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Fully agreed. Living in this area I really do wish they created an urban site here. Would look forward to having more shops to walk to and have increased density making public transit even more...

Based on Job Postings (http://ca.indeed.com/Outlets-Store-jobs-in-Halton-Hills,-ON) and previous articles looks like you can start to develop a list:

The Bay (Outlet)
American Eagle
True...

Looks decent and is appropriate. If the City wants a healthy core they are going to need more of this. Those neighbours' concerns... get used to it, you're in the core. I lived right on King and...

Sounds promising so far. Interesting how mixed use is prevalent on this part of King Street, yet completely ignored north of University on King. Look forward to any renderings. :RpS_thumbup:

I can't believe they seriously consider building such crap.

Good looking development as far as I can tell from this rendering. This area will be Kitchener's buzz for the next several years. Keep it going!

Locally I noticed Taco Bell in Cambridge just off 24 near the 401 is closed, and it's been awhile now but the Taco Bell on Westmount at Victoria is long gone. I know KFC and Taco Bell have the same...

I thought there was another condo development proposed along there. It's been awhile so maybe it's been shelved?

Yes this would back onto Sage II.

Re: the sidewalks. Walked along the newer development at King and Ezra. The new sidewalk they installed on Ezra due to the development is extra wide as well. ...

haha of course... the Region where a street goes in all directions.

haha one condo development from a developer who has been traditionally a Waterloo developer and their heads inflate. :RpS_lol:
Anyway, for both cities to succeed is important. I think King and...

Agreed. Making padded cells in the name of "safety" is a joke.

An absolutely hideous development. This one now beats the stucco puke monster at King and Columbia IMO. I like to give praise to developers like Momentum and the Sage group. I need to give equal...

McDonald's at King and Columbia is closed and completely fenced off. Assume they are doing a remodeling of this location to catch up with the times. Hopefully they increase the density of the...

Yeah I was wondering. They are installing shoring today... at least I think that's what you call it. Good size crew there this morning. No renderings or anything for what's going in?

Agreed but it's frustrating that the City would block a condo development at Albert and Bridgeport and in all reality allow this student mess to happen. I know they are just collecting feedback from...

Those living on Central Ave. There was an actual 'condo' development, not student, slated for Albert and Bridgeport. That project got called off due to its proximity to a 'heritage district'. This...

The mixed usage is good but I'm sure this is still going to be a student stucco mess. 16-storeys is rather high for that spot. Imagine there will NIMBY action on this one.

Agreed, the name of the project makes no sense. It's off by at least 3KM. :RpS_confused:
People will refer to the old-age home "Uptown" and start thinking about the one that is at William and...

haha... it's nothing sexual. Old farts that play poker and drink beers I am told. They have a small patio out back too.

That will be a significant development if all 3 of those properties were...

Great developer with yet another smart move. I'm impressed with these guys. Can't wait to see renderings in the future. No I don't work for them but I might start thinking about it!! :RpS_tongue:

The patio will also be much better view-wise than Cambridge. Personally I like the idea of the Public Square much more than Highway 24. Looking forward to this Beertown opening.

I really do hope the City of Kitchener pulls the demolition permit. Kudos to Etherington for taking this on. The City really screwed up by giving Cadan the permits in the first place. Billed as...

Ya I agree. This one isn't too bad, with ground level retail/commercial space I think it would have more solidified support.

Good lord that is one ugly ass building. hahahahaha

Yup pretty dumb. I'm 99% sure that potential renters for this project would utilize/enjoy a pathway to Phillip St. It would have been in the interest of the developer no doubt.

Perhaps it's my frustration of seeing repetative franchises going into the new development. You are correct there are some great businesses there. Bhimas is one of the area's best restaurants IMO....

Ugh what another boring development. The University area is a pile of crap. Ugly apartments and relentless generic businesses. What a loss it was not seeing that condo development happen here at...

Just notice Smoke's Poutinerie is opening on King Street across from Morty's. If they stay open late on weekend's they will make a killing with the university crowd.

http://smokespoutinerie.com/

A few months ago an employee at the Cambridge told us that City Cafe was looking at the old gas station at Lancaster and Bridgeport. Technically Kitchener but would satisfy east end Waterloo...

I would argue that the retail being pushed up against the street has nothing to do with an attempt at urbanism. To me this is simply done because the buildings cannot be located under those massive...

I think there's a crane at the City of Waterloo water treatment facility (or whatever it is)... you can see it from the Expressway and University Ave.

Thanks for posting. Can't say I'm a fan of Activa at all. Pretty sure this will be a suburban RIM park development.

Sun media is pro-conservative. I'm suspicious given the cities they are targeting. Not only am I suspicious because of the somewhat narrow spread between Conservative/Liberal or Conservative/NDP...

Great challenge! Only makes sense to me too!! :RpS_thumbsup:

Agreed. Something is not right. Yikes can't believe I'm agreeing with an Outhit article!!!! :RpS_tongue:

I'm not disappointed with this development. In my opinion this is a healthy thing. Indication that LRT is helping our City and Region... and it's not even built!! The developer obviously is...

Decent looking development. Glad it's next to an LRT stop too. It's a step in the intended direction, new development of vacant (manufacturing) lands. The developments will only get better as the...

Janet Lynn's had amazing food and great table service. However, many times I was there over the last couple years it was not full. The inside was stale (in need of renovation), they had no...

Statistics Canada must ignore the student population for Waterloo. The City of Waterloo website has 121,700 and I believe the City signs have 126,000 or something posted. Either that or Waterloo is...

Sorry but I can't see a 20-story happening in this exact spot. I hear what you are saying about appeal, however directly beside this spot a battle occurred not too long ago. It's the sliver of...

You are totally right, there aren't really other options. The City needs to encourage some sort of large scale development that will influence other segments of the population. BTW, not criticizing...

The project looks good IMO.
Need to remember that these are business people investing in a development and they seek a return. Although the not "ideal" project for a well-rounded community this is...

Looks interesting. Ground floor retail:

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/1967/img2011121200101.jpg

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I'm pretty sure the RIM HQ cranes are gone now.

Add my vote to that. Elsewhere would be good.

There is so much opportunity with this property, no dispute there. The property was recently up for sale. Not sure it sold, so if it didn't the lipstick is probably only intended to be a...

Considering buses are on the property already I would assume there is a financial benefit to the Mall. Having LRT on site would surely double that benefit. The region is most likely leasing from...

Cool!!!! :RpS_cool:

The mall owners, Ivanhoe, are very short-sighted if they don't jump on this opportunity now to integrate a transit hub on their property. They don't have more room to expand without significant...