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Skylines of Kitchener-Waterloo

Post #543 01-10-2010 02:19 PM leaffan Economic Moderator Date Jan 2010 Location Waterloo Posts 135	Very awesome pictures, espically appreciated the aerial view very cool
Post #1128 01-25-2010 05:20 PM UrbanWaterloo Senior Moderator Date Dec 2009 Location Kitchener-Waterloo Posts 454 Canadian Monopoly - Vote for Kitchener & Nominate our Other Municipalities	Originally Posted by Duke-of-Waterloo /\ Wow, I never realized that the King Centre took up such a large footprint downtown. Anyone know how many square feet it is? Manulife Financial Offices In 2001, Manulife Financial invested more than $10 million to redevelop the 300,000 sq. ft. King Centre shopping mall into an office complex, bringing 1300 employees to the core. It is important to increase downtown employment because it increases activity and improves the economy of the community. http://www.region.waterloo.on.ca/web...df?OpenElement Originally Posted by Spokes I'm not sure. But you raise an intereting issue. Can builders build on top of existing developments? So for this for example, could, if Manulife wanted, they build a tower on top of the existing building. (would also be a great idea for Waterloo Town Square.) Generally yes it is possible (depending on what provisions were made when the original structure was built), a local example being the Sunlife Tower in Uptown. The 1976 addition included provisions for an office tower...Construction of the eighth addition, a 13-storey office tower, began on June 11, 1986. It was built atop the existing four-storey and a penthouse portion built in 1976. An open house was held on Saturday, Nov. 21, 1987 for the public to have a tour of the new tower. It's still the tallest office building in the area. http://news.therecord.com/article/283192 Specifically: It's clear sailing for Manulife; If company decides to expand King Centre, approvals already in place The Record - Kitchener, Ont. Author: Ron Deruyter Date: Apr 28, 2000 Start Page: B.01 Section: Local Text Word Count: 684 Abstract (Document Summary) It has been told it can put up a nine-storey tower on top of the existing three-storey structure at Water and Charles streets, Manulife spokesman Tom Nunn said. The tower could contain up to 144,000 square feet. Although a tower isn't in the works, "we are very pleased that is an opportunity for us in the future," said Trevor Matthews, executive vice-president of Manulife's Canadian operations. [Ray Royce] planned to turn the building into an office complex and was counting on Manulife to take over the space Sears is vacating. Instead, Manulife offered to buy the property.
Post #1129 01-25-2010 05:25 PM Spokes Urban Issues Moderator Date Dec 2009 Location Kitchener Posts 651	Wow, that's quite great news. Here's hoping it'll happen. That'd change the makeup of Downtown for a long time. Unfortunately a long time is exactly what it'll take for that to happen.
Post #1149 01-26-2010 12:15 AM Duke-of-Waterloo Suburbs/Townships/Past Moderator Date Jan 2010 Location Waterloo, ON Posts 62	hmm 300,000 SF is pretty significant. Is that larger than Market Square?
Post #1152 01-26-2010 09:24 AM Spokes Urban Issues Moderator Date Dec 2009 Location Kitchener Posts 651	Originally Posted by Duke-of-Waterloo hmm 300,000 SF is pretty significant. Is that larger than Market Square? Yup, Market Square is 237,593 (http://www.realexproperties.ca/properties.html)