[Cambridgite]

I have decided to start my own Waterloo Region photo series, showing various urban neighborhoods all throughout the region. I have never made one of these before, so any advice would be appreciated. I really liked what Flar did with Hamilton, so I guess you could say he's my inspiration for the idea. First I will start off with the city center and warehouse districts of downtown Kitchener. Later, I will move onto other areas of downtown, the surrounding pre-war neighborhoods, and onto Waterloo and Cambridge. I also managed to score some good Toronto pics when I was there a few months back for my second cousin's wedding. Stay tuned!

City Centre district. Beginning with a distant "skyline photo" from the western suburbs, and then moving on from there.

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[Cambridgite]

And here is the warehouse district. A chunk of blight or a golden opportunity? I'll let you decide. :cool:

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Thanks. Hope you enjoyed!

[DC83]

I sure did!

I think any warehouse district is gorgeous in it's own right!! It's just a matter of time b4 the bldg's are snagged & converted into awesome lofts!!

Hamilton's Beasley neighbourhood would be our "Warehouse District". This is one of the poorest urban neighourhoods in the country and THE poorest neighbourhood in Hamilton. So it'll be a long time b4 anyone has faith in THAT real-estate market!

But K-dub seems to have found a bunch of investors eager and ready to invest in YOUR "warehouse district"!!

Can't wait for the next tour!

[WaterlooInvestor]

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[flar]

Thanks for the tour! Those warehouses are a great asset.

[SteelTown]

Nice job! Thanks for the tour.

[the dude]

love the kaufman building. perfect for a conversion.

[Cambridgite]

love the kaufman building. perfect for a conversion.

Already been done! Sold out a looonnnggg time ago, phase 1 is occupied, added an extra 2 floors because of demand, and should be complete in a few months. :)
In fact, WaterlooInvestor is moving into the second phase.

It's a great conversion, but it's not perfect. Perfect would have been if the ground level was converted to retail. :cool:

[WZ1]

great tour!

[matt602]

Kitchener downtown is awesome. I very much enjoyed my trip there. Lots of attention to heritage buildings.