s)
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04-10-2013, 11:44 AMNo pictures in the thread yet, but there are lots in this document:...20 replies | 616 view(s)
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04-10-2013, 11:41 AMHeh, not that McMullan's. In context, I was talking about McMullan's on Highland. The shawarma place is in a neighbouring strip mall, midway...24 replies | 2386 view(s)
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04-09-2013, 06:30 PMI suspect that competition from the huge amount of commercial that's opened up on Ira Needles has depressed sales for areas such as this. I...24 replies | 2386 view(s)
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04-09-2013, 11:54 AMSee mpd's post on the bottom of the last page:31 replies | 5098 view(s)
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04-09-2013, 11:52 AMThat said, I can see where these people are coming from. For years through the 90s, many homes in this area turned into student housing thanks to...20 replies | 616 view(s)
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04-09-2013, 11:28 AMIf there's one demographic I don't want to live near, it's young families in starter townhomes.20 replies | 616 view(s)
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04-08-2013, 11:12 AMIt's got dedicated space for ground floor retail, which is better (or at least, more explicit) than most other projects of this type, so I'm...34 replies | 3382 view(s)
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04-05-2013, 01:03 PMNot quite that spot. It's just to the north of that service road. I work across the railway tracks from there, let me get a picture. Close...6 replies | 343 view(s)
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04-04-2013, 04:23 PMThe entertainment complex Bingeman's could be a venue for a Kitchener casino should council choose to attract one to the city, says the head of the...56 replies | 4175 view(s)
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04-04-2013, 02:37 PMThankfully, that was only one of three courses that the Region has been working on, and was the one most expected to fail. They had to appeal back...23 replies | 2289 view(s)
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04-02-2013, 03:48 PMThe new grocery store going up in Campus Court plaza. They are currently stocking the shelves. Not quite legible in this photo, is the sign...102 replies | 31034 view(s)
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04-02-2013, 10:18 AMIn the "Alignment with Places To Grow" section: New synergies, man! I love the usage of the phrase "campus will bridge with ", which is...10 replies | 776 view(s)
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03-27-2013, 03:55 PMHeh, I don't think anyone was expecting anything other than a lukewarm response in the States.281 replies | 46395 view(s)
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03-27-2013, 03:54 PMsweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet. I will have to take a look at this.765 replies | 97412 view(s)
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About markster
- Real Name:
- Mark
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- - University of Waterloo Alumnus (2008)
- Kitchener resident, Ottawa native, Surbury born
- BlackBerry employee
- Longtime apprentice of Jackson-Brown Associates, a development consulting firm in Ottawa
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05-21-2013
- 09:05 PM - ottawawestmount mentioned markster in post Places that are stuck in the 19__'s (good and bad)markster: I'm sorry, mea culp...
01-24-2012
- 12:26 AM - WaterlooNative quoted markster in post Small Uptown Waterloo ConstructionIt's zoned C8-25, which permi...
01-10-2012
- 01:23 PM - markster quoted dunkalunk in post GO TransitIn addition, the Region of Wat...
12-22-2011
- 11:09 AM - markster quoted KevinL in post Small Uptown Waterloo ConstructionThe Market Square location ...
12-21-2011
- 01:13 PM - BuildingScout quoted markster in post Small Uptown Waterloo ConstructionJust because a building isn't...
- 11:23 AM - markster quoted BuildingScout in post Small Uptown Waterloo Constructiontop ten eyesores of uptown/downtow...
12-14-2011
- 09:29 PM - Anderson3133 quoted markster in post Sage CondosAny clue on what utilities ar...
- 11:48 AM - markster quoted Anderson3133 in post Sage CondosI have a couple of friends paying...
12-13-2011
- 11:55 AM - Lugnut quoted markster in post Sage CondosAnyone know what the going re...
12-12-2011
- 01:16 PM - plam quoted markster in post Waterloo Region Courthouse | 28 m | 7 fl | Completion March 2013Those incomplete sections of ...
12-09-2011
- 09:19 AM - KLM quoted markster in post Highway 401And indeed, I have taken that...
12-08-2011
- 03:06 PM - markster quoted plam in post Highway 401Or take the 407; in my ex...
- 02:32 PM - plam quoted markster in post Highway 401If there were an HOV lane thr...
12-07-2011
- 11:44 PM - Urbanomicon quoted markster in post Highway 401I love how the editorial cons...
- 04:34 PM - BuildingScout quoted markster in post University Commons (253 King Street North) | 8 m | 2 flIt is absolutely better than ...
12-06-2011
- 12:10 PM - mpd618 quoted markster in post Highway 8 | Widening (Grand River to 401) | Summer 2009 to Summer 2012What you will see occasionall...
- 10:07 AM - markster quoted mpd618 in post Highway 8 | Widening (Grand River to 401) | Summer 2009 to Summer 2012I hate how Ontario seems no...
12-05-2011
- 01:25 PM - markster quoted metropolis in post GO TransitDoes anyone know where the Unio...
12-04-2011
- 01:26 PM - panamaniac quoted markster in post BlackBerry................ (........, o...
12-03-2011
- 06:02 PM - DKsan quoted markster in post Proposed King & Victoria Intermodal StationIt's all for the Multi-modal ...
12-02-2011
- 05:02 PM - markster quoted BigCityBoy in post The BarrelYards | 78 m | 25 flNothing, really. I would just p...