Kitchener is growing faster so it’s not a surprise.
I wouldn’t say the architecture is better though - the university area is full of aweful architecture. In fact I would say Hamilton is doing a better job overall with the Toronto development industry taking interest in the city, which isn’t happening in Kitchener, and bringing with them more sophisticated designs. Think Emblem, Core, and Slate, all big toronto firms bringing good quality designs to the city. Plus we have Core Urban locally.
Sure we have Vranich, but there are Vranich equivalents in Kitchener too. I’d argue there are more of them there, actually.
They have taller stuff because they don’t have a downtown height limit like Hamilton. If Hamilton didn’t have the height limit we would be getting lots of stuff in the 40 storey range too.
Kitcheners stuff is also a lot more spread out - Hamilton has 44 buildings over 15 storeys proposed or under construction in the downtown right now.
Last edited by Innsertnamehere; Jul 22, 2023 at 6:58 PM.
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