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I didn't really have time to get up close. my driver wasn't exactly interested in condo updates know what I'm saying. and it was also rather cold outside and I'm kind of sick right now....

11 December 2012: Can't find the thread for this project at King & University. News to me but at least it looks ok.

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11 December 2012: But does it follow the good design bible rules?

Drive by shooting:

I used to know someone that went to this church: Never been in it myself such a mystery!...

11 December 2012: Beyond the bush lies the 'crete

Competing with Teeple are we?
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11 December 2012:

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11 December 2012: Drive by shooting:

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I suppose it's somewhere in this 13 May 2012 shot?

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As a NimbyTect, my concern with this development is its details. It gets them so very wrong. Rather than focus on height here, why not gorgeous urban design with detailed pedestrian realm? More...

Hells bells but this project is beautiful! And the bell tower is really a great touch.

The only thing that sucks is all the parking and open space surrounding this site--from Caroline to Uptown...

Waterloo Region is car culture. Without a car, I felt socially stigmatized and isolated. Back to Toronto (below Dupont) for me! Anyhow this past Sunday I walked around the site thinking like a...

13 May 2012: Finally so nice to see some decent streetwall along here (I even explained to some local nimbies what streetwall is and why it's so great--suddenly they were converted!:))
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Anyhow, here's the direction I'm headed with 150 King South, window design detail that is totally buildable (not every detail is rendered yet of course.)
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Um, doubtful. That's what I hate about Waterloo--everyone thinks of getting around via car.

What about the pedestrian realm? Transit users?

Time to think about why you're living in an urban...

Part of this problem is the developer here. They come from a suburban background. They are likely selling many units to older suburbanites--boomers downsizing--who insist on parking with their...

^Have you ever visited--walked and driven extensively around--Toronto's Yonge and Eglinton neighbourhood? It's a good model for where Uptown should be headed, only with even higher quality...

Of course brick was locally sourced--white brick (looks yellow) and red brick were large industries in the 1800s in the K-W region. I rather like brick (and limestone as found in Guelph, Galt etc)...

One thing I don't like about nimbies is their ranting about "traffic." You know it could also be a positive--more foot traffic on the sidewalks in the area for example is a good thing. Public roads...

http://www.atlasproperty.com/properties/85-seagram-drive/

Clearly an award-winning architect:

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I rather liked the previous building on site--the 2.5s red brick walkup. Used to live in such a building in Waterloo.

Anyhow here's the @renderporn (snicker)
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^Thanks for the support. I am working on updated renderings--more detailed, simplified so it's even more feasible to build in Waterloo. Now another direction this site could go, is Waterloo Modern ...

It's true the spandrels look cheap and the colour doesn't help. But it's also the exposed concrete, window frames, and generally just poor integration with the surroundings. For example why is the...

Yes I would agree with you to some extent; however just around the corner from where I live in Toront a large lot filled with historic homes and many trees was bulldozed recently for a new condo...

Luckee, you're probably out of luck at this point re: stopping phase 2. Mady has a history of building slabs like this project, and esp with the building planned to go in the same parking structure...

Because NimbyTect's goal is to listen to the nimbies (and hopefully surprise them with better design) I've modified the mass'n study. I would also agree with BuildingScout that this location is a...

^Yeah that was an April Fools' Day joke. I'm not joking when I said it looks like poo.... So I've gone about redesigning it. Here's a sneak peek at the facelift:
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I walked around this project a month ago and must say it disappoints. It looks trashy or incomplete, cheaply constructed with poor detailing.

Oops. Well here's another even simpler proposal of mine that would fit nicely on this site if the locals are too conservative to buy the above:
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More details: http://www.buzzbuzzhome.com/onefiftyfive-uptown-waterloo-condos

My modest proposal for the site (I said North sorry my brain is confused)
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Introducing Waterloo's first RenderPornStar Bravo!:RpS_tongue:

Get your tickets to downtown living at city centre!

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I am sorry I see nothing attractive about this project or its location. Very WT-y imo. ...

The bridge between the two solitudes...Teeple vs S+P. One of my favourite spots in Ontario is chill'n right here looking at two fantastic buildings. 9 Oct 2011
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Really quite a mistake here considering the PI institute, Clay Museum, Grad School setting a precedent for fanastic modern architecture to be ruined by this suburban dreck. 9 October 2011 it rises...

Very sad to see this old industrial building go, thankfully 5 years ago I got an extensive tour of the building. Such a gem is rare in Waterloo these days, but I guess a city that doesn't care about...

What's going on with this project? Is it going on sale soon or delayed 'til 2012?

Today--9 May 2011--had another wonderful waterloo county journey, including a stop in Wallenstein to pick up some of those incredibly tasty-but-not-so-good-for-you "Long Johns"--their deep-fried...

Any updates on sales progress? Although the old house is nice, I like development so would be sad to see this project cancelled due to slow sales.

Ok thx, guess I never got that memo.

I'd go with a Waterloo-scaled version of Allied Properties' Queen Richmond Centre West office tower proposal--basically using stilts cantilvered over the lion's brewery building and the greenspace,...

Urban Toronto, buzzbuzzhome, urbanation etc are essential and all on twitter; time for wonderful waterloo to join in the action!

Fantastic news! This sort of architecture doesn't shout "boutique" hotel to me at all; rather this development as a whole reminds me of the crap Liberty Development Corp is building in Vaughan, or...

Is there still that bagel place beside the Mennonite thrift store? Maybe they're moving?

Only 44 units out of 244 have sold? That's a poor showing--in Toronto, by this stage in the launch at least 30-45% would've sold. I'd say this project may have to be rethought, perhaps with more of...

What you're all waiting for: my verdict.:D

B+ Looks very good, except the cheesy fake Victorian facades tossed in to appease the locals.... Would move it to an A if they either had all glass...

Bad idea. Very anti urban for starters. Secondly, that school iirc has been transformed into nice lofts==what loft owner would want a roundabout so close by?

A better idea, and kills 2 birds...

Oh ****, I forgot! I was sleeping.

They're sickeningly sweet (as a kid I don't remember them being so sweet and they seemed to taste better in the early 80s when still "home made" in Anna Mae's own home in Millbank, but in the photo...

What's that hilarious Mennonite place going toward's Elmira called? I ate there once, was very amusing.:D It's like the Mennonite version of United Bakers....

The Walper brunch looks...

Looks to me like those concrete pads are meant for car parking, with a token bike rack at the end of each--2-4 parking/bike parking spots in total. I don't like the large setback--look at Montreal's...

Any updates on how it's selling?

^Or close proximity to Greyhound--quick escape to civilization in Toronto.:D