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This is an approved project in the Williamsburg/Rosenburg area of Kitchener. The surrounding area is mostly single family homes and strip malls, with this site being a farmers field. The area is surprisingly well served by public transit with the 22, 33, 12 and 201 within walking distance and peak frequencies of every 10 minutes. In terms of active transit it certainly isn't the best however there is a MUT along Fischer Hallman, when Bleams gets reconstructed in the next few years it will get MUTs and the neighbourhood that the project backs onto has a decent trail system. Once the Region completes a new pedestrian bridge over 7/8 it will be possible to bike from the site to downtown Kitchener primarily on MUTs and neighbourhood trails.
The project itself is divided into 2 phases, phase 1 will contain numerous townhomes that will back onto the existing single family home neighbourhood, Activa is planning on starting site servicing and grading of the site this coming spring for phase 1 with phase 2 starting a few years later. The site will contain 96 stacked townhome units, 42 standard townhome units, it will also contain 228 1bdrm units, 136 2bdrm units and 9 3bdrm units within the two towers on the site. Within the podium of the towers there will be 11690 sqft of commercial space fronting onto Fischer Hallman. In terms of parking there will be 306 spaces for residents, 28 spaces for the commercial space, and 30 total visitor spaces split between the townhomes and the towers. There will be bicycle spaces provided on site both Class A and B however the exact numbers are not mentioned in the urban design brief of on the plans.
The towers themselves will be 14 and 22 floors with a 4 floor podium. The 14 floor tower will be closest to the existing low rise neighbourhood. The property adjacent to this project at the corner of Bleams and Fischer Hallman has SPA for a 34 floor building so from the existing low rise there will be a gradual step up in height from 14 to 22 to 34 floors. The 34 floor building can be seen in the render as a shadow of sorts.
The city is really pushing for density along this part of Fischer Hallman through the Rosenburg Secondary Plan with most properties along Fischer Hallman having higher densities and heights. However when the plan was made the city had yet to introduce CRoZBy so it is still in the more restrictive 85-1 zoning bylaw. There are a few other projects at the Fischer Hallman and Bleams corner however they don't deserve a thread yet since so little is known about them but there is a 13 floor building on the south side of Bleams approved and currently getting permits, as well as 3 towers in the Food Basics plaza approved.
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The project itself is divided into 2 phases, phase 1 will contain numerous townhomes that will back onto the existing single family home neighbourhood, Activa is planning on starting site servicing and grading of the site this coming spring for phase 1 with phase 2 starting a few years later. The site will contain 96 stacked townhome units, 42 standard townhome units, it will also contain 228 1bdrm units, 136 2bdrm units and 9 3bdrm units within the two towers on the site. Within the podium of the towers there will be 11690 sqft of commercial space fronting onto Fischer Hallman. In terms of parking there will be 306 spaces for residents, 28 spaces for the commercial space, and 30 total visitor spaces split between the townhomes and the towers. There will be bicycle spaces provided on site both Class A and B however the exact numbers are not mentioned in the urban design brief of on the plans.
The towers themselves will be 14 and 22 floors with a 4 floor podium. The 14 floor tower will be closest to the existing low rise neighbourhood. The property adjacent to this project at the corner of Bleams and Fischer Hallman has SPA for a 34 floor building so from the existing low rise there will be a gradual step up in height from 14 to 22 to 34 floors. The 34 floor building can be seen in the render as a shadow of sorts.
The city is really pushing for density along this part of Fischer Hallman through the Rosenburg Secondary Plan with most properties along Fischer Hallman having higher densities and heights. However when the plan was made the city had yet to introduce CRoZBy so it is still in the more restrictive 85-1 zoning bylaw. There are a few other projects at the Fischer Hallman and Bleams corner however they don't deserve a thread yet since so little is known about them but there is a 13 floor building on the south side of Bleams approved and currently getting permits, as well as 3 towers in the Food Basics plaza approved.
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