votemac
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Update from 3/4/22
Kitchener Station Park | 184.95m | 50s | VanMar Developments | Kirkor
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emphurent
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Phase Two is launching sales shortly, a new marketing render can be found at the marketing site.
This design is not very promising though, random spandrel and window patterns like that are both visually messy from outside and make for some horrible window layouts in some units.
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This design is not very promising though, random spandrel and window patterns like that are both visually messy from outside and make for some horrible window layouts in some units.
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Koops65
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Are they still 36 & 32 floors? The taller one looks close to 40!
Pinski
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40 and 36 now
Bjays92
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I thought the renders for union towers also looked horrible but they've turned out to be what are probably the nicest high rises in town.Phase Two is launching sales shortly, a new marketing render can be found at the marketing site.
This design is not very promising though, random spandrel and window patterns like that are both visually messy from outside and make for some horrible window layouts in some units.
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That's not saying much of course but I still felt like phase one exceeded expectations and these look better than phase one imo.
votemac
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Update from 5/7/22
Construction walls are down on the King/Wellington side
Construction walls are down on the King/Wellington side
votemac
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Update from 5/28/22
emphurent
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There's so much going up now, that these almost feel 'boring' compared to the later phases. Doesn't help the tower materials are subpar. (let's stop the grey please, it looks indecisive.)
votemac
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A couple pics from my recent tour inside the Tower A (1) on 10/25/22. First pic is the Lobby
votemac
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Move-ins begin next week on Tower A
Pinski
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Application submitted for phase 3 of the station park master plan.
“Proposing phase 3 of the station Park Development. Building-E a 50 storey mixed use tower which will contain residential, large commercial (grocery) and office uses. To be addressed 615 King West”
Kitcheners first 50 storey proposal. With 10 floors of commercial/office, this will be in the 170-180m range.
Will post renders and plans when they come are available.
“Proposing phase 3 of the station Park Development. Building-E a 50 storey mixed use tower which will contain residential, large commercial (grocery) and office uses. To be addressed 615 King West”
Kitcheners first 50 storey proposal. With 10 floors of commercial/office, this will be in the 170-180m range.
Will post renders and plans when they come are available.
Koops65
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Excellent news! Hope they start on it soon...
Bjays92
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Tower E is a ways off still but the plaza is demolished and work on the 3rd tower here is starting I believe.
CanadianNational
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A rendering of the proposed second phase, "Duo".
The tower architecture is hugely ordinary. I'm glad, at minimum, that they're at least not carbon copies of the first two.
The company does seem to be investing a lot in the site's pedestrian amenities, though - both the site's ground level and an elevated deck. Maybe at those levels it will turn out to be comely. I'm wondering how the plan will help that stretch of King Street West overall, which needs all the sidewalk-level interest it can get. The first set of towers is set back from that sidewalk and meet it somewhat tentatively, IMO - I guess I was hoping for a base that was more streetwall-oriented.
The tower architecture is hugely ordinary. I'm glad, at minimum, that they're at least not carbon copies of the first two.
The company does seem to be investing a lot in the site's pedestrian amenities, though - both the site's ground level and an elevated deck. Maybe at those levels it will turn out to be comely. I'm wondering how the plan will help that stretch of King Street West overall, which needs all the sidewalk-level interest it can get. The first set of towers is set back from that sidewalk and meet it somewhat tentatively, IMO - I guess I was hoping for a base that was more streetwall-oriented.
prisecaru0
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Phase 2 does look nice but it is really generic and does not have the unique character of phase 1. Anyways here are some night photos I took while on a walk tonight. This is probably my favourite development in the Waterloo region right now.
