Windsor talk - Page 46

north 42 · #**901** Posted **Oct 15, 2018, 6:25 PM**

This is exactly what I have been hoping for! Dan Gilbert is finally expanding into Windsor from Detroit! Hopefully this is just the beginning!
Up to 150 well paying tech jobs will be a boon for DT, and hopefully there will be more to come!

https://windsorstar.com/news/local-n...e-into-windsor

https://blackburnnews.com/windsor/wi...ntown-windsor/

Blitz · #**902** Posted **Oct 16, 2018, 5:44 AM**

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I've noticed recently that Windsor's riverfront park could really use some more trees, it's a simple thing that would bring a massive improvement. Why hasn't this been done yet?

Not sure what part of the riverfront you're referring to but in certain areas trees have purposely not been planted in order to not block the view of the river and Detroit's skyline. The riverfront from about Ferry Street west to the Ambassador Bridge is full of trees.

Blitz · #**903** Posted **Oct 16, 2018, 5:56 AM**

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Originally Posted by Symz

The city can hardly even maintain the trees they’ve planted elsewhere in the last few years. Example, along Wyandotte they replaced the road and built new medians and also planted trees with that fake rubber mulch. On my way to work I can count several dead and diseased trees, and 3 that have already been cut down after less than 2 years. So now in some spots there are new medians with tree stumps in them!

Bravo Windsor.

Median trees are notoriously hard to care for due to the road salt spray and the drainage issues. It's a given that a few of them are going to die and replacement ones can only be planted at certain times of the year. It is totally unfair to blame the city for that. Overall, they have done a great job beautifying the medians along Wyandotte, Dougall, Howard, etc. Lauzon Parkway is next on the list. At least the city cares enough to do things like that. The other cities in our region (London, Kitchener, Hamilton) certainly don't.

Symz · #**904** Posted **Oct 16, 2018, 9:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by Blitz

Median trees are notoriously hard to care for due to the road salt spray and the drainage issues. It's a given that a few of them are going to die and replacement ones can only be planted at certain times of the year. It is totally unfair to blame the city for that. Overall, they have done a great job beautifying the medians along Wyandotte, Dougall, Howard, etc. Lauzon Parkway is next on the list. At least the city cares enough to do things like that. The other cities in our region (London, Kitchener, Hamilton) certainly don't.

I understand that but it almost appears as though they have no maintenance plan. So it just goes back to looking shitty, so what’s the point?

Blitz · #**905** Posted **Oct 17, 2018, 3:17 AM**

The whole idea with the median enhancements was to eliminate the need for maintenance. That's why turf and fake mulch is used. They used to have to cut the ragged grass on the medians and trim the unsightly weeds on a regular cycle but that has been eliminated. The only maintenance necessary now is to replace dead trees but they might not even be aware of individual trees that have died...just call or e-mail 311 to report the location. I'll take a few scattered dead trees over the weed infested medians you see in other cities.

DetroitSky · #**906** Posted **Oct 17, 2018, 9:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by north 42

This is exactly what I have been hoping for! Dan Gilbert is finally expanding into Windsor from Detroit! Hopefully this is just the beginning!
Up to 150 well paying tech jobs will be a boon for DT, and hopefully there will be more to come!

https://windsorstar.com/news/local-n...e-into-windsor

https://blackburnnews.com/windsor/wi...ntown-windsor/

Great news! I'd love to see more businesses opening locations in downtown Detroit and downtown Windsor like this.

Has there been any news recently about the Glenkash apartment building?

north 42 · #**907** Posted **Oct 18, 2018, 11:30 AM**

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Originally Posted by DetroitSky

Great news! I'd love to see more businesses opening locations in downtown Detroit and downtown Windsor like this.

Has there been any news recently about the Glenkash apartment building?

What is the Glenkash apartment building?

DetroitSky · #**908** Posted **Oct 20, 2018, 7:59 AM**

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Originally Posted by north 42

What is the Glenkash apartment building?

The 16 floor apartment tower planned for the parking lot on Victoria and Park downtown.

north 42 · #**909** Posted **Oct 20, 2018, 11:12 AM**

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Originally Posted by DetroitSky

The 16 floor apartment tower planned for the parking lot on Victoria and Park downtown.

Oh, ok, no, nothing more has come out yet. Hoping to see a rendering soon though.

north 42 · #**910** Posted **Oct 26, 2018, 12:03 PM**

Good economy and international students spur population growth in Windsor

https://windsorstar.com/news/local-n...ulation-growth

north 42 · #**911** Posted **Oct 31, 2018, 1:12 PM**

New Quicken Loans tech centre a Windsor beachhead, says Rock Venture principle

https://windsorstar.com/news/local-n...ures-principal

Symz · #**912** Posted **Nov 9, 2018, 6:28 PM**

Some news articles today in both the Windsor Star and CBC Windsor state that the PC government has axed the $20 million funding to possibly relocate the law school downtown. Secondly Edwin says they may close their offices downtown and move them out to Rhodes drive.

This just kind of validates my theory that for every good change there’s a bad change that offsets it. We always end up with a zero sum and it ends up feeling like a shell game, or shuffling game instead of any real tangible growth.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/winds...dsor-1.4899042

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/winds...outh-1.4898882

Dengler Avenue · #**913** Posted **Dec 5, 2018, 9:21 PM**

https://blackburnnews.com/windsor/wi...ct-now-hiring/

Spread the word! Let your friends and family know!

Public update from a day ago:
https://windsorstar.com/news/local-n...ie-howe-bridge

north 42 · #**914** Posted **Dec 13, 2018, 1:48 PM**

London and Windsor top resale home price increases in the country.

https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/...s-survey-finds

north 42 · #**915** Posted **Mar 18, 2019, 2:41 PM**

Farhi moves forward with $59M plan for former GM trim plant

The city’s most significant brownfield development to date, including single family homes, townhouses, condos and a hotel, all adjacent to the WFCU Centre.

https://windsorstar.com/news/local-n...r-gm-trim-site

north 42 · #**916** Posted **Mar 20, 2019, 12:47 PM**

Investors to renovate another Chatham Street building, economic development group moving downtown

Great news for Chatham Street as well as downtown.

https://windsorstar.com/news/local-n...oving-downtown

cityguy · #**917** Posted **Mar 20, 2019, 4:54 PM**

Any idea when the old Raddison Hotel will get renovated,it's been almost a year since it was first announced.

Symz · #**918** Posted **Mar 21, 2019, 2:11 AM**

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Originally Posted by cityguy

Any idea when the old Raddison Hotel will get renovated,it's been almost a year since it was first announced.

Who knows now that Farhi is giddy about the former GM lands.

north 42 · #**919** Posted **Mar 21, 2019, 1:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by cityguy

Any idea when the old Raddison Hotel will get renovated,it's been almost a year since it was first announced.

Looks like they’ve been gutting the inside of the building, there have been big waste bins full of debris outside of the hotel for a while now.

Blitz · #**920** Posted **Mar 23, 2019, 11:12 PM**

It's being completely gutted right now. Will be redone and likely re-opening as a DoubleTree Hotel. Even though Farhi took forever to do something with his lands, I guess we should be happy since this is more than he's doing in London.