Kitchener 50 Borden Avenue South | 187.8m | 57s | Woodhouse | Edge Architects

[Pinski]

The City of Kitchener has received applications to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law for the property located at 50 Borden Ave S. The applicant is proposing to the develop the property with a mixed-use development consisting of two towers (57 storeys and 51 storeys in height) having 1,224 dwelling units and 7,240 m2 of commercial and institutional space. Site-specific regulations propose a Floor Space Ratio (FSR) of 16.1, a reduced rear yard setback, and a parking reduction to permit 618 parking spaces.

Directly across from the Borden LRT Station.

187.8m - 57 storey
174.5m - 51 storey

Elevations :

https://app2.kitchener.ca/AppDocs/OpenData/AMANDADataSets/680773_Urban%20Design%20Brief.pdf

Urban design brief :

https://app2.kitchener.ca/AppDocs/OpenData/AMANDADataSets/680773_Urban%20Design%20Brief.pdf

 

[Koops65]

Jeez... Kitchener is getting tall.

 

[ZEBuilder]

Jeez... Kitchener is getting tall.

Kitchener is definitely getting tall and it's happened really fast with all of the tall buildings being proposed in the last 6 years. Overall Kitchener currently has 28 buildings in various stages of development that are 30 floors or higher, 11 of them are 40 floors or taller, and 3 of them are 50 floors or taller and will be tall enough to be considered skyscrapers (150m), there are also a few projects that aren't publicly announced yet but are rumored to be 50+ stories. Meanwhile Cambridge and Waterloo have a combined 3 buildings that are proposed at or above 30 floors. So any development in the region is really focused on Kitchener.

 

[Paclo]

Additional perspectives from the Architectural Package:

 

[Koops65]

The KW diagram: https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=101299079

 

[tstormers]

Additional perspectives from the Architectural Package:
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I know these are just for zoning and to get approvals, but man I really hope they put some effort into these taller towers. These things are the first in that city and none of them have anywhere near a striking design. Recipe for a very bland rectangle skyline.
Not all need to have a ton of flair, but a few should shoot for that cool factor.

Let's get on them Kitchener, your future skyline depends on it.