WATERLOO — Waterloo council has unveiled new rules for using land, aiming to put more people into less space while reducing driving. Proposed zoning rules are simpler … Read More
Home Sales In Kitchener And Waterloo Drop In Summer Slowdown
July home sales in Kitchener and Waterloo showed signs of a typical summer slowdown. The Kitchener-Waterloo Association of Realtors said the 504 residential sales in … Read More
Housing Starts In Waterloo Region Rose In June
Home construction in Waterloo Region surged in June. Builders in the Kitchener-Cambridge Waterloo census metropolitan area started 297 housing units last month, up from 227 … Read More
‘A Development Tsunami’ In Kitchener
The building boom that will transform downtown Gail Pool loves being in the garden of his heritage home on Water Street near Victoria Park, but … Read More
Redevelopment Of Historic Post Office Site In Waterloo’s Uptown Is Approved
The redevelopment of the historic post office building in uptown Waterloo has been approved by city council. Council approved a rezoning change for the building … Read More
Large Housing, Retail Development OKed For Northeast Waterloo
Waterloo city council has given the go-ahead to a development that has the potential to significantly change the northeast corner of the city. At Monday … Read More
Waterloo Approves 25-Storey Tower In Uptown
The City of Waterloo has approved a significant development in the uptown core that will change the King Street skyline. And at least one city … Read More
Major Redevelopment Plan Would Transform Kitchener’s Fairview Park Mall
Proposal for Kitchener mall calls for two office buildings totalling more than 250,000 square feet An ambitious new development project aims to transform Kitchener’s Fairview … Read More
Shadows, Setbacks For Beechwood Tower A Concern
Residents of Beechwood are rallying against a proposed 13-storey tower which they say just doesn’t fit in with the community. Tom Currie, who lives adjacent … Read More
New Rules In Waterloo Could Threaten Highrises, Developers Fear
A highrise proposed in downtown Waterloo could be another flashpoint in a city that’s struggling with growing up rather than out. The 11-storey tower proposed at the … Read More